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The Mariners' Nelson Cruz was named the American League's top designated hitter Thursday, winning the honor that is named after Seattle's hitting coach, Edgar Martinez.

Veteran Jim Johnson, who struggled in the closer role for the Braves last season, was traded to the Angels for minor league pitcher Justin Kelly.

The Diamondbacks added to their bullpen Thursday, acquiring former All-Star closer Brad Boxberger from the Rays.

Look up the word "ownage" in the dictionary, and you probably won't see a photo of Kenley Jansen whiffing Nick Hundley. Here's why you probably should.

Reliever Yusmeiro Petit, who had 101 strikeouts and a 2.76 ERA in 91 1/3 innings for the Angels last season, has reached a two-year deal with the A's.

Every Cubs fan knows where they were in August of 1988 when Wrigley Field finally had a night game.

Former Seattle Mariners second baseman Bret Boone made light of sexual harassment in a message to a reporter, causing a stir on social media.

Outfielder Jake Smolinski agreed to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics.

The Blue Jays plan to honor the life and career of former star pitcher Roy Halladay in a ceremony before their season opener against the New York Yankees on March 29. Halladay played for Toronto from 1998 to 2009.

Carlos Beltran becomes the sixth candidate to interview to become manager of the New York Yankees, four weeks after the final game of his 20-year major league career.

Not long ago, free-agent power hitters were a luxury only baseball's big spenders could afford. But now that everybody is going deep, there's enough pop available for even bargain shoppers to get in on the fun this winter.

Baseball's most coveted free agent has whittled down his list of likely landing spots. We make the case for each of the seven finalists to ink the two-way Japanese superstar.

The Marlins reportedly may look to shed payroll elsewhere if Giancarlo Stanton does not waive his no-trade clause.

The Astros reportedly could non-tender trade Evan Gattis or look to trade him by Friday's deadline.

Nobody makes more trades than Seattle's GM. But to make Jerry Dipoto's never-ending overhaul work, he still needs to find the missing piece.

The ace-slash-slugger reportedly asked all 30 MLB teams to take a written exam on how they'd woo him and use him. Here's our pinstriped sales pitch.

Asked if his experience last season -- he wasn't signed until May -- made him want to move a bit more quickly this offseason, new Rangers RHP Doug Fister said, "I'm sure that it had something to play into all of this."

Surviving a third trip through the opposition's lineup is one of the toughest challenges starters face. What works, and which teams need a new plan for 2018?

Every club wants to improve its relief corps, but for some, an addition such as Brandon Morrow could take the team from pretender to contender in 2018.

Carlos Beltran, the former Yankees outfielder who retired after 20 years in the league, will interview for New York's manager position on Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney.