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Phillies manager 'proud' of Castellanos admission

A day after the Phillies released Nick Castellanos, manager Rob Thomson said Friday he was "proud" that the outfielder owned up to his mistake of bringing a beer into the dugout last June.

Vesia grateful for support after daughter's death

Alex Vesia was back with the Los Angeles Dodgers at spring training Friday, less than four months after the death of his infant daughter, Sterling, that caused him to miss last year's World Series.

Astros' Hader playing catch after offseason injury

Astros closer Josh Hader played catch again Friday after the six-time All-Star left-hander dealt with biceps tendinitis while throwing bullpen sessions in the offseason.

Correa: Bad Bunny offered to pay WBC insurance

Carlos Correa said that music superstar Bad Bunny offered to pay his World Baseball Classic insurance to allow the Astros infielder to play for Puerto Rico.

Sources: Cubs, RHP Miller agree to 2-year deal

The Cubs have reached an agreement on a two-year deal with rehabbing free agent pitcher Shelby Miller, sources confirmed to ESPN.

MLB 'proactive' in rushing Venezuelan players back

After the U.S. launched a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, MLB teams worked quickly to get their Venezuelan players back to the U.S. ahead of spring training.

MLB finalizes ABS challenge system for '26 season

MLB teams will always have at least one challenge in extra innings as part of the league's new automated ball-strike challenge system for the 2026 season.

Jays send OF Loperfido to Astros for OF Sánchez

The Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Jesús Sánchez from the Astros for outfielder Joey Loperfido.

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