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A statement from Yasiel Puig's agent says the former major leaguer did not have a criminal attorney with him and felt compromised partly because of his mental health issues at an interview with federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation.

Hal Steinbrenner said he wants Aaron Judge to stay with the Yankees for his career and would consider naming him captain if the slugger returns.

The Royals have selected several potential sites to build a replacement for aging Kauffman Stadium, owner John Sherman said Tuesday.

Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was designated for assignment in a series of moves by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

The Mets' Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday, his fourth time winning the award with his fourth different franchise.

Guardians manager Terry Francona was named AL Manager of the Year for the third time in his career.

Anthony Rizzo will make $17 million in each of the next two seasons and has a $6 million buyout option on a third year in 2025.

Lefty Tyler Anderson turned down a qualifying offer from the Dodgers to join the Angels on a 3-year deal expected to be in the $39M range, sources told ESPN.

Joc Pederson of the Giants and Martín Perez of the Rangers are the only two players to accept the one-year, $19.65 million qualifying offer.

Former MLB player Yasiel Puig has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to law enforcement officials about sports bets he made with an illegal gambling operator, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners' dynamic young center fielder, has been named the American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Braves' teammates Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider became the fourth pair of teammates to finish 1-2 in the voting since 1980.

The Cubs released outfielder Jason Heyward on Monday, cutting ties with a five-time Gold Glove outfielder who never produced at the plate the way they hoped.

The Rays promoted Rodney Linares to bench coach and filled two other spots on Kevin Cash's staff with additions from the club's minor league system.

A bat Ty Cobb used in 1905 sold for $1,074,544 on Sunday night.

The Marlins have promoted Caroline O'Connor to president of business operations, making them the first U.S. major sports franchise to have women serving simultaneously as president and general manager. The Marlins hired Kim Ng as GM in November 2020.

The best of 2022, from Aaron Judge to Julio Rodriguez, will have the chance to collect their hardware this week, and we've got it all covered.

A baseball glove personally donated by Babe Ruth to St. Louis Browns third baseman Jimmy Austin sold Saturday at the 19th annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory auction for $1.53 million, shattering the record paid for a baseball glove.

Reliever Rafael Montero reached a 3-year, $34.5 million deal with the Astros, sources told ESPN. He had a 2.37 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings.

The Tampa Bay Rays hired longtime Texas Rangers executive Jon Daniels as a baseball operations senior adviser on Friday.