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Rangers Sign Johnny Cueto To Minor League Deal

Apr 24, 2024 8:08 AM

Johnny Cueto has signed a Minor League deal with the Texas Rangers.

Cueto, 38, wants to pitch in his 17th Major League season.

The right-hander made 13 appearances (10 starts) for the Miami Marlins last season and 25 appearances (24 starts) for the Chicago White Sox in 2022. He finished the last of his six seasons with the San Francisco Giants in 2021.

Cueto is expected to report to the club's training complex in Surprise, Arizona.

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Pablo Sandoval Signs Deal With Independent Staten Island FerryHawks

Apr 6, 2024 4:02 PM

Former World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval agreed to a contract Saturday with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League, nine days after he was released from a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants.

Sandoval, 37, hit .250 with two RBIs in 28 spring training at-bats for the Giants, the team he helped to World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14.

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Jackie Bradley Jr. Signs With Independent Long Island Ducks

Apr 4, 2024 5:15 PM

Former All-Star outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has signed with the independent Long Island Ducks as he attempts to make a comeback to Major League Baseball.

Bradley, 33, played for the Boston Red Sox from 2013-18. He was an All-Star in 2016, won a Gold Glove in 2018 and played 144 games that season when the Red Sox won the World Series. He was the MVP of the 2018 American League Championship Series.

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Mariners Sign Dallas Keuchel To Minor League Deal

Apr 2, 2024 11:21 PM

The Seattle Mariners are signing 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal.

The lefty will report to Triple-A Tacoma by this weekend.

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Phillies Give Matt Straham Extension, Trade Jake Cave To Rockies

Mar 24, 2024 2:47 PM

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Matt Strahm has agreed to a contract extension through the 2025 season, the team announced Sunday.

Financial terms were not disclosed on the deal for Strahm, but the club holds a vesting option for the 2026 season.

Also on Sunday, the Phillies traded outfielder Jake Cave to the Colorado Rockies for cash considerations. The Rockies, in turn, placed right-hander German Marquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Cave.

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Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol Earns Two-Year Extension

Mar 15, 2024 2:14 PM

The St. Louis Cardinals have signed manager Oliver Marmol to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced on Friday.

His current deal was set to expire at the end of the 2024 season.

Marmol, the youngest skipper in the majors at 37, compiled a 164-160 record in his first two seasons.

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Braves Sign Adam Duvall To One-Year, $3M Deal

Mar 15, 2024 12:59 AM

Outfielder Adam Duvall rejoined the Atlanta Braves on a one-year, $3 million contract Thursday.

The free agent spent parts of five seasons in Atlanta before suiting up for Boston in 2023.

Duvall, 35, batted .247 with 21 home runs and 58 RBIs in 92 games with the Red Sox.

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Mariners Sign Reliever Ryne Stanek

Mar 11, 2024 8:33 AM

The Seattle Mariners have signed reliever Ryne Stanek to a one-year contract.

Stanek, 32, has 23 postseason appearances, all but two of them with the Houston Astros the past three seasons.

He was 3-1 with a 4.09 ERA in the regular season last year after going 2-1 with a 1.15 ERA in 2022. It was the lowest ERA in Houston history for a pitcher with at least 50 innings.

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Joey Votto Signs Minor League Deal With Jays

Mar 9, 2024 9:58 PM

Joey Votto has agreed to a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. 

Votto was born and raised 25 minutes from the Rogers Centre.

Votto, 40, played 17 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, earning six All-Star appearances and winning NL MVP.

Votto struggled the past two seasons, batting .205 in 2022 and .202 in 2023.

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Red Sox Sign C.J. Cron To Minor League Deal

Mar 3, 2024 4:01 PM

First baseman C.J. Cron has agreed to a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox that includes an invitation to big league camp for spring training.

The Red Sox announced the deal Sunday, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the right-handed hitter likely will make his spring training debut March 11 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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D-Backs Sign Elvis Andrus To Minor League Deal

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Mets, Jon Duplantier Agree To Minor League Deal

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Dodgers Trade Manuel Margot To Twins, Sign Kike Hernandez

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Royals Sign Austin Nola To One-Year Deal

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Gio Urshela, Tigers Agree To One-Year Deal

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Jenny Cavnar Makes History As A's New Announcer

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Rays Sign Kevin Cash, Erik Neander To Extensions

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Gary Sanchez, Brewers Agree To One-Year, $7M Deal

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Astros Sign Jose Altuve To Five-Year, $125M Extension

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Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers Agree To Contract

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Dodgers To Sign Ryan Brasier To Two-Year Deal

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Dodgers Trade Caleb Ferguson To Yankees, Sign Ryan Brasier

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Reds Sign Josh Harrison To Minor-League Deal

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A's Sign Alex Wood, Acquire Ross Stripling From Giants

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Mets Bring Back Adam Ottavino On One-Year Deal

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Tigers Sign Prospect Colt Keith To Six-Year, $28.6M Deal

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Guardians Sign Carlos Carrasco To Minor League Deal

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Mariners, Austin Voth Agree Upon One-Year Deal

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Sean Doolittle Joins Nationals As Pitching Strategist

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Dusty Baker Back With Giants As A Special Assistant

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