Masuhiro Tanaka has agreed to a contract with the New York Yankees that will pay him $155 million dollars over the next seven seasons, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
It would be the highest salary ever paid for a free agent pitcher and the sixth highest overall in baseball history.
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Arbitrator Frederic Horowitz handed out a 162-game suspension to New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Saturday, a suspension that not only covers the entire 2014 regular season, but the postseason as well.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jack Morris received 61.5% of the necessary 75% of the vote from the Baseball Writers' Association of America in their annual voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas, who were all on the ballot for the first time, were voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday.
Watch, as Pittsburgh Pirates star outfielder Andrew McCutchen proposes to his girlfriend, Maria Hansloven, during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
The Seattle Mariners made some news at the Major League Baseball winter meeting on Wednesday, acquiring outfielder/first baseman Corey Hart, along with outfielder Logan Morrison.
Former Major League Baseball managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox, who have eight World Series titles among them, were unanimously elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Monday by the Veterans Committee.
Free agent second baseman Robinson Cano has agreed to a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Seattle Mariners, a deal which would be the third-richest in Major League Baseball history.
Major League Baseball handed out its 2013 Most Valuable Player awards on Thursday, with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera winning for the second-consecutive year in the American League, and Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen capturing the honor in the National League.
Major League Baseball named it's 2013 Cy young Award winners on Wednesday, with Clayton Kershawn of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning in the National League, while Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers took home the honor in the National League.
Major League Baseball named its 2013 Mangers of the Year on Tuesday, with Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona winning the award in the American League, while Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle took home the honor in the National League.
Major League Baseball handed out its 2013 Rookie of the Year awards on Monday, with Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez being named in the National League, while Tampa Rays outfielder Wil Myers honored in the American League.