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MLB Free Agent Signings List

Dec. 20, 2024 17:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The 35 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...

Kyle Tucker says he is open to long-term deal with Cubs after trade from Astros

Dec. 17, 2024 22:02 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Tucker played his first major league games at Wrigley Field when the Houston Astros visited the Chicago Cubs in April. It was cold, he said, and a lot of fun. “Those fans love their Cubs," Tucker said. "That’s kind of how it felt from, you know, the visiting...

Milicevic scores 21 off the bench, New Mexico beats D-II Western New Mexico 122-70

Dec. 15, 2024 01:59 AM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points off of the bench to help lead New Mexico over Division-II Western New Mexico 122-70 on Saturday. Milicevic added six rebounds and three steals for the Lobos (8-3, 1-0 Mountain West Conference). Braden Appelhans scored 18...

Cubs acquire All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in trade with the Astros

Dec. 13, 2024 19:28 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday, paying a big price for one of baseball's best hitters. The Cubs sent third baseman Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith, one of their top...

Rangers and catcher Kyle Higashioka agree to $13.5M, 2-year contract with mutual option for 2027

Dec. 02, 2024 21:55 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Free agent catcher Kyle Higashioka and the Texas Rangers agreed Monday night on a $13.5 million, two-year contract that includes a mutual option for the 2027 season. Higashioka set career highs with 17 homers and 45 RBIs while playing 84 games this year in...

Tigers go from long shots to among betting favorites entering playoffs

Sep. 30, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tigers didn't act like a franchise poised to make a playoff run when the trade deadline arrived. Detroit dealt pitcher Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Mark Canha to San Francisco reliever Andrew Chafin and catcher Carson Kelly to Texas. ...

Jacob deGrom pitches 4 solid innings and the Texas Rangers hit 4 homers in a 5-2 win over the Angels

Sep. 28, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jacob deGrom pitched four innings of one-run ball, and Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit back-to-back homers in the first inning of the Texas Rangers' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. DeGrom allowed four hits and struck out five in...

MLB's made a lot of rule changes over the past few years. The most noticeable? A pitch clock

Sep. 26, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball's rule-change bonanza of 2023 altered a myriad of the game's details, including cutting back extreme infield shifts, bigger bases and limits on how many times a pitcher can disengage from the rubber. But the thing that's most recognizable is the...