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Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a three-year extension worth $93 million plus incentives, keeping the greatest pitcher of his generation from venturing into the free-agent market.

Marlins president Michael Hill said he'd go into the GM meetings "with an open mind" about J.T. Realmuto, but said the catcher "knows how we feel about him."

Alex Cora is the first Puerto Rican manager to lead his team to a World Series championship, and Saturday he will bring the trophy to his hometown of Caguas.

The Indians will listen to trade offers for some of their veteran players this winter as they face the sort of difficult choices that small-market teams must address, according to sources.

The Indians are not expected to tender a $17.9 million qualifying offer to outfielder Michael Brantley, sources told ESPN. After injury-plagued 2016 and 2017 seasons, Brantley hit .309 with 17 home runs in 2018.

The Cubs are picking up the option on left-hander Cole Hamels' contract for the 2019 season and trading left-handed reliever Drew Smyly to the Rangers, sources told ESPN.

David Freese is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a one-year, $5 million contract, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

Dave Roberts is expected to return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as is the entirety of his coaching staff, front-office executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi suggested on Thursday.

The Chicago Cubs exercised their 2019 option, worth $6.25 million, on reliever Pedro Strop, the team announced Thursday.

A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam.

The Cubs' Jason Heyward and Giants' Mark Melancon were among players to let the deadline pass for exercising opt-out provisions in their contracts.

The Red Sox say their brand new World Series trophy has been repaired after getting beaned by a beer can during the championship parade.

Before the season, we said winning the World Series isn't everything. Some teams proved that. Others, well, not so much.

What will Boston's bullpen look like in 2019? Is pitching help the No. 1 priority for the Yankees? We look at the one big question for every AL East team for the months ahead.

Manny Machado may not know where he'll sign as a free agent this offseason, but he seemed to bid farewell to the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans via an Instagram post on Wednesday.

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to extend the deadline for Kershaw to decide on exercising or declining his contract option until Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Derek Johnson is leaving the team, the third departure on manager Craig Counsell's staff since the end of the season. Hitting coach Darnell Coles resigned last week, while bullpen coach Lee Tunnell was fired.

Giants great Willie McCovey, the Hall of Fame lefty slugger who hit 521 homers in his career, died Wednesday at age 80.

The Astros have declined their $15 million club option for 2019 on catcher Brian McCann, who hit .212 with seven homers and 23 RBIs last season.

Veteran outfielder Brett Gardner has agreed to a one-year contract to remain with the New York Yankees, the team announced Wednesday. Sources confirmed to ESPN that the deal is worth $7.5 million.