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41-year-old reliever Jesse Chavez signs minor league deal with Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Veteran right-hander Jesse Chavez has agreed to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Texas Rangers, the team that drafted the 41-year-old pitcher nearly 23 years ago. The Rangers also on Monday signed right-hander...
New leg kick in swing helped Jurickson Profar revive his career and find a home in Braves outfield
ATLANTA (AP) — A new leg kick helped make Jurickson Profar a first-time All-Star at 31 with San Diego. That important tweak to his swing also helped lead Profar to Atlanta. Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos is convinced Profar's career-best numbers last...
Left-hander A.J. Minter and Mets finalize $22 million, 2-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — Left-hander A.J. Minter and the New York Mets finalized a $22 million, two-year contract on Thursday. Minter can opt out after the 2025 World Series and become a free agent again. The 31-year-old, coming off left hip surgery, has spent his entire...
Profar agrees to $42M, 3-year contract with Braves, a year after getting $1M deal with Padres
ATLANTA (AP) — Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring training already underway. Profar revived his career with the Padres...
Mets and lefty reliever A.J. Minter agree to 2-year contract, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — Turning their attention to the bullpen, the New York Mets have agreed with free agent left-hander A.J. Minter on a two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because...
Reliever Jeff Hoffman says Orioles and Braves backed off deals before his contract with Blue Jays
The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a $33 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last week. “The stuff they saw on the MRIs, whatever...
Ohtani and Dodgers featured on four of ESPN's first 10 Sunday night baseball broadcast
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on four of ESPN’s first 10 “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts along with a March 27 appearance on the sport’s main opening day. ESPN said Wednesday it will...
