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The Padres have agreed to a two-year contract with former Angels ace Garrett Richards, according to a report.

Tommy La Stella, a fan favorite who set the Cubs' single-season record with 24 pinch hits last season, has been traded to the Angels, where he could earn everyday at-bats.

A group seeking to lure a team to Portland proposes a 45-acre waterfront site for a ballpark.

While this winter's crop searches for new homes, we look ahead to the big decisions that loom for some of the game's top stars -- Nolan Arenado, Chris Sale, Paul Goldschmidt and Gerrit Cole among them.

Rather than wait out a repeat of last season's slow movement on the hot stove, these players need to sign quickly.

While this winter's crop searches for new homes, we look ahead to the big decisions that loom for some of the game's top stars -- Nolan Arenado, Chris Sale, Paul Goldschmidt and Gerrit Cole among them.

Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers' new hitting coach on Wednesday.

Kenley Jansen, who had a 5 1/2-hour heart procedure on Monday, said everything is "back to normal" and that he'll need to be on blood thinners for the next two months.

The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball.

The A's will build a "bold, iconic ballpark" along the water while also redeveloping the Oakland Coliseum site into a park that includes the original Coliseum baseball diamond.

There has been speculation about Atlanta pursuing Harper. It makes sense, but it's just not how the organization does business.

On July 9, a Marine famously dunked a home run ball into his drink and chugged away. But how the ball got there in the first place is far more interesting.

Outfielder Curtis Granderson was voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year for the third time as part of the players' association's Players Choice Awards. Boston's J.D. Martinez was voted Player of the Year, with Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich also honored.

The Braves were Josh Donaldson's favorite team as a child. Now he hopes they're the team he finishes his career with, despite signing just a one-year contract with the team as a free agent.

Pirates right-hander Chris Archer underwent surgery to repair a hernia on Tuesday, and the recovery time is six weeks.

Reliever Jesse Chavez reportedly is re-signing with the Rangers, who traded him to the Cubs last season.

Major League Baseball has partnered with MGM Resorts International, joining the NBA and NHL in reaching a deal with the gaming operator.

Newly hired New York Mets bench coach Jim Riggleman said perception that he's a manager-in-waiting should Mickey Callaway be fired will get "out of the way real quick" by the way the team works in spring training.

While $23 million is a big chunk of change, the Braves could get full value for their one-year investment. Plus, an under-the-radar reliever addition.

The Mariners are actively trying to trade Robinson Cano and reached out to the Yankees and Mets about possible blockbusters that would have sent the star second baseman back to New York.