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• Red Sox To Promote Marcelo Mayer
The Red Sox are promoting top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Katie Morrison-O’Day of MassLive first noted that Mayer was being congratulated by his teammates in the minor league clubhouse. Her MassLive colleague Christopher Smith reported that the former first-round pick is headed to Fenway Park to meet the team in Boston. More…...2025
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• A’s To Promote Denzel Clarke
The A’s are promoting Denzel Clarke from Triple-A Las Vegas, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’s the first major league call for the outfield prospect, who was added to the 40-man roster last November. A’s manager Mark Kotsay said this afternoon that infielder Gio Urshela was headed to the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring…...2025
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• Can Kyle Schwarber Earn $100MM On His Next Contract?

Designated hitter Kyle Schwarber is slated for free agency at the end of this season. Recently, a couple of different writers have floated a rough $100MM figure as a possibility for his next contract. On May 6th, Jeff Passan of ESPN published a column where he described Schwarber getting to $25MM annually over a four-year…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Rocky Mountain low

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aaron Judge continues to amaze. So do the Colorado Rockies, but in a different way. A look ahead to the draft. And a legend returns to the White Sox. Good morning. Louisa Thomas has an interesting piece in The New Yorker that is about the Mets, but it’s something that a lot of Cubs fans could relate to ten years ago. Thomas looks ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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• Insider predicts what it could cost Mets to keep Pete Alonso past 2025 season

ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan discussed how much it could cost Mets owner Steve Cohen to re-sign Pete Alonso before the 2026 season....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 5, 2025

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images ALL THE DONGS Jaylon Thompson covers Sunday’s win, where the Royals set a club record with seven home runs in a game. “Pretty remarkable and good for them,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of his team. “I mean, we have made so much of how we have struggled offensively and we keep talking about how they will break out of it. “The guys continue to work, b...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 1, 2025

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Happy May Day to all. Noah Cameron’s family was on hand for his spectacular MLB debut in last night’s win: Cameron’s dad, Tracy, is from Pattonsburg, Mo., a small town off Interstate 35 northwest of St. Joseph. His mom, Diane, is from St. Joseph. They’ve been Royals fans for “forever,” Diane said, and raised all five of their kids to be, too. Noah is their young...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 30, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Welcome to The Show, Noah Cameron. Sam McDowell pleads for the Kansas City Royals to give Bobby Witt Jr. more help, and fast. [$] Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting everything these days, and he redirected the pitch down the third-base line, a double Sunday extending his career-best hitting streak to 19 games. Witt has been on...2025
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• Outside The Confines: When you don’t wish upon a star

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Paul Skenes is a superstar and are the Pirates are wasting him? Players off to a hot start. Are hitters catching up to pitching? And other news from around MLB. Good morning. It’s 1:20 on Friday somewhere. Jeff Passan has the story of Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ road to becoming a superstar. R.J. Anderson believes that the Pirates are wasting Skenes’ t...2025
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• Jurickson Profar Receives 80-Game PED Suspension
Major League Baseball has announced that Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Reporter Mike Rodriguez first relayed that Profar was to get a suspension due to a positive test. Jeff Passan of ESPN confirmed that it would be a PED suspension. Profar will be…...2025
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• Nationals To Select Brad Lord
The Nationals are going to promote right-hander Brad Lord to their Opening Day roster, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The righty is not yet on the 40-man, so a corresponding move will be required. That could be an easy call since DJ Herz has been recommended for Tommy John surgery. It’s not fully confirmed that…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing history

Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Department of Defense dishonors a hero before reversing course. The pitching injuries are stacking up. The Orioles set a record and no one noticed. A high school baseball powerhouse. Good morning. No comments today. I know most of you would be respectful, but better safe than sorry. The Department of Defense temporarily removed a article praising...2025
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• Braves News: Craig Kimbrel returns, outfield preview, and more

Set Number: X85885 TK1 R1 F201 Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves will be reuniting with a familiar face after signing reliever Craig Kimbrel to a minor league deal. Braves, RHP Craig Kimbrel reportedly agree to Minor League deal, per multiple reports including https://t.co/Z3s2EphcSH's Mark Bowman.Kimbrel, 5th on the all-time saves list with 440, pitched for...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Tokyo story

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Dodgers take Japan, but Mookie Betts isn’t feeling so good. Some season previews. Everyone is looking for healthy pitching. And other MLB news. Good morning. I’m now convinced the Hanshin Tigers are the best team in baseball. The big news that came out of Tokyo last night is that Dodgers star Mookie Betts will miss both games against the Cubs with a...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 27, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Lucas Erceg, fireman. Lucas Erceg is prepared to pitch in any role that he’s needed: That might be in the ninth inning for save opportunities, or it might come in the seventh or eighth. Having Estévez helps Quatraro be able to do that. “I don’t really care what my role is going to be,” Erceg said. “I’ve been telling all my friends and family, there’s nothi...2025
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• Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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• Ex-MLB pitcher busted with over 20 kilos of cocaine
It’s always surprising when former athletes break the law for asinine reasons, which was recently the case in an arrest involving a former MLB pitcher.Esteban Loaiza, who spent 14 years in the league, and nearly won the Cy Young award back in 2003, was arrested for possessing over 20 kilograms of cocaine in San Diego on Friday, according to police records obtained by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. N...2018
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• Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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"Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday."

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"Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN."

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"Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez invoked his no-trade clause to block a trade that was in place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tigers, killing the deal ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"MLB and the players' association reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA Thursday, ending the league's 99-day lockout and salvaging a 162-game season, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"The Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter) reported the sides were nearing a deal."

2017
"The Rockies have agreed to a deal with Wade Davis, the biggest-name closer on the free-agent market, according to a report from Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan on Friday."

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" Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports first reported Cain and the Royals were nearing an agreement on a deal that will pay the All-Star $17."

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"com's Phil Rogers noted, his bat could be of interest to the Phillies: Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan provided a brief scouting report on Williams and Alfaro: In 2015, Hamels has posted a 3."

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"com's Jesse Sanchez: Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported the details of the tragic development: Taveras was just 22 years old."

• Can Kyle Schwarber Earn $100MM On His Next Contract?
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ blankety-blank

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs unlimbered themselves at the Dodgers’ expense and look to steal away with the meatloaf this evening. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball...2025
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• Four solutions for the Royals’ biggest problem

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals dives for a ball | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images The specter of a failed call-up shouldn’t prevent the Royals from attempting to improve their roster A week and a half into the season is still too early to panic. You know it, I know it, we all know it. But, the thing is, this is more like 53 weeks into the season - at least when it comes to extre...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Ban the torpedoes?

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks for your opinion on the “torpedo” bats. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There are still a few tables available. Bring your own bever...2025
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• Braves sign Craig Kimbrel to minor league deal

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The long-traveled reliever returns to where it all started for him: Right here in Atlanta Well, then! I can’t say that I saw this one coming but here it is: For the first time since a few days before Opening Day all the way back in 2015, Craig Kimbrel is a member of the Atlanta Braves organization. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is report...2025
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• Curtis Mead making waves this Spring

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images It is only Spring Training, but the performance is astounding. Entering play on Friday, Curtis Mead has been the best offensive player in all of Spring Training. He is hitting .778/.810/1.000 with a MLB leading 382 wRC+; Mead has a 14.3 BB% and 4.8 K%, both are staggering differences from his career norms, as is his 5.1 WHIFF%, which is half of what his WHI...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 7, 2025

We don’t usually see Orioles in my neighborhood. Lots of blue jays, though. | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Today’s Rumblings is for the birds Yesterday, the Royals announced Workout Day at The K: As the Kansas City Royals prepare for the start of the 2025 season and Opening Day, we are giving all baseball fans the opportunity to watch the boys in blue warm up before the big day. On We...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge
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• Outside The Confines: Extensions, extensions

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Lots of players got contract extensions. More on the torpedo bat. The Dodgers are hot and the Braves are not. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re leading off with a whole mess of contact extensions today and none of them are Kyle Tucker. First off, Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet agreed to a six-year, $170 million contract. extension. Dan Szymborski...2025
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• What are the “Torpedo bats” and why should you care?

Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images The big story to start this season is the “torpedo” or “bowling pin” bats which a handful of Yankees have used while hitting a ton of home runs. And it turns out that Giancarlo Stanton was actually using one last postseason when he slugged .709 with seven home runs. At least two Rays players, Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz, have also begun experimenting with them. ...2025
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• Cub Tracks heads east

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The attention of the baseball world is on Opening Day in Tokyo. We have plenty of that and a little-heard nugget for your ears. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, gr...2025
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• Sources: Cole to join Yankees for 9 years, $324M
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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• Sources: MLB, union reach tentative CBA deal

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• Sources: Betts, Dodgers near long-term contract
The deal, which could be agreed upon as soon as Wednesday, would keep Mookie Betts with the Dodgers for at least a decade, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Sources: MLB plans to suspend spring training
Spring training is expected to be suspended Thursday, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan, and the start of the season is likely to be delayed....2020
• Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
As sports entities throughout the world take action to minimize the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball appears poised to cease play of Spring Training games. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…...2020
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• Bauer warned about his 'FREE JOE KELLY' cleats
MLB contacted the Reds this week to inform them the cleats that Trevor Bauer planned to wear in support of Los Angeles' Joe Kelly were "against footwear regulations," sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Sources: Twins land Donaldson for 4 years, $92M
Third baseman Josh Donaldson and the Twins have agreed to a four-year deal that includes $92 million guaranteed, with a chance to increase to $104 million in value if Donaldson hits escalators on a fifth-year club option, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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• Why Is 2013 AL ROY Wil Myers Suddenly on the Trading Block?
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• Xander Bogaerts needs to win over San Diego

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Entering his third year, X is still unproven Xander Bogaerts joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the 2022-23 offseason, signing a contract for 11 years and $280 million, which included a no-trade clause. People around San Diego and baseball wondered if he was worth such a contract because no one predicted he would receive such a...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Winning the press conference

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images More on Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers. The Hall of Fame inductees met the media. Anthony Santander’s deal is not what it seems. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan has the story of why Roki Sasaki decided to sign with the Dodgers. Yes, in many ways it is obvious, but Passan has a bunch of details you may not be aware of. Jack Har...2025
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• Braves to Acquire Chris Sale

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Vaughn Grissom will be heading to Boston in the deal. While many may have thought business in baseball could slow down a bit during the holiday season, the busy offseason for the Braves continued on Saturday. And this time, it was a noteworthy move to give their starting rotation some needed depth. BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring seven-ti...2023
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• Dodgers Designate Trevor Bauer For Assignment
The Dodgers have cut ties with Trevor Bauer. Los Angeles announced this evening he will no longer be part of the organization, shortly after Jeff Passan of ESPN reported (Twitter link) he was being designated for assignment. “The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process…...2023
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• Giants To Acquire Kris Bryant
The Giants made a major splash at the trade deadline buzzer, acquiring slugger Kris Bryant from the Cubs for prospects Alexander Canario and Caleb Kilian. ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke news of the trade, while Francys Romero of LasMayores was first on Canario and journalist Marc Delucchi had Kilian. Drafted second overall in 2013 out of the University…...2021
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• Mike Moustakas royally screwed up his free agency
Few players screwed up their free agency situation more than Mike Moustakas.The third baseman on Thursday agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Kansas City Royals, according to Yahoo’s Jeff Passan, who says there is a mutual option for a second year. Passan reports that the deal guarantees Moustakas $6.5 million and can max out at $22.7 million if the sides agree to the $15 million option nex...2018
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• Chris Correa Sentenced to 46 Months for Hacking Astros' Computer System
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