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Baltimore's Félix Bautista was a unanimous winner of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and Milwaukee's Devin Williams won the Trevor Hoffman National League honor.

Andre Dawson says he sent a letter to Baseball Hall of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark asking to change the cap on his plaque from the Expos to the Cubs.

Former longtime major leaguer Nelson Cruz will work for the Dodgers as an advisor, sources tell ESPN.

Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball's Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. Both players are free agents.

"This past summer I didn't do anything. I got a little bit bored, to be honest with you," Brad Ausmus said Tuesday, a week after he was hired as Aaron Boone's bench coach with the Yankees.

Tigers general manager Scott Harris said he hopes the addition of veteran right-hander Kenta Maeda in free agency helps influence Detroit's young starters.

On the heels of the A's announcing a move to Las Vegas, a group of Oakland-area fans started the Oakland Ballers, who will play in the independent Pioneer League.

Jeff Bagwell, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons and Jim Thome are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall of Fame ballot that includes managers Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson.

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt has rounded out his staff, retaining Sandy Alomar Jr. and Carl Willis -- two long-tenured coaches under former manager Terry Francona.

Outfielder Jason Heyward, who hit .269 with 15 home runs last season, is returning to the Dodgers on a one-year, $9 million deal, sources told ESPN.

Shōta Imanaga, who got the win for Japan in this year's World Baseball Classic final against the United States, will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. on Jan. 11.

The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free agent pitcher Sonny Gray, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

The New York Mets on Monday announced former Bloomberg CEO Scott Havens as its new president of business operations.

Free agent Kenta Maeda has reached a two-year, $27 million deal with the Tigers, sources confirmed to ESPN. He was 6-8 for the Twins last season.

Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the Mets, died Friday. He was 74.

The Diamondbacks have acquired 3B Eugenio Suarez in a trade with the Mariners.

The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have joined forces to produce a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting.

Paul DeJong has agreed to a 1-year deal with the White Sox, pending a physical, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.

The Cardinals have agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with righthanded pitcher Kyle Gibson, sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

Brad Ausmus was hired as the Yankees' bench coach Tuesday, replacing Carlos Mendoza, who left earlier this month to manage the Mets.