Outfielder J.D. Martinez and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal, multiple media outlets reported Saturday night. ESPN and MLB Network reported the deal to be worth $10 million. Martinez, 35, hit .274 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs last season in 139 games for the Red Sox. He spent five…
Dodgers, RHP Noah Syndergaard Agree to 1-year Deal
Right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal, ESPN and MLB.com reported Wednesday night, Dec. 14. According to the report by MLB.com, the deal is worth $13 million with other outlets reporting the contract could reward him with up to $1.5 million in possible incentives. Syndergaard, 30, began…
Dodgers Re-sign LHP Clayton Kershaw to 1-year Deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back rotation stalwart Clayton Kershaw for a 16th season on a one-year, $20 million deal. The team announced the deal Monday, Dec. 5. It reportedly comes with a $5 million signing bonus for the left-hander. Kershaw, 34, went 12–3 with a 2.28 ERA in 22 starts last season, earning…
Gaylord Perry, Two-Time Cy Young Winner, Dies at 84
GAFFNEY, S.C.—Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84. Perry died at his home in Gaffney at about 5 a.m. Thursday, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. He did not provide additional details. A statement…
Dodgers Non-Tender Former NL MVP Cody Bellinger
The Los Angeles Dodgers non-tendered outfielder Cody Bellinger on Friday, making the 2019 National League MVP a free agent. Bellinger, 27, had one more season of club control but at a projected salary of at least $18 million for 2023. The Dodgers still could work out a new deal with the 2017 NL Rookie of…
Aaron Judge Runs Away With American League MVP
Aaron Judge was named American League Most Valuable Player on Thursday night, Nov. 17, capping a historic season during which he broke the league’s single-season home run record. Judge received 28 first-place votes from the panel of 30 Baseball Writers’ Association of America voters, with the other two going to Shohei Ohtani of the Los…
Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw Agree to 1-year Deal
Clayton Kershaw, after less than a week on the free agent market, appears to be staying put with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 34-year-old left-hander agreed to a one-year deal with the Dodgers, multiple media outlets reported Thursday night, Nov. 10. According to ESPN, the contract will be worth approximately the same as the $17…
Coach Devotes His Time Building Little League in Otisville, New York
Three years ago, when board member Brian Lattimer stepped up to take charge of the Otisville Little League in New York, it had no programs past coach pitch and was on the brink of dissolution. In three years, he and a group of volunteers transformed the dying league into a thriving community, setting up divisions…
Baker Finally Wins 1st Series Title as Manager With Astros
HOUSTON—For now and forever, Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class name-dropper, toothpick chewer and baseball lifer will bear a most distinguished title. World Series champion manager. The man who can weave a tale like few others, wistfully recalling his time under Hank Aaron’s tutelage or chance encounters with Jimi Hendrix, John F. Kennedy Jr. and…
Astros Rookie Star Pena Delivers Again in World Series Win
PHILADELPHIA—Jeremy Pena trotted around third base, looked toward the Houston dugout and gave the most casual two-handed shrug you’ll ever see on a ballfield. Like it was any routine game in May. Only this was November. In the World Series. In the biggest game of his life. Yep, the Year of Jeremy just kept getting…
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