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Brewers' Rhys Hoskins exercises his $18 million option for 2025 season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million option for 2025 on Friday rather than take a $4 million buyout and again become a free agent. Hoskins had signed a $34 million, two-year contract in January after missing the 2023 season due to...
Rob Manfred wants to have Tampa Bay Rays' 2025 plans set by Christmas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball wants to find a 2025 home for the Tampa Bay Rays by Christmas. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said both the major and minor league schedules could be altered to create room for the Rays, whose Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane...
Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 297th day of 2024. There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International...
Brewers shuffle their hitting staff with Al LeBoeuf and Eric Theisen getting promoted from minors
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have made a change at hitting coach, with Al LeBoeuf and Eric Theisen getting promoted from their Triple-A affiliate. Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold announced the moves on Monday. LeBoeuf will have the...
Phillies enter the offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win the World Series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson will return next season, complete with a contract extension through 2026. His coaching staff will remain intact for 2025, as well. In the simplest terms, the staff retention means the Philadelphia Phillies judge their postseason failures on a...
Phillies sign manager Rob Thomson to 1-year extension after three straight trips to playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies signed manager Rob Thomson to a one-year contract extension through the 2026 season after he led the team to three straight trips to the playoffs. The 61-year-old Thomson guided the Phillies to the 2022 World Series and the 2023...
Brandon Nimmo in Mets' lineup for Game 2 of NLCS despite left foot issue
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Nimmo was in the New York Mets’ lineup for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday despite dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. The left fielder was limping throughout the Mets’ 9-0 loss to the Dodgers in Game 1 on...
Senga's comeback to continue with start for Mets in Game 1 of NLCS vs Dodgers
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Kodai Senga will start Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against Jack Flaherty and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, continuing his comeback from injuries that have limited him to two starts this year. New York manager Carlos Mendoza...
MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton
Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no...
Phillies end 3rd straight October without World Series championship
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carlos Estévez crouched on the mound and turned his head toward center field as the Phillies reliever tracked the flight of Francisco Lindor’s long drive into the outfield. Estévez dropped his head as Lindor’s shot cleared the fence for a game-winning...
