The Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins and plan to sign free agent super utility man Kiké Hernández to a one-year contract once the trade is finalized, sources told ESPN.

After shopping Margot in recent days, the Dodgers struck a deal to send the Twins the 29-year-old outfielder and shortstop prospect Rayne Doncon for shortstop prospect Noah Miller.

The Royals have improved their catching depth, signing catcher Austin Nola to a one-year deal on Friday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Nola, 34, was released by the Brewers on Thursday to make room for Gary Sánchez, and the Royals moved quickly to bring in the veteran receiver.

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal with Gio Urshela.

Urshela, 32, should help at third base and can play a variety of positions for the Tigers.

His ability to hit left-handed pitching was something the Tigers sought this offseason.

Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California.

The company made the announcement Tuesday. Cavnar -- set to be the voice for most A's games during the upcoming 2024 season -- becomes the first woman in major league history to handle primary play-by-play duties.

The Tampa Bay Rays have extended the contracts of manager Kevin Cash and president of baseball operations Erik Neander.

The Rays did not disclose terms when announcing the extensions Thursday, but the Tampa Bay Times reported that Cash and Neander both will be under contract through the Rays' move to a new stadium in 2028.

The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with Gary Sanchez, according to a source.

The contract is also believed to include a mutual option for 2025.

Sanchez gives the Brewers insurance behind starting catcher William Contreras.

Jose Altuve signed a five-year extension on Tuesday that all but guarantees he will finish his career with the Houston Astros.

The deal is worth $125 million, sources told ESPN, taking him all the way through his age-39 season.

"He's a franchise-type player; one of the best in Houston history," owner Jim Crane said at the owners meetings in Orlando, Florida. "And we hope someday he's a Hall of Famer."

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers haver agreed to a new contract.

Kershaw will return for at least his 17th season with the Dodgers but will spend at least the first half of the year recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.

Kershaw was expected to either re-sign with the Dodgers or sign with his hometown Texas Rangers. 

Kershaw finished in the top three of National League Cy Young voting every year from 2011 to 2015, during which he led all MLB starting pitchers in wins (88), ERA (2.11) and WHIP (0.93) while ranking third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.16).

The Los Angeles Dodgers are re-signing Ryan Brasier on a two-year deal worth $9 million, according to a report.

The right-hander can earn up to $13 million through incentives in the contract.

Brasier, 36, had a 3.02 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 59 2/3 innings between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023.

The Los Angeles Dodgers changed the complexion of the back end of their bullpen on Monday, trading left-hander Caleb Ferguson to the New York Yankees and agreeing with right-hander Ryan Brasier to a two-year, $9 million contract.