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Phillies gamble on 1-year contract for 2-time All-Star closer Jordan Romano
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed closer Jordan Romano to an $8.5 million, one-year contract, making a short-term bet that the right-hander can return to form following a right elbow injury. As part of the deal, which was announced by the Phillies on Monday,...
Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
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...
Aaron Judge won't be bothered if Juan Soto gets bigger contract from Yankees than his $360M deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won't be bothered if free agent Juan Soto gets a bigger deal from the New York Yankees than the captain's $360 million, nine-year contract. “It ain’t my money. I really don’t care as long as we get the best players, we get the most that we can,...
Diamondbacks hire pitching coach Brian Kaplan, who replaces fired Brent Strom
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Brian Kaplan on Tuesday to be the team's pitching coach. Kaplan has spent the past three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies as an assistant pitching coach and director of pitching. The Phillies had one of the best starting rotations...
Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, was promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Sam Fuld, the GM since December 2020, will share the...
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins exercises his $18 million option for 2025 season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million option for 2025 on Friday rather than take a $4 million buyout and again become a free agent. Hoskins had signed a $34 million, two-year contract in January after missing the 2023 season due to...
Rob Manfred wants to have Tampa Bay Rays' 2025 plans set by Christmas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball wants to find a 2025 home for the Tampa Bay Rays by Christmas. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said both the major and minor league schedules could be altered to create room for the Rays, whose Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane...
Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 23, the 297th day of 2024. There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International...
Brewers shuffle their hitting staff with Al LeBoeuf and Eric Theisen getting promoted from minors
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have made a change at hitting coach, with Al LeBoeuf and Eric Theisen getting promoted from their Triple-A affiliate. Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold announced the moves on Monday. LeBoeuf will have the...
Phillies enter the offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win the World Series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson will return next season, complete with a contract extension through 2026. His coaching staff will remain intact for 2025, as well. In the simplest terms, the staff retention means the Philadelphia Phillies judge their postseason failures on a...
