Baseball

SAN DIEGO – Bruce Bochy isn’t quite done managing after all. Bochy might have just retired after a decorated 25-year career in the dugout with San Diego and San Francisco. But he is already embracing a new challenge: Trying to guide his native France to the next World Baseball Classic […]

SAN DIEGO – A mostly dreary winter meetings lacking spectacular swaps will be remembered as the Scott Boras show. Baseball’s most prominent agent dominated each of the three full days of meetings with a nine-figure contract, deals for Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon that totaled $814 million. Just […]

SAN DIEGO – Ken Harrelson, a former player who called Chicago White Sox games for 34 years, on Wednesday won the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. The 78-year-old was an outfielder and first baseman from 1963-71 for the Kansas City Athletics, Boston, […]

SAN DIEGO – Third baseman Anthony Rendon and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a $245 million, seven-year contract Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced and was subject to […]

SAN DIEGO – Outfielder Adam Jones and the Orix Buffaloes have agreed to an $8 million, two-year contract. The longtime Baltimore Orioles star played with the Arizona Diamondbacks last season, hitting .260 with 16 homers and 67 RBIs. “They have expressed to my family and I that they value everything […]

SAN DIEGO – The New York Yankees landed the biggest prize of the free agent market, adding Gerrit Cole to their rotation with a record $324 million, nine-year contract on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because […]

SAN DIEGO – Doing their best to keep as much of their World Series roster intact as possible, the Washington Nationals announced they re-signed catcher Yan Gomes and infielder Howie Kendrick on Tuesday, a day after bringing back Stephen Strasburg for $245 million. Gomes agreed to a $10 million, two-year […]

SAN DIEGO – The Orix Buffaloes have signed free agent outfielder Adam Jones on a contract for the 2020 season, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The 34-year-old Jones, a 14-year major league veteran, has a career batting average of .277, with 282 homers and 945 RBIs in […]

SAN DIEGO – Shohei Ohtani has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, and new Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway is impressed. Ohtani got back on the mound last week and pitched a bullpen in front of Callaway in Anaheim on Monday, general manager Billy Eppler told reporters at the winter […]

SAN DIEGO – Stephen Strasburg is returning to Washington with a record contract, and fellow free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole could be in line for an even larger payday. The World Series MVP and the Nationals agreed to a $245 million, seven-year contract on Monday, the first significant announcement at […]