BOSTON (AP) — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. also agreed to an $11 million deal, ensuring Boston will avoid salary arbitration with two of its biggest stars.Outfielder Andrew Benintendi and left-handed starter Eduardo Rodríguez did not agree to deals and swapped numbers for arbitration. Benintendi asked for $4.15 million and was offered $3.4 million — a big raise from his $717,500 salary in 2019. Rodríguez is seeking $8,975,000 and was offered $8.3 million, a bump from $4,325,000.Boston also agreed to salaries for relievers Brandon Workman ($3.5 million), Matt Barnes ($3.1 million) and Heath Hembree ($1,612,500)Betts' deal topped the $26 million agreement last winter for third baseman Nolan Arenado, which led to negotiations for a $260 million, eight-year deal.A four-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Betts is eligible for free... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player, while Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant got an $18.6 million, one-year deal.Cincinnati pitcher Trevor Bauer struck a $17.5 million agreement after winning hearings against Cleveland the previous two winters, and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor also agreed to $17.5 million.NL MVP Cody Bellinger agreed at $11.5 million, the largest amount for a player eligible for arbitration for the first time. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, also eligible for the first time, received an $8.5 million deal.Among 155 players eligible for arbitration at the start of the day, just 20 remained headed for hearings next month after exchanging proposed arbitration salaries with teams. Houston outfielder George Springer asked for a raise from $12.15 million to $22.5 million and was offered $17.5 million in the biggest gap. Philadelphia... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player, while Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant got an $18.6 million, one-year deal.Cincinnati pitcher Trevor Bauer struck a $17.5 million agreement after winning hearings against Cleveland the previous two winters, and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor also agreed to $17.5 million.NL MVP Cody Bellinger agreed at $11.5 million, the largest amount for a player eligible for arbitration for the first time. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, also eligible for the first time, received an $8.5 million deal.Among 155 players eligible for arbitration at the start of the day, just 20 remained headed for hearings next month after exchanging proposed arbitration salaries with teams. Houston outfielder George Springer asked for a raise from $12.15 million to $22.5 million and was offered $17.5 million in the biggest gap.Just 10 cases... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. also agreed to an $11 million deal, ensuring Boston will avoid salary arbitration with two of its biggest stars.Betts' deal topped the $26 million agreement last winter for third baseman Nolan Arenado, which led to negotiations for a $260 million, eight-year deal.A four-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Betts is eligible for free agency after this season. He was voted the American League MVP in 2018, when he hit a major league-leading .346 with 32 homers and 80 RBIs, then helped the Red Sox to the World Series title. He hit .295 last season with 29 homers and 80 RBIs.Bradley is known for his spectacular plays in the outfield, but his bat has been a liability at times. He is streaky, hitting .315 with five homers and 14 RBIs in June but just .225 for the season as a whole, with 21 homers and 62 RBIs. He led the league in putouts and assists as a center fielder. Boston also acquired right-hander Austin Brice from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league shortstop Angeudis Santos. Infielder Marco Hernández was designated for assignment.Brice, a 27-year-old relief pitcher, had a 3.43 ERA in 36 games last season. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player.Betts' deal topped the $26 million agreement last winterfor third baseman Nolan Arenado, which led to negotiations for a $260 million, eight-year deal.A four-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Betts is eligible for free agency after this season. He was voted the American League MVP award in 2018, when he hit a major league-leading .346 with 32 homers and 80 RBIs, then helped the Red Sox to the World Series title. He hit .295 last season with 29 homers and 80 RBIs.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yoshitomo Tsutsugo quickly felt right at home inside Tropicana Field.One day after the Rays announced the completion of a $12 million, two-year contract with Tsutsugo, the former Japanese star began his opening statement at his introductory news conference Tuesday in English.“Thank you so much for coming," Tsutsugo said. “My name is Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. Please call me Yoshie.”Tsutsugo, who turned 28 last month, batted .272 this year with 29 homers and 79 RBIs. He had a .285 average with 205 homers and 613 RBIs during 10 seasons with Yokohama, including 44 homers and 110 RBIs in 2016.“Offensively I know I'm able to contribute immediately,” Tsutsugo said through a translator. “Obviously I've never faced MLB pitching and I'm really excited about it. But throughout my career in Japan I've prepared for this my whole life.”The left-handed hitting corner outfield-third baseman has hit at least 20 home runs in six consecutive seasons, and earned Pool B MVP honors with... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado won his seventh straight Gold Glove and pitcher Zack Greinke earned his sixth in a row, getting the National League honor for the fourth months he spent with Arizona before he was traded to Houston.Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon, who became a free agent this weekend, won his seventh overall and third in a row.Other multiple winners in the AL announced Sunday included Boston right fielder Mookie Betts (four), Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (three), Oakland first baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman, and Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor (two apiece).Seattle pitcher Mike Leake, Cleveland catcher Roberto Pérez and Chicago White Sox second baseman Yolmer Sánchez were first time winners in the AL.Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo won his third Gold Glove and second in a row, and Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed won his second straight.There were five first-time winners in the NL: Philadelphia catcher J.T.... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado won his seventh straight Gold Glove and pitcher Zack Greinke earned his sixth in a row, getting the National League honor for the fourth months he spent with Arizona before he was traded to Houston.Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon, who became a free agent this weekend, won his seventh overall and third in a row.Other multiple winners in the AL announced Sunday included Boston right fielder Mookie Betts (four), Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (three), Oakland first baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman, and Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor (two apiece).Seattle pitcher Mike Leake, Cleveland catcher Roberto Pérez and Chicago White Sox second baseman Yolmer Sánchez were first time winners in the AL.Chicago Cubs first baseman won his third Gold Glove and second in a row, and Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed won his second straight,There were five first-time winners in the NL: Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto, St.... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado won his seventh straight Gold Glove and pitcher Zack Greinke earned his sixth in a row, getting the National League honor for the fourth months he spent with Arizona before he was traded to Houston.Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon, who became a free agent this weekend, won his seventh overall and third in a row.Other multiple winners in the AL announced Sunday included Boston right fielder Mookie Betts (four), Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (three), Oakland first baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman, and Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor (two apiece).Seattle pitcher Mike Leake, Cleveland catcher Roberto Pérez and Chicago White Sox second baseman Yolmer Sánchez were first time winners in the AL.Chicago Cubs first baseman won his third Gold Glove and second in a row, and Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed won his second straight,There were five first-time winners in the NL: Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto, St.... [More]

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort says nobody in the front office is worried that star Nolan Arenado will opt out of his $260 million contract in two years."If there's a list of issues that we need to deal with, that is like No. 775 on the page," Monfort said Tuesday. "So I don't think any of us are really worried about it at this time."The 28-year-old third baseman had another productive season, hitting a career-high .315 with 41 homers and 118 RBIs and is likely to win his seventh consecutive Gold Glove Award.The Rockies' win total, however, plummeted from 91 to 71, the largest regression in franchise history.Arenado, who signed the eight-year, $260 million contract in spring training, has said he does not want to be like former Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, who played his entire 17-year career with the team and went to the postseason just twice.Monfort called the disappointing season "without a doubt the hardest year I've been through," and vowed to "put all our... [More]

DENVER (AP) — Tough times and bad timing defined the Colorado Rockies' hugely disappointing season that began with high hopes of ending the Dodgers' dominance out West but unraveled under the dual demons of frustration and failure.The pitching was horrendous, from the starters to the closers. Ace Kyle Freeland's mystifying plunge produced a cascading effect on the pitching staff and led to a bullpen implosion.The bats couldn't bail out the Blake Street Blunders once superstar Nolan Arenado endured a mid-summer slump."This is obviously not the season that we wanted to have," shortstop Trevor Story said as the Rockies wrapped up a 71-91 campaign that ended their two-year playoff run and sent them into an offseason of uncertainty. "We had some high expectations that we really didn't come close to meeting.""I thought we were going to be good," Arenado agreed.Although, he acknowledges that the Rockies sort of saw this coming when the front office let DJ LeMahieu and Adam Ottavino leave last... [More]

Brewers first. Trent Grisham singles to right field. Keston Hiura hit by pitch. Trent Grisham to second. Yasmani Grandal lines out to shortstop to Trevor Story. Keston Hiura doubled off first. Ryan Braun singles to shallow center field. Trent Grisham scores. Eric Thames lines out to first base to Daniel Murphy.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Rockies 0.Rockies third. Sam Hilliard doubles to deep center field. Tony Wolters singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Sam Hilliard scores. Antonio Senzatela out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Zach Davies to Keston Hiura. Tony Wolters to third. Garrett Hampson flies out to right field to Trent Grisham. Charlie Blackmon lines out to left field to Ben Gamel.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Rockies 1.Brewers fourth. Eric Thames flies out to deep left center field to Sam Hilliard. Lorenzo Cain homers to left field. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy. Orlando Arcia grounds out to shortstop,... [More]

Giants first. Mauricio Dubon doubles to deep center field. Austin Slater flies out to deep center field to Yonathan Daza. Mauricio Dubon to third. Kevin Pillar singles to right field. Mauricio Dubon scores. Evan Longoria singles to shallow center field. Kevin Pillar to third. Joey Rickard grounds out to shortstop. Evan Longoria out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Rockies 0.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon strikes out on a foul tip. Nolan Arenado singles to left field. Trevor Story called out on strikes. Sam Hilliard triples to deep right field. Nolan Arenado scores. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Burch Smith to Austin Slater.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 1.Giants fourth. Evan Longoria flies out to right field to Sam Hilliard. Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Joey Rickard. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Jaylin Davis flies out to center field to Yonathan Daza. Cristhian Adames grounds out to first base to Ryan McMahon.1... [More]

Giants third. Mauricio Dubon singles to left center field. Jeff Samardzija out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon. Mauricio Dubon to second. Brandon Crawford grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Josh Fuentes. Mauricio Dubon to third. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Kevin Pillar singles to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski to second. Mauricio Dubon scores. Stephen Vogt grounds out to first base to Josh Fuentes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 1, Rockies 0.Rockies seventh. Josh Fuentes singles to shallow right field. Tony Wolters hit by pitch. Josh Fuentes to second. Yonder Alonso pinch-hitting for Phillip Diehl. Yonder Alonso reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging. Raimel Tapia reaches on error. Peter Lambert to second. Josh Fuentes scores. Throwing error by Brandon Crawford. Fielding error by Brandon Belt. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 1.Giants ninth. Alex Dickerson pinch-hitting for Will Smith. Alex Dickerson grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Josh Fuentes. Jaylin Davis homers to center field.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Rockies 1.

Rockies first. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson homers to center field. Nolan Arenado singles to center field. Charlie Blackmon walks. Nolan Arenado to second. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging. Sam Hilliard grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 0.Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Buster Posey homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Brandon Belt strikes out swinging. Evan Longoria walks. Kevin Pillar grounds out to third base. Evan Longoria out at second.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Rockies 1.Giants third. Madison Bumgarner homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski pops out to third base to Nolan Arenado. Buster Posey walks. Brandon Belt pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 1.Rockies fourth. Charlie Blackmon hit by pitch. Ian Desmond homers to center field. Charlie Blackmon... [More]

Rockies first. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Daniel Murphy grounds out to second base, Max Muncy to Cody Bellinger. Nolan Arenado homers to center field. Charlie Blackmon homers to right field. Ian Desmond pops out to shallow right field to Cody Bellinger.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 0.Rockies second. Garrett Hampson singles to shallow infield. Pat Valaika strikes out swinging. Tony Wolters singles to center field. Garrett Hampson scores. Peter Lambert reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Tony Wolters out at second. Trevor Story singles to left field. Peter Lambert to second. Daniel Murphy grounds out to second base, Gavin Lux to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 3, Dodgers 0.Dodgers second. Cody Bellinger doubles to deep left center field. Corey Seager singles to right field. Cody Bellinger to third. Chris Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Ian Desmond. Cody Bellinger scores. Gavin Lux singles to right field.... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo lines out to third base to Nolan Arenado. Jeff McNeil homers to right field. Pete Alonso grounds out to first base to Ryan McMahon. Robinson Cano lines out to right field to Charlie Blackmon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Ian Desmond lines out to center field to Brandon Nimmo. Sam Hilliard homers to center field. Garrett Hampson flies out to Michael Conforto. Dom Nunez pops out to shallow center field to Amed Rosario.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 1.Rockies fourth. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging. Sam Hilliard homers to left field. Garrett Hampson grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Pete Alonso. Dom Nunez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Mets 1.Rockies fifth. Jeff Hoffman singles to shallow infield. Trevor Story singles to center field. Jeff Hoffman to second. Ryan McMahon walks. Trevor Story to second. Jeff Hoffman to third. Nolan Arenado pops out to Pete Alonso.... [More]

Mets sixth. Todd Frazier singles to left field. Amed Rosario homers to center field. Todd Frazier scores. Marcus Stroman grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy. Brandon Nimmo homers to center field. Jeff McNeil flies out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon. Pete Alonso homers to center field. Robinson Cano singles to shallow infield. Wilson Ramos strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 4, Rockies 0.Mets eighth. Joe Panik pinch-hitting for Marcus Stroman. Joe Panik singles to left field. Brandon Nimmo walks. Joe Panik to second. Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. Pete Alonso singles to shallow right field, tagged out at second, Daniel Murphy to Trevor Story. Brandon Nimmo to third. Joe Panik scores. Robinson Cano grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 5, Rockies 0.Mets ninth. Wilson Ramos doubles to deep right field. Michael Conforto flies out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon. Wilson... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo homers to left field. Jeff McNeil pops out to shallow center field to Trevor Story. Michael Conforto grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Robinson Cano flies out to left field to Ian Desmond.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Charlie Blackmon called out on strikes. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Ian Desmond homers to center field. Garrett Hampson singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by J.D. Davis. Drew Butera grounds out to third base, Jeff McNeil to Pete Alonso.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 1.Mets third. Tomas Nido singles to center field. Steven Matz strikes out swinging. Brandon Nimmo flies out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson. Jeff McNeil homers to right field. Tomas Nido scores. Michael Conforto grounds out to shallow center field, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 3, Rockies 1.Mets fourth. Robinson Cano grounds out... [More]

Padres first. Greg Garcia walks. Nick Martini lines out to second base to Pat Valaika. Manny Machado flies out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon. Greg Garcia to third. Throwing error by Charlie Blackmon. Eric Hosmer walks. Wil Myers doubles to deep left center field. Eric Hosmer scores. Greg Garcia scores. Josh Naylor grounds out to first base, Daniel Murphy to Peter Lambert.2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Padres 2, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Ian Desmond pops out to shallow center field to Greg Garcia. Garrett Hampson pops out to shallow infield to Eric Hosmer. Pat Valaika doubles to deep left center field. Tony Wolters doubles to deep left center field. Pat Valaika scores. Peter Lambert walks. Trevor Story singles to center field. Peter Lambert to third. Tony Wolters scores. Daniel Murphy singles to left field. Trevor Story to second. Peter Lambert scores. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 3, Padres 2.Rockies third. Charlie Blackmon... [More]