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Tarik Skubal goes to arbitration with Tigers, asking for record $32 million instead of $19 million
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (318+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. " Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal went to a record-setting salary arbitration hearing Wednesday, with the left-hander asking for $32 million and the Detroit Tigers offering $19 million. A decision by Jeanne Charles, Walt De Treux and Allen…...
Major League Baseball salary increase slowed to 1.4% in 2025 while setting record at $4.7 million
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (371+ words) NEW YORK " The rate of increase for Major League Baseball's average salary slowed to 1.4% last year while setting a record average at $4,721,393, according to final figures from the players' association. The increase was the smallest since the average dropped in…...
Orlando special-needs baseball league enjoys new field that community helped replace
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (629+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " Cheers and applause filled the air at Trotters Park this week as players stepped onto a brand-new Miracle League baseball field, marking a long-awaited comeback for a league that was once on the brink of losing its home....
Peralta willing to consider multiyear deal with Mets but wants to get settled in New York first
1+ week, 1+ day ago (647+ words) NEW YORK " Freddy Peralta is willing to consider a multiyear contract with the Mets before reaching free agency. But he wants to get settled in New York first. "I've got to see around, share time with my teammates and think…...
Giants and outfielder Harrison Bader agree to $20.5 million, 2-year contract, AP source says
1+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced. Bader confirmed the agreement on "The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman," a New York…...
Cody Bellinger and the Yankees finalize $162.5 million, 5-year contract
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) NEW YORK " Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees finalized a $162.5 million, five-year contract on Monday that keeps the slugger in pinstripes. Bellinger became the last of the top free-agent hitters to reach a deal this offseason when the sides…...
VIDEO: 3 arrested after ‘bench-clearing brawl’ at youth baseball game in Winter Haven
2+ week, 3+ day ago (233+ words) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. " A youth travel baseball tournament erupted into a "bench'clearing brawl" Saturday evening, leaving a 21'year'old umpire hospitalized and three people arrested, according to the Winter Haven Police Department. Officers were called around 6:20 p.m. to the Chain of Lakes…...
Josh Lowe to Angels, Gavin Lux to Rays and Brock Burke to Reds in 3-team trade
2+ week, 5+ day ago (313+ words) The Tampa Bay Rays sent outfielder Josh Lowe to the Angels on Friday as part of a three-team trade in which left-handed reliever Brock Burke went from Los Angeles to Cincinnati. Infielder Gavin Lux moved from the Reds to Tampa…...
Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (398+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. An All-Star in 2024, Su'rez had spent his entire professional career with the Philadelphia Phillies after signing at age 16 in April 2012. The 30-year-old from…...
David Stearns says he's not blind to frustration of Mets fans but is certain overhaul is best
3+ week, 1+ day ago (800+ words) NEW YORK " Make no mistake, New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has heard all the harsh criticism this offseason. There's no way to duck that much heat " especially when some of it's coming from your own kitchen....