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PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were...
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of...
Jarren Duran, Red Sox reach $3.85 million, 1-year contract, avoid arbitration
BOSTON (AP) — All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration when they agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $3.85 million, a deal that includes an $8 million team option for 2026. Duran gets a $3.75 million salary for this year, and the...
Red Sox acquire catcher Blake Sabol from Giants for international signing pool allocation
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Blake Sabol from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday for international signing bonus pool allocation. Sabol, 27, batted .313 in 11 games for the Giants while spending most of the 2024 season at Triple-A Sacramento. In 121 career...
Chris Martin guaranteed $5.5 million in 1-year deal with Rangers, can earn $500,000 bonuses
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Reliever Chris Martin is guaranteed $5.5 million in his one-year contract with the Texas Rangers and can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. Martin gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the agreement announced Jan. 6 and a $4.5 million...
Infielder Bobby Dalbec agrees to minor league contract with Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Infielder Bobby Dalbec agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday and will report to major league spring training. A 29-year-old who spent the last five seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Dalbec was assigned outright to Triple-A Worcester...
Walker Buehler guaranteed $21.05 million in 1-year contract with Boston Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Right-hander Walker Buehler is guaranteed $21.05 million in his one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox and can earn an additional $2.5 million in performance bonuses based on starts. Buehler gets a $3.05 million signing bonus under the agreement announced Dec. 28...
MLB panel cuts Nationals TV rights fees by 20% for 2024-26
NEW YORK (AP) — A Major League Baseball panel cut the rights fees owed the Washington Nationals from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network by 20% for each of the final three seasons of the five-year period through 2026, citing a deteriorating cable television market. MLB’s Revenue...
Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins
Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades...
Red Sox hope their offseason has produced a deeper pitching staff and (maybe) a 6-man rotation
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox, who struggled to come up with five dependable starting pitchers last season, are considering a six-man rotation in 2025. “We have had some conversations,” Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow said Monday in his first comments since trading for...
