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The Dodgers have acquired closer Craig Kimbrel in a trade with the White Sox. Outfielder AJ Pollock is headed to Chicago in the one-for-one trade.

Charlie Blackmon, who set records with 103 RBIs and 383 total bases from the leadoff spot in 2017, will again bat from the top spot for the Rockies after having been moved to the middle of the order the past two seasons.

MLB umpiring crew chiefs will now wear an on-field microphone to announce to the crowd who is making an instant replay review, what is being challenged and then announce the verdict after the review is completed.

Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo, who has a 190-194 record through three seasons with the Blue Jays, has reached an extension with the team through the 2023 season.

The Diamondbacks have agreed to a two-year extension with right-hander Merrill Kelly that runs through the 2024 season and includes a club option for 2025. The deal is worth $18 million, sources told ESPN.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom is set to undergo an MRI on his right shoulder and will not make his scheduled spring training start Friday.

It's progress, yes, but the universal DH will deprive us of some strange stats and hilarious tales. Tim Kurkjian shares the best of a now-bygone era.

Appropriate for the first of April, we look at some predictions for the upcoming season that might seem foolish at first, but perhaps aren't all that ridiculous once you think about them.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his right shoulder and might not be able to make his scheduled spring start Friday, according to manager Buck Showalter.

The Phillies slugger re-created Mike Schmidt's iconic, trophy-laden pose from the 1987 team media guide.

Shane Bieber will make his third straight Opening Day start for the Cleveland Guardians when they travel to face the Kansas City Royals on April 7.

Joe Ryan will become the first Twins rookie to start Opening Day for the franchise since 1969 when he faces the Mariners on April 7.

Watt put in a special request to see the two-way star pitch in person, and the Angels made it happen.

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, whose carry-over suspension from last season called for a three-game ban, had that penalty reduced to two games to start the 2022 season, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Five-time All-Star Yu Darvish will make his third career start on Opening Day when he takes the mound for the Padres against the Diamondbacks on April 7.

Major League Baseball finalized the rules change Thursday to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season.

Brian Cashman disputes the idea that the Yankees are in a championship drought, citing the 2017 team that lost to the sign-stealing Astros as a "cheating circumstance that threw us off."

With an influx of young talent ready to make their mark in the majors, the Royals have locked up manager Mike Matheny through the 2023 season by exercising their club option.

With Opening Day one week away, Passan dons many hats to forecast what the year ahead will bring.

Robinson Canó is scheduled to play first base in spring training Thursday as the New York Mets experiment with options that could keep his bat in the lineup on occasion.