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$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities

Dec. 09, 2024 13:34 PM EST

These were Juan Soto’s numbers in 2024: 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, a .288 batting average. Keep doing that over the next 15 years, and he’ll be making roughly $1.2 million for every home run. Or $467,890 for every RBI. Or $307,229 for every hit. (Pre-tax, of course.)...

Rays' opener moved back a day, giving more time to prepare temporary Steinbrenner Field home

Dec. 09, 2024 11:51 AM EST

DALLAS (AP) — The Rays' opener against the Colorado Rockies was pushed back a day until March 28 on Monday to give Tampa Bay an extra day to adapt the New York Yankees' Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay is playing home games at the Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa, Florida,...

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Dec. 09, 2024 10:26 AM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. The Chiba Lotte Marines said Nov. 9 that they planned to make the 23-year-old Sasaki...

Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

Dec. 09, 2024 05:44 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — It was a simple question. During a news conference Monday at the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga was asked what he'd say to countryman Roki Sasaki to convince him to join his team. Sasaki will be moving from Japan next season to join...

Dodgers reach $17M, 1-year deal with Conforto and $22M, 2-year contract with Treinen, AP sources say

Dec. 09, 2024 00:18 AM EST

DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto and a $22 million, two-year deal to retain right-hander Blake Treinen, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition...

Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says

Dec. 09, 2024 00:02 AM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, a deal that could escalate to $805 million and is believed to be the largest pact in team sports history. ...

Juan Soto's $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here's who he passed

Dec. 08, 2024 22:35 PM EST

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn't been announced and was subject to the completion of a successful...

Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

Dec. 08, 2024 21:36 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame along with the late Dick Allen. “Yeah, I cried,” Parker said after receiving the news from Hall chair Jane...

Baltimore Orioles reach $49.5M, 3-year deal with OF Tyler O'Neill, AP source says

Dec. 07, 2024 23:21 PM EST

The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $49.5 million, three-year contract with outfielder Tyler O'Neill, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a...

MLB Free Agent Signings List

Dec. 07, 2024 20:08 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The 18 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...