Baseball News

Dylan Bundy has joined the Minnesota Twins on a one-year, $5 million contract.

As Max Scherzer was introduced by the Mets as baseball's highest-paid player, he praised a team owner who was willing to spend to make his team better.

Marcus Stroman is taking his talents to the midwest.

Even after their spending spree, the Mets have plenty of unfinished business.

It's Day 1 of the MLB lockout and the war between players and the league has already gotten spicy.

The right-hander took to Twitter to make his point sarcastically.

Hours into Major League Baseball's first work stoppage in 26 years, commissioner Rob Manfred said the union's proposal for greater free agency and wider salary arbitration would damage small-market teams.

Not all players make eight or nine figures. For hundreds of veterans, their paychecks have been getting slashed -- and this winter, it might only get worse.

The players union wants teams to compete more aggressively with each other to drive up spending.

"Until a new agreement is reached, there will be limitations on the type of content we display," MLB.com wrote in a statement.

Right-handed pitcher Nick Martinez, who pitched in Japan for the past four seasons, has joined the San Diego Padres on a four-year, $20 million deal, sources told ESPN.

"It's an exciting day in the Mets universe," GM Billy Eppler said on Wednesday.

Closer Mark Melancon and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a two-year, $14 million contract, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan.