Right-hander Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a five-year, $118 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Wheeler turned down a larger offer from the Chicago White Sox that was in excess of $120 million, sources told Passan. The 29-year-old Wheeler stays in the NL EastRead More →
The winter meetings, once the domain of blockbuster trades and megabucks free-agent signings, have in recent years gone into the sort of hibernation typically associated with the season. They’ve been defined more by their inaction than their action. Last year’s big move: Philadelphia guaranteeing $50 million to Andrew McCutchen. TheRead More →
Gerrit Cole, the top pitcher on the free-agent market, was set to meet with New York Yankees officials in California on Tuesday. General manager Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone and new Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake made the trip to speak with the right-hander, according to multiple reports. The newsRead More →
The Indians have acquired veteran catcher Sandy Leon in a trade from the Red Sox. The Indians subsequently signed Leon to a one-year, $2 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Cleveland sent minor league right-hander Adenys Bautista to Boston on Monday for Leon, 30, who has split his eight-year major league careerRead More →
George Springer set a record in Game 1 with a home run in his fifth consecutive World Series game, but in the wake of the Houston Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals, his failure to sprint out of the batter’s box in the eighth inning became a hot topic.Read More →
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander broke John Smoltz’s career mark for strikeouts during the postseason during Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night.cheap nfl nike jerseys china Verlander struck out Nationals outfielder Victor Robles in the second inning for his 200th postseason strikeout, surpassing the mark of 199 setRead More →
Astros manager AJ Hinch has heard the chatter — that Rays starter Tyler Glasnow was offering a sneak peek on his off-speed deliveries, that Houston had a poker-worthy tell on Yankees hard throwers James Paxton and Luis Severino. There’s no rule against noticing a tipped pitch, and Hinch stated plainlyRead More →
Game 3 of the ALCS began under a clear, azure, late-afternoon sky on Tuesday in the Bronx. It ended under a clear, darkened sky on a crisp evening with a mostly full moon shining high above Yankee Stadium. But the weatherman had bad news, and Wednesday’s Game 4 was postponedRead More →
Of course, the Yankees are the Bronx Bombers. Turns out this group is filled with fancy fielders, too. “I don’t think they want the attention,” catcher Austin Romine said Thursday. “You got a bunch of guys that go out there and play good defense, and it’s just now getting noticed.”Read More →
Rich Hill scoffed at the notion that Clayton Kershaw carried the blame for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ stunning elimination. “No,” Hill said forcefully, “we wouldn’t be here without him.” And then, for nearly 15 seconds, Hill paused, gathering himself, trying desperately to avoid breaking down with the cameras recording him.Read More →