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Banged-up Yankees get infielder Jon Berti from Marlins in 3-team trade sending Rortvedt to Rays

Mar. 27, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Jon Berti could be at third base for the banged-up Yankees in their opener against Houston on Thursday after New York acquired the infielder as part of a three-team trade with Miami and Tampa Bay. New York sent catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Tampa Bay Rays and minor...

MLB free agency: No 2-way stars, but All-Star sluggers and Cy Young winners could be in '24-25 class

Mar. 27, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

Baseball’s next free agency class won’t have a two-way star like Shohei Ohtani, and almost certainly no deals like his record-shattering $700 million over 10 years to switch teams in Los Angeles this year. But there could still be All-Star sluggers and Cy Young Award winners available. ...

MLB's new managers adjusting to jobs as opening day approaches

Mar. 27, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joe Espada has worked for an impressive group of managers. Espada was an assistant for three managers who have won a World Series in Joe Girardi, A.J. Hinch and Dusty Baker before becoming a skipper for the first time after the Houston Astros hired him...

Diamondbacks add LHP Jordan Montgomery on $25 million, 1-year deal, according to AP source

Mar. 26, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery have agreed on a $25 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2025, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night...

New faces, new places: Ohtani, Soto headline MLB players with new teams in 2024

Mar. 26, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's 31-mile journey north on Interstate 5 during free agency was the highlight of Major League Baseball's offseason, even if recent off-the-field developments have clouded his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Japanese superstar will be...

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

Mar. 26, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left hand. “It was like seeing myself pitch. That was crazy,” the...

Yankees OF Oscar González departs Mexico City exhibition loss with scary eye injury

Mar. 26, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Oscar González suffered a right orbital fracture and will remain in Mexico City for further evaluation after he fouled a ball off his face in the second inning of a Monday night’s exhibition loss to Diablos Rojos. González got...

Yankees OF Oscar González suffers a right orbital fracture and will stay in a Mexico City hospital

Mar. 26, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Oscar González sustained a right orbital fracture and was being kept overnight in a Mexico City hospital after fouling a ball off his face Monday during an exhibition game against the Diablos Rojos. González got jammed on an inside...

Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu to start season on the IL

Mar. 25, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees leadoff hitter DJ LeMahieu will start the season on the injured list because of a bruised right foot, the latest injury setback for the former batting champion. The 35-year-old third baseman has been sidelined since fouling a ball off the foot on...

Pirates pitching prospect Jared Jones finishes off impressive spring by making big-league roster

Mar. 25, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones' impressive spring training has earned him a spot on the Pittsburgh Pirates opening-day roster. The team announced Monday that the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher made the club, giving the starting rotation a dash of youth. Jones, a...