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SAN DIEGO — Longtime Boston Globe sportswriter Nick Cafardo was selected as the 2020 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award on Tuesday in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Cafardo will be honored posthumously in July during Hall of…
Early this past season, Lance Lynn was wearing his fourth uniform in less than two years, and his pitching was a mess. On May 4, he walked five batters and struck out only three, giving up five runs and inflating his ERA…
SAN DIEGO — Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday along with former St. Louis Cardinals…
STAMFORD, Conn. — While Brian Cashman was descending the outside of a building Friday, the New York Yankees general manager came across a message taped to a 10th-floor window from a fan: Please sign Gerrit Cole. Cashman, whose rappelling adventure has become…
STAMFORD, Conn. — While Brian Cashman was descending the Landmark Building on Friday in preparation for a holiday celebration this weekend, the New York Yankees general manager came across a message taped to a 10th-floor window from a fan: Please sign Gerrit…
The Rays and Padres were nearing completion of a trade early Friday that would send outfielder Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth from Tampa Bay to San Diego in exchange for outfielder Hunter Renfroe, middle infield prospect Xavier Edwards and a…
Nationals ownership negotiated with its star free agents through the media Thursday. Managing principal owner Mark Lerner told NBC Sports Washington’s Donald Dell that the club has the money to bring back right-hander Stephen Strasburg or third baseman Anthony Rendon, but not…
A rumor floated by MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand on Thursday afternoon perked up ears throughout the 314 and 636 area codes. Could St. Louis possibly be the new home base for one of the best free-agent arms available? That’s what Feinsand caught…
The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a trade with the Seattle Mariners to acquire catcher Omar Narvaez in exchange for minor league pitcher Adam Hill and a competitive balance draft pick, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Brewers had a need at catcher…
Winter heats up in San Diego. The 2019 Winter Meetings come to you from the West Coast this year, starting Sunday, and there will be no shortage of starpower being discussed over the five days by the bay. Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony…
The Wilpons’ reign over the Mets is coming to an end — in five years. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that The Sterling Partners and Steve Cohen, current minority stakeholders of the Mets, plan to increase their investment in the team, eventually…
The Rays and the city of St. Petersburg have broken off talks regarding the possibility of the team playing some home games in a location other than the Tampa Bay area, according to a letter released from the mayor’s office Wednesday. “Both…