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MLB Free Agent Signings List

Jan. 29, 2025 19:01 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The 72 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries...

Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers for his daughter born with Down syndrome

Jan. 18, 2025 11:44 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome. The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is...

Joc Pederson gets $5.5 million signing bonus as part of $37 million, 2-year deal with Rangers

Jan. 07, 2025 11:46 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joc Pederson gets a $5.5 million signing bonus as part of his $37 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers. The designated hitter and outfielder will receive salaries of $13 million this year and $18.5 million in 2026 under the agreement announced...

Joc Pederson and Texas Rangers finalize 2-year deal, DH's 5th team since 2020 title with Dodgers

Dec. 30, 2024 22:48 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joc Pederson won a World Series in Texas with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020, then got another championship ring the following season after twice changing teams. The Rangers missed the playoffs last season after winning their own title in 2023, when...