On the eve of MLB’s Winter Meetings, two left-handed-hitting outfielders found new homes on the free agent market. One was the biggest name in the sport this winter, with superstar slugger Juan Soto reportedly agreeing to a staggering 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets, setting a new MLB record. Although the Dodgers had been considered one of the …
Justin Turner sits in the dugout at Dodger Stadium during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 22. Earlier this week, the free agent Turner agreed to a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox worth about $22 million, ending the Dodgers’ most unlikely powerful community connection. “He was the kind of player fans never forget, not because of …
Clayton Kershaw went 12-3 with a 2.28 ERA last season and started the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. And though they did the expected Monday morning, officially re-signing Clayton Kershaw to a one-year, $20-million contract on the first day of the league’s winter meetings, they failed to pull off the spectacular, losing out in the Justin …
Freddie Freeman scores in the third inning against the Angels during a Freeway Series game April 5. In an Instagram Live interview conducted in Spanish with Dominican journalist Yancen Pujols, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. said he and Freeman clashed during their four seasons together. He called Freeman “a tremendous baseball player, a superstar,” but said he wouldn’t greet Freeman …
