Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who has been in serious talks with the team on a new deal since the start of February, is closing in on a long-term extension, sources confirmed to ESPN.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has been diagnosed with a high-grade lat strain in his right shoulder and will be out at least a couple of months.
After what had been a quiet offseason, the Padres filled a clear need in their starting rotation Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a four-year, $55 million contract with veteran right-hander Nick Pivetta, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Facing immense expectations heading into the 2025 season, the defending champion Dodgers are preaching patience and avoiding the temptation to talk about the World Series in February.
Shohei Ohtani said he was "on schedule" in his attempt to return as a two-way player this season, despite what he described as a "complicated surgery" on his shoulder.
Roki Sasaki donned a No. 11 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey atop a makeshift stage Wednesday afternoon and called it the culmination of "an incredibly difficult decision."
Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on Instagram on Friday.
Sheel Seidler, the widow of late San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler, filed suit against two of his brothers Monday in an attempt to gain control of the team.
The initial list of MLB teams that expressed interest in Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, with the talented young pitcher taking meetings with a "set few number" of those, his agent said Monday. Sasaki will make his decision between Jan. 15 and 23.