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Former MLB infielders Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela on Thursday. Their club, Cardenales de Lara, confirmed the deaths of Valbuena and Castillo. Both played Thursday night prior to the accident. At some point after the game, the vehicle they were in either hit a rock or swerved [...]

The Nationals have agreed to a six-year deal $140 million contract with free-agent Patrick Corbin. The deal, which is pending a physical, was first reported by the Washington Post and will include deferrals. Both the Yankees and Phillies had made offers to Corbin, but these were for 5 year contracts unlike the Nationals who offered [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen is expecting to return to baseball this spring after undergoing a five-and-a-half-hour heart surgery on Monday. The procedure he underwent is known as an ablation. It involves scarring or destroying tissue that sends incorrect electrical signals to cause an abnormal heart rhythm and according to Jansen it went “fantastic.” He [...]

Texas Ranger Adrian Beltre has announced his retirement after 21 seasons. “After careful consideration and many sleepless nights, I have made the decision to retire from what I’ve been doing my whole life, which is playing baseball, the game I love,” he wrote. “I have thought about it a lot and although I appreciate all [...]

On Wednesday, New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom received 29 of 30 first-place votes to take home his first National League Cy Young Award. Despite a season marred by narrow defeats, the Mets ace wasn’t penalized for his lack of wins, and he blew away Max Scherzer in the voting. DeGrom had the fewest victories, only [...]

On Thursday, during a press conference, the Minnesota Twins are expected to announce the hiring of Rocco Baldelli as the club’s new manager. Baldelli will become the 14th manager in Twins history and has previously served as the field coordinator for the Tampa Bay Rays. Rocco predominately played as an outfielder for the Rays, but [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kike Hernandez was upset with fans at Dodger Stadium. Not only was he upset with how they played during Monday’s 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, but also with how Dodgers fans supported the home team during the Game 3 defeat. “We had no energy,” Hernandez told the Los Angeles Times. “The [...]

According to ESPN, the Chicago Cubs approached 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant about a contract extension worth north of $200 million and he turned it down. Bryant and his agent Scott Boras preferred to proceed on a year-by-year salary increase through arbitration before Bryant becomes a free agent after the 2021 season. Should Bryant [...]

Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano will not face charges after police said he struck an officer outside a nightclub in the Dominican Republic on Sunday. Sano accidentally backed his pickup truck into Argenis Emilio Gillandeux breaking the officer’s leg in the process. He was later detained by police for several hours, but was then [...]

The Texas Rangers have fired manager Jeff Banister after four seasons with the team. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu will take over as interim manager for the remaining 10 games. Under Banister, the Rangers went 325-313 and reached the ALDS in consecutive seasons, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays both times. Banister was also named American [...]