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Sugano’s resume is impressive, and the Orioles hope the 35-year-old RHP has plenty in the tank

When Tomoyuki Sugano took the mound in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, pitching for Japan against the United States, it was a pretty good preview of what the major leagues might feel like. “That really solidified feelings of wanting to pitch in the big leagues one day.” Now Sugano is on his way to the majors, although he’s …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Right-hander Griffin Canning and Mets agree to $4.25 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Griffin Canning agreed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, giving them another option for the back end of their revamped rotation. He also would earn $25,000 for winning a Gold Glove Canning went 6-13 with a 5.19 ERA during a disappointing 2024 season with the Los Angeles Angels, who traded …

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Charles and Camilla grant nearly 400 royal warrants in new list - including Queen's Mayfair hairstylist and two iconic food companies

Daily Mail

The King and Queen have issued their latest tranche of royal warrants, honouring everything from the royal rat-catcher to Camilla's hairdresser. Meanwhile Queen Camilla has issued seven royal warrants including to her long-standing hairdresser, Jo Hansford MBE, responsible for her familiar blonde tresses for the past 30 years. King Charles has decided to allow the suppliers of Martini Vermouth, Bacardi-Martini, …

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Willy Adames plans to play every day for San Francisco and bring the Giants championships

Hindustan Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Willy Adames wasted little time making one thing clear: He wants to play all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants. HT Image So when introduced as their new shortstop Thursday, Adames looked to his left and gently put a hand on manager Bob Melvin's right shoulder, smiled and said, “if he lets me.” Melvin might not …

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Willy Adames plans to play every day for San Francisco and bring the Giants championships

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Willy Adames wasted little time making one thing clear: He wants to play all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants. So when introduced as their new shortstop Thursday, Adames looked to his left and gently put a hand on manager Bob Melvin’s right shoulder, smiled and said, “if he lets me.” Melvin might not need much …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Boston acquires catcher from Yankees after giving up a top prospect to get All-Star lefty Crochet

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Carlos Narváez from the New York Yankees on Wednesday in exchange for minor league pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international signing bonus pool money. Boston made the rare deal with its AL East rival after earlier in the day during the winter meetings sending top catching prospect Kyle Teel to the White Sox. …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Baltimore Orioles finalize deals with Tyler O’Neill and Gary Sánchez

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Baltimore Orioles finalized a three-year contract with outfielder Tyler O’Neill that includes a player opt-out after the 2025 season, and also completed a one-year deal with catcher Gary Sánchez on Tuesday. O’Neill hit.241 with 31 homers and 61 RBIs in Boston this season, his first with the Red Sox after beginning his big league career with St. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Rays, free-agent C Danny Jansen agree to 1-year deal: Sources

New York Times

By Ken Rosenthal, Sahadev Sharma and Chris Strauss The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent catcher Danny Jansen, addressing an offseason need for the team ahead of the Winter Meetings next week, according to league sources. The 29-year-old Jansen spent the first six and a half seasons of his MLB career with the Toronto Blue …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

New York Times

December is almost upon us. We can’t assign every player to the Los Angeles Dodgers, even if seemingly every free agent might want to play there and every free agent might fit there. Perhaps Hart, a former Red Sox farmhand who posted a 2.69 ERA in 157 innings for the league’s NC Dinos last year, could do the same. Earlier …

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4 weeks ago

Tigers prospects Josue Briceño, Thayron Liranzo emerged as stars and friends in the AFL

New York Times

DETROIT — Josue Briceño and Thayron Liranzo spent nearly every waking moment together in the Arizona Fall League. “He’s a great guy, a great ballplayer,” Briceño said of Liranzo, speaking through an interpreter on a recent video call. I am a catcher.” Briceño said he paid close attention to Liranzo’s technique behind the plate in the fall league. After an …

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4 weeks ago

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The 33-year-old Kikuchi gets $21 million annually during the contract, which raises his Major League Baseball earnings to $142 million over nine seasons. An All-Star with Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a …

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What to make of the Braves’ recent cost-cutting moves and more MLB offseason notes

New York Times

In years past, the Atlanta Braves might have offered Ramón Laureano a contract, even if it meant overpaying him by a million or two. While the Braves’ cash payroll might end up higher than it was last season, the team might be inclined to stay under the luxury-tax threshold after exceeding it the past two years. Consider Anthopoulos’ moves thus …

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1 month ago

Austin Hays, Kyle Finnegan, Brendan Rodgers and Jordan Romano among 62 new free agents

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Outfielder Austin Hays and right-hander Kyle Finnegan — both former All-Stars — and second baseman Brendan Rodgers were among 62 players who became free agents Friday when their teams failed to offer 2025 contracts. More than 20 players agreed to contracts ahead of the deadline, including San Francisco outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin …

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1 month ago

Rangers agree to contracts with pitchers Dane Dunning and Josh Sborz, leaving 3 arb-eligible players

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers agreed to one-year contracts for right-handed pitchers Dane Dunning and Josh Sborz ahead of Friday night’s tender deadline, leaving them with three players still eligible for salary arbitration. Dunning got a $2.66 million deal that includes $985,000 in performance bonuses for innings in 2025, down from his $3,325,000 salary this season when he was …

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Catcher Jacob Stallings agrees to a $2.5M, 1-year deal with the Colorado Rockies

Associated Press

DENVER — Catcher Jacob Stallings and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The deal carries a $2 million salary for next season, along with a $2 million mutual option for 2026 that includes a $500,000 base buyout. The 34-year-old Stallings set full-season career highs with Colorado last season when he hit.263 with nine homers …

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1 month ago

Three-sport star Alina Argueta leads Banning to City Section flag football finals

LA Times

Alina Argueta is quite a renaissance girl at Banning High. She plays point guard on the basketball team, catcher and shortstop on the softball team and Wednesday afternoon she quarterbacked the school’s first flag football squad into the City Open Division championship game. The senior captain threw four touchdown passes — two each to Adelaida Ibanez-Eddy and Sara Gonzalez — …

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1 month ago

Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year awards

Associated Press

Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the heralded fireballer who equaled the hype, to the point he started the All-Star Game just two months after making his big league debut. Skenes capped a remarkable season Monday by winning National League Rookie of the Year by a wide margin over San Diego center fielder Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee outfielder Jackson …

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Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win rookie of the year awards

LA Times

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers against the New York Yankees on Sept. 28. Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes capped a remarkable season by winning the National League rookie of the year award on Monday, while Luis Gil of the New York Yankees edged Baltimore’s Colton Cowser to take the AL honor. It’s the first time the rookie awards …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Travis D’Arnaud firma contrato de 12 millones de dólares por 2 años con Angelinos

Associated Press

— El receptor Travis d’Arnaud firmó un contrato de 12 millones de dólares por dos años para unirse a los Angelinos de Los Ángeles como suplente de Logan O’Hoppe. Los Angelinos anunciaron el martes el acuerdo con el catcher, quien tiene experiencia de 12 temporadas en las Grandes Ligas, las últimas cinco con Atlanta. El gerente general de los Angelinos, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Veteran catcher Travis D’Arnaud signs a $12 million, 2-year deal to join busy Angels

Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Catcher Travis d’Arnaud has agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract to join the Los Angeles Angels as a veteran backup to Logan O’Hoppe. D’Arnaud will turn 36 before next season, and Angels general manager Perry Minasian envisions him as both a mentor and a backup to O’Hoppe, perhaps the most promising player in the young core …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is a finalist for his second American League …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Marlins hire former Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as the club’s 17th manager

Associated Press

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins hired Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough on Monday as the club’s 17th manager. McCullough, 44, was hired by the Dodgers in 2015 as their minor league field coordinator and had been the first-base coach on Dave Roberts’ staff since the 2021 season. A former minor league catcher, McCullough was a manager in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

No. 8 Indiana tries to extend school record perfect mark with rare victory over Michigan

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! KEY MATCHUP Indiana’s ground game vs. Michigan run defense. While Hoosiers QB Kurtis Rourke could be in the Heisman Trophy conversation, Indiana is rushing for 191.9 yards per game. He leads Michigan with 48 catches for 523 yards and four scores, and he’s been the top …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

AL Central champion Guardians bring back popular catcher Austin Hedges for 2025 on $4 million deal

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Austin Hedges’ contributions went well beyond being just a light-hitting backup catcher for the Guardians last season. The popular catcher agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract Wednesday to return to the AL Central champions, who credited Hedges’ leadership as a major factor in the team’s unexpected success in 2024. The 32-year-old Hedges mentored young catcher Bo Naylor …

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Sugano’s resume is impressive, and the Orioles hope the 35-year-old RHP has plenty in the tank

Right-hander Griffin Canning and Mets agree to $4.25 million, 1-year contract

Charles and Camilla grant nearly 400 royal warrants in new list - including Queen's Mayfair hairstylist and two iconic food companies

Willy Adames plans to play every day for San Francisco and bring the Giants championships

Willy Adames plans to play every day for San Francisco and bring the Giants championships

Boston acquires catcher from Yankees after giving up a top prospect to get All-Star lefty Crochet

Baltimore Orioles finalize deals with Tyler O’Neill and Gary Sánchez

Rays, free-agent C Danny Jansen agree to 1-year deal: Sources

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

Tigers prospects Josue Briceño, Thayron Liranzo emerged as stars and friends in the AFL

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

What to make of the Braves’ recent cost-cutting moves and more MLB offseason notes

Austin Hays, Kyle Finnegan, Brendan Rodgers and Jordan Romano among 62 new free agents

Rangers agree to contracts with pitchers Dane Dunning and Josh Sborz, leaving 3 arb-eligible players

Catcher Jacob Stallings agrees to a $2.5M, 1-year deal with the Colorado Rockies

Three-sport star Alina Argueta leads Banning to City Section flag football finals

Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year awards

Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win rookie of the year awards

Travis D’Arnaud firma contrato de 12 millones de dólares por 2 años con Angelinos

Veteran catcher Travis D’Arnaud signs a $12 million, 2-year deal to join busy Angels

Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor

Marlins hire former Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough as the club’s 17th manager

No. 8 Indiana tries to extend school record perfect mark with rare victory over Michigan

AL Central champion Guardians bring back popular catcher Austin Hedges for 2025 on $4 million deal