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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.

Nick Martinez turned down a $6.5 million player option with the San Diego Padres after going 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in his return from Japanese baseball.

Edwin Díaz's $102 million, five-year contract with the Mets includes $26.5 million in deferred payments that he won't completely receive until 2042.

James Click is no longer the Astros' general manager after turning down a one-year offer to remain with the club. Under Click the team won one World Series and reached another.

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached agreement on a one-year deal Thursday night, a source told ESPN.

The Dodgers on Thursday declined their $16 million option on Justin Turner, extended qualifying offers to Trea Turner and Tyler Anderson but did not extend one to Clayton Kershaw.

Reliever Robert Suarez agreed Thursday to remain with the San Diego Padres under a $46 million, five-year contract, according to multiple reports.

The Pirates acquired first baseman Ji-man Choi from the Rays on Thursday in exchange for a minor league pitcher.

Fourteen free agents received qualifying offers from their former teams Thursday as MLB free agency officially began.

The Tampa Bay Rays have declined a $13 million club option on centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier for next season, triggering a $2.5 million buyout and making the defensive whiz a free agent on Thursday.

The New York Mets exercised a $14 million option on right-hander Carlos Carrasco and a $775,000 option on reliever John Curtiss, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery.

The MLBPA announced Justin Verlander, Mychal Givens, Tommy Pham and Jordan Lyles resolved option decisions in their contracts and are now free agents.

The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised a $3 million option on reliever Anthony Bass.

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will have his right elbow examined on Monday to determine an offseason course of action, according to the club's president of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s position upon returning to the field remains to be seen, with shortstop as well as some time in the outfield a possibility, the Padres said.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge joined St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt as winners of the Hank Aaron Award on Wednesday, an honor rewarding the most outstanding offensive performers in each league.

The Rangers acquired pitcher Jake Odorizzi from the Braves in exchange for Kolby Allard, who was Atlanta's first-round pick in 2015.

Less than a week removed from winning the World Series, the Houston Astros declined a $10 million option on first baseman Trey Mancini in favor of a $250,000 buyout on Wednesday, setting the veteran into free agency after acquiring him in August.