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Reliever Pedro Baez beat the Dodgers in arbitration and will earn $4 million in 2020. He became the first player to win in salary arbitration this year.

The A's on Wednesday said they had filed a formal complaint about the Astros' sign-stealing before Mike Fiers told The Athletic about the scheme.

In addition to the three-batter minimum for relief pitchers, other MLB rules to take effect in 2020 include 26-man rosters through Aug. 31 and a 15-day injured list for pitchers.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says it's healthy that his players are expressing their frustration and disappointment about how they may have been impacted by the Astros' illicit sign stealing in 2017.

Keone Kela will be the PIrates' closer to open the season, manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday.

Brandon Workman, who finished 15th among major league relievers with an average of 13.06 strikeouts per nine innings, is a favorite to start the season as the closer, interim manager Ron Roenicke said.

Cameron Maybin is returning to the Tigers, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2005, agreeing to a one-year contract Wednesday.

The Mariners have agreed to a one-year deal with pitcher Taijuan Walker, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire was arrested on Friday for allegedly exposing himself, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office told Sportsnet.

Trevor Cahill, who posted a 6.92 ERA in his first 11 starts for the Angels and spent the final four months of the 2019 season in an inconsequential bullpen role, has signed a minor league deal with the Giants.

The Pirates have agreed to a one-year contract with outfielder Jarrod Dyson, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Braves left-hander Cole Hamels has shoulder discomfort and will be reevaluated in three weeks.

Teams improved to 4-0 in salary arbitration this year when the Colorado Rockies defeated catcher Tony Wolters, who will earn $1.9 million rather than his request for $2,475,000.

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Astros owner Jim Crane is expected to meet with the entire roster Wednesday to discuss how the team will publicly address the sign-stealing scandal that led to the firing of GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Speaking on Tuesday during his first spring training news conference, Mets manager Luis Rojas said, "We expect to be a contender," citing his new team's "great roster" and a starting rotation that includes Cy Young and World Series winners.

Theo Epstein saw more "cause for concern" with the Cubs last season in that he didn't see Joe Maddon's usual approach working anymore, while Maddon said the front office "wanted to change everything."

The Red Sox named bench coach Ron Roenicke interim manager Tuesday, a label chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom says the organization chose to use out of respect to the ongoing MLB investigation into alleged illegal sign stealing by the team in 2018.

The Red Sox have named former bench coach Ron Roenicke interim manager to serve as Alex Cora's replacement.

Angels GM Billy Eppler said knee surgery in September has delayed the timeline for Shohei Ohtani to return to the mound as a pitcher until mid-May. Until then, he will continue to contribute to the team as a hitter.