Madison Bumgarner receives qualifying offer from Giants, could stay in San Francisco
Madison Bumgarner has received a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the San Francisco Giants, a move that likely will decrease demand for him in the free-agent market. San Francisco's decision Monday means a team signing Bumgarner would lose at least one pick in next year's ...
Kenta Maeda tosses seven scoreless innings to earn first victory since May
Kenta Maeda's confidence was waning after going more than two months without a win and he knew he had to make some changes. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher made his adjustments between starts and, for at least one night, appeared dominant. The right-hander allowed only ...
Trout belts two HRs, Barria steps in for late Skaggs as Angels win
The Los Angeles Angels' second game following the death of Tyler Skaggs brought a sense of normalcy — even if things were still far from normal. Mike Trout homered twice and Jaime Barria, filling Skaggs' roster spot, struck out a career-high eight batters in five ...
Mike Trout, Angels agree to record $432 million, 12-year deal
Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday announced their 12-year contract, a record deal that ties baseball's top player to Los Angeles for what likely will be the rest of his career. A person with knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press ...
Joe Torre weighs in on blockbuster contracts, wages in minors, pace of play
The numbers in the deal the Los Angeles Angels and Mike Trout have reportedly agreed to, as reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan, are eye-catching. Twelve years, $430 million. "Livable wage," MLB Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre quipped during a wide-ranging appearance at the Foreign Correspondents' Club ...
Shohei Ohtani reflects on successful first year in Major League Baseball
A little over a year ago, Nov. 11, 2017, to be exact, Shohei Ohtani strode into a room full of journalists at the Japan National Press Club and told the world he was ready to head to MLB and hoped to one day become ...
A record 10 home runs. A slew of strikeouts. The all-or-nothing All-Star Game mirrored what baseball has become. Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer homered on consecutive pitches to begin the 10th inning, and the American League beat the National League 8-6 Tuesday night for ...
