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Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes will miss next month's World Baseball Classic because of a strained right hamstring but hasn't ruled out being ready for the start of the regular season. Cortes had been slated to start for Team USA.

MLB's joint competition committee has voted to keep the rule that places a runner at second base at the start of extra innings, and a separate set of rules that puts parameters on when position players can pitch, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.

Ted Lerner, the billionaire real estate developer whose family bought the Washington Nationals in 2006, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 97.

Major League Baseball is shaking up the way the game is played this season. We break down how the changes will impact the sport.

When spring training games start, baseball will look different than ever before. Here's why the league is so confident the changes are for the better.

Fox Sports announced on Sunday during its Super Bowl pregame show that former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will be part of the network's studio coverage for the coming season, reuniting him with his former teammate, Alex Rodriguez.

The Oakland Athletics acquired veteran outfielder JJ Bleday from the Miami Marlins for left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk on Saturday, both teams announced.

Reliever Jason Adam beat the Tampa Bay Rays in his salary arbitration case and will get $1.775 million next season.

The Houston Astros have signed right-hander Cristian Javier to a five-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing, the team announced Friday.

The Dodgers and veteran OF David Peralta agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal, sources told ESPN on Friday.

San Diego Padres ace Yu Darvish says he wants to push himself "as far as I can go" during a six-year extension that will take him through his age-42 season.

Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado, who went 4-2 with a 3.18 ERA last season, avoided arbitration by reaching a one-year, $3.45 million deal.

Free agent minor league pitcher Sonny Vargas was suspended for 110 games on Friday following a positive test for Boldenone, his second positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.

How bright is your favorite teams future? Kiley McDaniel breaks down every AL system.

Angels teammates Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani headline a star-laden group of players who will compete in the World Baseball Classic.

Major League Baseball is getting set to take over telecasts if the Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary operating regional networks does not broadcast, at a cost of about $1 billion, commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday after an owners' meeting.

In yet another nod to technology, Major League Baseball will permit pitchers in spring training to wear wristbands that will let them signal to the catcher what's coming next.

The Astros beat Kyle Tucker in arbitration on Thursday, and the All-Star outfielder will make $5 million this season.

Yu Darvish and the Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Mets reliever Adam Ottavino has turned his private workout facility into a baseball community, from rec leaguers to the pros.