Free agent right-hander Merrill Kelly, after being dealt by the Diamondbacks to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline last season, is returning to Arizona on a two-year, $40 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will be a popular person in the coming months as the MLB CBA negotiations are set to kick off in December. Thursday, Manfred took some time to go on New York Sports Radio Station WFAN (in which I frequent daily) with Craig Carton and Chris ‘Big Mac’ McMonigle.

As his career moves into its later stages, Harper remains determined to deliver that title to Philadelphia. The Phillies are once again positioned as contenders, highlighted by the offseason re-signing of designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, though the club has endured back-to-back early postseason exits.

Sources told ESPN that nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their contracts with Main Street Sports Group, the RSN operator that again finds itself in deep financial trouble.

Detroit joined eight other MLB teams in cutting ties with FanDuel Sports as the regional TV model faces upheaval.

MLB analyst Rob Parker says the Dodgers would have already splashed the cash for Kyle Tucker if they really wished to sign him.

On Saturday, Royals pitcher and Pleasant Grove alum Michael Wacha and his family hosted its third annual Wacha Family and Friends all sports camp for young, aspiring athletes. “Growing up here in Texarkana,

Kepler tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a metabolite of Trenbolone that is contained in some products used in body-building stores and had been used in products to promote cattle growth.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to add two new teams and realign divisions by geography before retiring in 2029, aiming to ease travel and modernize the league’s structure.