SAN DIEGO — Apparently it’s always overtime season in San Diego. On Saturday, Jake Cronenworth became the latest player to tie his long-term future to the Padres. The 29-year old infielder agreed to a seven-year contract extension that will keep him in San Diego through the 2030 season. Terms have not been announced, but a … Read more
The San Diego Padres and infielder Jake Cronenworth have agreed to a seven-year extension worth $80 million, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the deal said. The athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Cronenworth will earn $4.225 million in 2023. He has already passed his physical examination and the deal is expected to be … Read more
Keep up with all the biggest stories in baseball. Sign up here to receive this content in your inbox every morning. Do you remember the old days when baseball games… I haven’t done the math yet, but I remember it was about nine hours? We now live in the future and the future is scary … Read more
After the most exciting World Baseball Classic we’ve witnessed, it’s fitting that when the major league players who represented their respective countries in the tournament rejoined their big league teams, the Opening Day rosters became one of the most internationally diverse player collections in MLB history. A total of 269 international-born players from 19 countries … Read more
It’s a happy opening day for minor leaguers. With the season starting Friday, minor league players have voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement, leaving just one step left before the five-year agreement is official. More than 99 percent of players who voted were in favor of the deal, according to the MLBPA. Thousands … Read more
By Jayson Stark, Patrick Mooney, Nick Groke, C. Trent Rosecrans and Andy McCullough MLB’s 15 opening day games lasted an average of 2 hours and 45 minutes on Thursday, 26 minutes shorter than last year’s average, indicating a successful start to the regular season for the pitch clock introduced to shorten games as part of … Read more
Maps manager Oliver Marmol said X-rays of Contreras’ right knee were negative and he had a contusion. Marmol also said the All-Star catcher would undergo an MRI exam to make sure he suffered no soft tissue damage. “We’ll know a lot more here in a few hours,” said Marmol after his club gave up two … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman committed Major League Baseball’s first pitch-clock offense in the third inning of Thursday’s Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With no outs, rookie Brice Turang on second base and Christian Yelich on the plate, plate umpire Ron Kulpa called the foul on Stroman at Wrigley Field. … Read more
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have operated for the past few seasons on a philosophy of wanting to compete as long as possible rather than going all-in during any given season. But a look at their roster indicates that the championship window may not stay open much longer. The Brewers’ top two starting pitchers … Read more
The first-ever collective bargaining agreement in minor league baseball history is imminent, a milestone in the history of the sport, and especially for the players. At about 9 p.m. Wednesday, the Major League Baseball Players Association leadership notified thousands of minor league players that the association had reached a preliminary five-year agreement with MLB. Minor … Read more
