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Trevor Bauer is finalizing a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki brought two bags full of candy and signed a baseball for William Escala as an apology for hitting the Czech Republic outfielder with a 101 mph pitch.

Freeman on Team Canada? Here's why the former MVP who stars in Dodger blue is wearing red in the World Baseball Classic.

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa admitted he's managing the needs of his pitchers and their parent clubs as much as he is each game -- all of which may have contributed to a stunning 11-5 loss to Mexico in Round 1 of the WBC on Sunday night.

The Padres are flirting with the idea of beginning the season with a six-man pitching rotation. Settling on an Opening Day starter, though, may not be as easy a decision for manager Bob Melvin.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora expects his new third baseman, Justin Turner, back before Opening Day after a frightening scene when the former Dodger was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game last week.

Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the World Baseball Classic helps propel Japan to a 7-1 win over Australia and close out the group stage with a perfect 4-0 record. In other WBC action, Italy advances to quarterfinals on tiebreaker.

Nolan Arenado had three hits and made several highlight-reel defensive plays in Team USA's 6-2 opening-round win over Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic.

The eight-year, $111 million deal ties top prospect Corbin Carroll to the Diamondbacks through his prime seasons.

Venezuela's Anthony Santander celebrated in style after hitting a home run on Saturday. Here are the most exciting and creative bat flips from this year's World Baseball Classic.

Rookie outfielder Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals suffered a strained right shoulder sliding into second base in the first inning against the Houston Astros on Saturday and left the game.

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. got his first two hits of the spring, snapping an 0-for-16 slump Saturday against the Chicago White Sox.

Powered by Shohei Ohtani's bat and the right arm of fireballer Roki Sasaki, Japan advances to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic after a 10-2 rout of the Czech Republic.

Jesus Alou died Friday at the age of 80. A longtime major leaguer, he most recently was the director of the Red Sox's academy in the Dominican Republic.

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said it was difficult to land the top pitchers for the World Baseball Classic due to the rigors of the Major League Baseball regular season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Friday that center fielder Harrison Bader was diagnosed with a left oblique strain. The injury leaves Bader's status for Opening Day in doubt.

Fans in Puerto Rico broke the Guinness World record for the most hair dyed, with 192 men going blond to support the team in the World Baseball Classic.

Jacob deGrom will throw Saturday and, if all goes well, could make his first Cactus League start two days later, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.

Infielders Yuli Gurriel and José Iglesias have agreed to minor league contracts with the Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits as Japan beat South Korea in the WBC. In two games, he is 4-for-7 with three RBIs, while allowing one hit over four innings as a pitcher.