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National League Central Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ MILWAUKEE BREWERS 2023: 92-70, first place, lost to Arizona in Wild Card Series. Manager: Pat Murphy (first season). Opening Day: March 28...

Marcus Stroman has first outing with Yankees. Mets' Senga won’t throw for at least 3 weeks

Feb. 25, 2024 17:34 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Marcus Stroman threw 2 1/3 innings in his first spring training start with the New York Yankees on Sunday, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out two. The 32-year-old right-hander — who grew up on Long Island about 55 miles from Yankee...

Cole leads Yankees' rotation looking to rebound from terrible season

Feb. 15, 2024 14:08 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole was leaving the Yankees’ minor league complex when fans on the sidewalk by the parking lot asked for autographs. When the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner reached over a bush-lined fence to grab a baseball and pen, a fan asked whether he could capture...

Spring training preview: The Dodgers won the offseason. Will it buy them a championship?

Feb. 12, 2024 11:32 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Money can buy lots of things, including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pair of Japanese superstars that set the Los Angeles Dodgers back more than $1 billion. Now the journey begins to see if it'll buy them a championship. Major League...

Yankees GM Brian Cashman apologized to Marcus Stroman, who says they laughed about 2019 remarks

Jan. 18, 2024 18:43 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Cashman apologized to Marcus Stroman over 2019 remarks by the Yankees general manager before New York negotiated a $37 million, two-year contract with the 32-year-old right-hander. Cashman discussed trading for Stroman with Toronto before the Blue Jays dealt...

Marcus Stroman and New York Yankees finalize $37 million, two-year contract

Jan. 17, 2024 18:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees finalized a $37 million, two-year contract on Wednesday. Stroman gets a $1 million signing bonus payable within 30 days of the deal's approval by Major League Baseball and yearly salaries of $18 million. He has an...

Shōta Imanaga is looking forward to transition to the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs

Jan. 12, 2024 20:48 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — On a snowy afternoon in downtown Chicago, Shōta Imanaga pulled on a Cubs cap and a crisp, pinstriped No. 18 jersey in the middle of a hotel ballroom. Then the Japanese left-hander quickly made a bunch of new friends. “Hey Chicago, what do you say?...

Marcus Stroman and Yankees agree to $37 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Jan. 11, 2024 21:35 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday on a $37 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical. The...

Chicago Cubs agree to contract with Japanese left-hander Shōta Imanaga, AP source says

Jan. 09, 2024 20:45 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs bolstered their rotation Tuesday, agreeing to a contract with Japanese left-hander Shōta Imanaga in their first major offseason roster move. A person familiar with the agreement confirmed it to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because...