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Sources: Mariners, Mitch Garver agree on minor league deal
29+ min ago (158+ words) Backup catcher Mitch Garver and the Mariners reached agreement on a minor league contract, sources told ESPN. SEATTLE -- The Mariners and catcher Mitch Garver have reached agreement on a minor league contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Garver,…...
Sources: Bruce Meyer elected executive director of MLBPA
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (226+ words) The Major League Baseball Players Association elected Bruce Meyer as its new executive director Wednesday, sources told ESPN. The Major League Baseball Players Association elected Bruce Meyer as its new executive director Wednesday, sources told ESPN, replacing Tony Clark the…...
Braves to begin season down pitchers Schwellenbach, Waldrep
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (222+ words) NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Atlanta Braves right-handed starter Spencer Schwellenbach had surgery Wednesday to clean up "loose bodies" in his elbow, and rotation candidate Hurston Waldrep is scheduled to undergo a similar procedure next week. While the Braves didn't reveal a…...
Guardians' Clase, Ortiz plead not guilty in pitch-rigging case
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (610+ words) NEW YORK -- A scheduled spring fraud trial for two Cleveland Guardians pitchers accused of colluding with sports bettors to rig bets and betray "America's pastime" will likely be postponed until October, a federal judge said Wednesday as the men pleaded…...
Dodgers' Brusdar Graterol expected to miss start of season
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (227+ words) GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The team is taking it slow with the 27-year-old right-hander in his comeback from surgery for a torn labrum. Graterol…...
Clark's 'unforeseen' MLBPA exit won't hurt CBA plan, exec says
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (620+ words) Chris "Mad Dog" Russo details the negative impact Tony Clark's resignation poses for the MLB Players Association. (1:19) SURPRISE, Ariz. -- MLBPA deputy executive director Bruce Meyer vows that the sudden resignation of union head Tony Clark won't weaken or distract the…...
How the MLBPA can rebuild after Tony Clark scandal
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (991+ words) With labor negotiations ahead, losing the union president is a shock. But the MLBPA has an opportunity to come out of this stronger. Jeff Passan joins Rich Eisen to break down the significance of Tony Clark's resignation as the MLBPA's…...
How the sports memorabilia industry tries to stay ahead of fraud
15+ hour ago (1199+ words) Two men pleaded guilty last week to federal charges stemming from a 15-year operation that prosecutors said bartered fake baseballs and bats purportedly signed by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner and Cy Young. "We have to be vigilant, we…...
Final 2026 offseason grades for all 30 MLB teams
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (1711+ words) Here we are, baseball fans. Spring training has started, the World Baseball Classic is just around the corner and the bright lights of the 2026 MLB regular season loom in the near future. Well, it's time to hand out our final…...
Buster Olney's 2026 top 10 at every MLB position: Catchers
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (891+ words) Spring training camps are underway, which means it is time to look at the state of baseball. As part of our 2026 MLB season preview, ESPN's Buster Olney surveyed those around the industry to help him rank the top 10 players at…...