Baseball

Infielder Kevin Newman and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Thursday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract. Newman gets a $2.5 million salary next season, and the deal includes a $2.5 million club option for 2026 with a $250,000 buyout.

BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Justin Wilson and the Boston Red Sox agreed Thursday to a $2.25 million, one-year contract. Wilson can earn an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched: $150,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds next season. The announcement was made on Thursday after a judge in U.S.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela , the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate. TMZ Sports obtained the document on Tuesday.

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BOSTON (AP) — Ted Williams’ Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was presented to him by fellow World War II naval aviator George H.W. Bush, is among the items up for auction from the memorabilia collection of the ballplayer’s daughter.

NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator upheld five-year suspensions of the chief executives of Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm for making improper inducements to players and cut the ban of the company's only certified baseball agent to three years.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Stephen Vogt will have two invaluable coaches again by his side for his second season.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have hired former Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker as a senior adviser for baseball operations.