The Mets introduced their biggest acquisition this offseason — so far — in Frankie Montas on Friday afternoon. Montas, 31, is a bit of a reclamation project for the Mets after an injury-plagued tenure with the Yankees and an up-and-down 2024 season with the Reds and Brewers. With the free agent market heating up, and … Read more
Three questions Giants must answer by end of MLB Winter Meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — The first week of December started with a pair of stories that couldn’t have gone over all that well at Oracle Park. Minutes after former Giant Blake Snell was introduced at Dodger Stadium and put … Read more
Three questions Giants must answer by end of MLB Winter Meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — The first week of December started with a pair of stories that couldn’t have gone over all that well at Oracle Park. Minutes after former Giant Blake Snell was introduced at Dodger Stadium and put … Read more
Giants add two newcomers to front office, make Evans hire official originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey went with an internal choice for general manager and picked a familiar face as his VP of player development. The latest round of front office additions included two more people that Posey … Read more
Clay Holmes will start for the Mets after four years of relieving for the Yankees. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) A New York Yankees star has landed the payday of his career by joining the New York Mets. We are not talking about Juan Soto. Former Yankees star Clay Holmes has agreed to a three-year, … Read more
The Mets are in agreement with former Yankees reliever Clay Holmes on a three-year contract worth $38 million pending a physical, SNY’s Andy Martino confirmed, as their offseason spending continues. The deal has an opt-out after the second year. Holmes finished the 2024 season with a solid 3.14 ERA (1.30 WHIP) in 63 innings and … Read more
Severino details excitement to play with young, ‘hungry’ Athletics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New Athletics ace Luis Severino had his introductory press conference on Friday, just one day after signing a franchise record-setting three-year contract worth up to $67 million with an opt-out after the second season. The 30-year-old righty focused on … Read more
MLB: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians CLEVELAND (AP) Shane Bieber’s first venture into free agency turned into a return trip. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner agreed Friday to rejoin the Cleveland Guardians after making just two starts last season before undergoing Tommy John surgery, a person familiar with the negotiations told The … Read more
MLB: World Series-Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees NEW YORK (AP) Pitcher Clay Holmes and the New York Mets have agreed to a $38 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement for the 31-year-old right-hander was … Read more
Dodgers pitcher Tommy John delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 29, 1976, picking up his first win after undergoing the first famous medical procedure that would bear his name in 1974. (Wally Fong / Associated Press) Tommy John has endured the dreaded wait many times since debuting on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot … Read more