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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Asked why he agreed to a one-year deal with Milwaukee rather than multiyear offers from other teams, catcher Yasmani Grandal gave two simple reasons: the chance to win and family. Grandal lives […]

Major League Baseball is the only major U.S. professional sport without a salary cap. But with free agency moving at a glacial pace for the second straight offseason, there is growing concern among players that […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Avisail Garcia and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms on a one-year contract that would pay the former Chicago White Sox outfielder $3.5 million next season. With incentives, […]

Houston Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole is seeking a $13.5-million salary for 2019 through arbitration. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Mookie Betts and Jacob deGrom hit the jackpot through Major League Baseball’s salary arbitration […]

Representatives from the Phillies met with Bryce Harper and his wife, Kayla, in Las Vegas this weekend. Things seemed to go incredibly well and the team says it’s shifted its focus to the free agent star. […]

The Yankees raised some eyebrows on Friday, when Jack Curry of the YES Network reported that the team was closing in on a two-year contract with longtime Rockies’ second baseman D.J. LeMahieu. Ken Rosenthal of […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Mike Zunino, third baseman Matt Duffy and relief pitcher Chaz Roe have agreed to one-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Rays and avoided arbitration. The deals Friday left the […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have reached one-year contract agreements with all six of their remaining arbitration-eligible players. Left-handers Tyler Skaggs and Andrew Heaney got the biggest deals, with Skaggs agreeing at […]

BOSTON — Besides avoiding the overstated acrimony and understated hassle of an arbitration hearing, the Red Sox on Friday arrived in a potentially helpful position for the rest of their offseason. They know where they stand […]

ST. LOUIS — Here’s another round of your Qs and my As to get you thinking about summer days and baseball season while preparing for another weekend of being snowed in. Has there been any […]