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Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger selected MLB's Comeback Players of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball's Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. The pair, both free agents, were chosen in voting by MLB.com beat writers. Hendriks, a 34-year-old right-hander, made...
Tigers sign Japanese RHP Kenta Maeda to $24M, 2-year contract to win games and mentor young pitchers
DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda gave the Detroit Tigers what they were looking for in free agency, a veteran talented enough to bolster their rotation with an approach they want pitchers on model on the mound. “We think he’s going to both help us win games and influence our young...
Puck drop to follow ball drop with pro women's hockey league opening inaugural schedule on Jan. 1
Puck drop will follow New Year’s Day's ball drop for the newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League in opening its inaugural schedule with Toronto hosting New York on Jan. 1. The long-awaited announcement came on Tuesday, when the PWHL released the time and dates of...
Bagwell, Glavine, Jones, Simmons and Thome among voters on Hall of Fame panel considering managers
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame players Jeff Bagwell,Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons and Jim Thome are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall of Fame ballot that includes managers Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey...
Angels sign veteran reliever Adam Kolarek to a 1-year deal
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have signed veteran left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to a one-year, $900,000 deal. The Angels announced the deal Sunday night for Kolarek, who made five total major league appearances for the Dodgers and the Mets last season before...
Cardinals sign free-agent starting pitchers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to 1-year contracts
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals filled a couple of holes in their starting rotation Tuesday by completing one-year contracts with free-agent right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn. The 36-year-old Gibson set career highs last season with 15 wins and 33 starts for AL East...
Cardinals agree to $11 million deal with RHP Lance Lynn that includes club option, AP source says
The St. Louis Cardinals began the retooling of their starting rotation Monday by agreeing to a one-year deal with Lance Lynn that brings the right-hander back to the club that drafted him, a person with knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke to the...
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday. Todd Helton, who fell 11 votes short this year in ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’...
Woodruff, Lewis among 63 new free agents as 19 players reach deals and teams make flurry of trades
NEW YORK (AP) — Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff was cut loose by Milwaukee and former AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis by Arizona, among 63 players who became free agents Friday night when their teams declined to offer 2024 contracts. Nick Senzel, the No. 2 pick in the 2016...
Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr. unanimous NL Most Valuable Player after 41-homer, 73-steal season
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. had been waiting for this moment. “From the day I got to the league right away I always knew I wanted to be the MVP," the Atlanta Braves right fielder said through a translator. “It’s always been a dream of mine and I’m living the dream...
