Reports: Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres agree to nine-year, $135 million extension
Jackson Merrill, who just began his second major league season, has agreed to a nine-year contract extension worth $135 million with the Padres.
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'Great man, great person': Longtime Cincinnati Reds exec Walt Jocketty dies at 74
Cincinnati Reds executive advisor Walt Jocketty, one of the most respected front office figures in baseball for decades, died after a long illness.
Thu, Apr 24
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Fantasy baseball waiver wire: 10 players to add for MLB Week 5
The A's have called up slugging prospect Nick Kurtz, who tops this week's list of players to add.
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If not for his sisters’ influence, Brewers' Brice Turang might not be a Gold Glove second baseman
Brice Turang, one of the most talented young second basemen in the game, will tell you he's not even the best athlete in his own family.
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Nationals' bargain rotation beats the heat with strike force 'on that little dirt hill'
Washington's rotation is focused on commanding the zone rather than racking up strikeouts.
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For Orioles, 2025 brings unwanted lesson in how to fail: 'Figuring that out'
Baltimore won 99 games two years ago and backed it up with another playoff berth last year is now lucky if it can win a three-game series.
Wed, Apr 23
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Every MLB team's biggest surprise in 2025: Trevor Story looks like superstar for Red Sox
Nearly a full month into the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the sample sizes are still small in the context of a 162-game season.
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Tue, Apr 22
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Athletics to call up top prospect Nick Kurtz, just nine months after MLB draft
Athletics prospect Nick Kurtz is being promoted to the majors nine months after being drafted.
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Reds ace Hunter Greene embraces 'beauty' of his long road to MLB dominance
Drafted No. 2 overall in 2017, Hunter Greene was an All-Star for the first time last season.
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