The Padres are hiring Mike Shildt as the team's new manager, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, to replace Bob Melvin, who left the team to take over as skipper of division rival San Francisco.
The World Series champion Texas Rangers earned a full postseason share of $506,263 from a total pool of $107.8 million, the most in Major League Baseball history.
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley headline the newcomers to the ballot of 26 MLB players being considered for induction into the Naitonal Hall of Fame.
Free agent Lance Lynn, who last pitched for the Cardinals in 2017, is returning on a one-year deal worth at least $10 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN.
The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Reynaldo López to a $26 million, three-year contract on Monday that includes an $8 million club option for 2027.
