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Outfielder Mickey Moniak and Los Angeles Angels go to salary arbitration hearing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mickey Moniak and the Los Angeles Angels went to a salary arbitration hearing Thursday, with the outfielder asking a three-person panel for a raise to $2 million and the team arguing for $1.5 million. A decision by Melinda Gordon, Samantha Tower and John...
Royals agree with RHP Carlos Estévez on 2-year, $22M deal, person familiar with deal tells AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and reliever Carlos Estévez have agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract, giving Kansas City another potential closer alongside Lucas Erceg, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The deal includes a $13...
Pitcher Johan Oviedo loses to Pirates in first salary arbitration decision of year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Jovan Oviedo lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in the first salary arbitration decision of the year and will earn $850,000 instead of his request for $1.15 million. Oviedo, who turns 27 on March 2, was 9-14 with a 4.32 ERA in 32...
Pitcher Johan Oviedo and Pittsburgh Pirates go to first salary arbitration hearing of the year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jovan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates argued the first salary arbitration case of the year on Tuesday. A right-hander who turns 27 on March 2, Oviedo asked for a raise from $765,000 to $1.15 million while the Pirates argued for $850,000. ...
Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording...
Mikaela Shiffrin healed from puncture wound suffered in ski crash, will race next week in France
Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength to even rise out of a chair. A sneeze or a laugh brought on instant pain. That was all due to a serious crash in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side — still...
Left-hander José Quijada and Angels avoid arbitration, agree to 1-year deal for $1,075,000
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander José Quijada and the Los Angeles Angels avoided arbitration when they agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract for $1,075,000, a deal that includes a $3.75 million team option for 2026. Quijada, 29, was 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 19 1/3 innings over 22...
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here's why
NEW YORK (AP) — Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin American teenagers whose unofficial agreements worth millions are on hold pending his decision. The Los Angeles...
Guerrero agrees to $28.5M and Valdez to $18M; Tucker tops arbitration 17 requests at $17.5M
NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a salary arbitration hearing when the first baseman agreed Thursday to a $28.5 million, one-year contract on the day players and teams exchanged proposed figures. Houston left-hander Framber Valdez also was...
Roki Sasaki might visit 1 or 2 teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with
NEW YORK (AP) — Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said Monday that 20 Major League Baseball clubs submitted information to the 23-year-old right-hander, who listened this...
