Baseball News

Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron Judge and San Diego splurged on Xander Bogaerts.

Steve Cohen obviously doesn't care. Nor does the Phillies' John Middleton, the Padres' Peter Seidler, the Rangers' Ray Davis or a reluctant Hal Steinbrenner.

Considering the hysteria and hyperbole surrounding the signing of Aaron Judge, would you be surprised if the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is able to get each of his at-bats sponsored?

It was something so normal: Just two former teammates playing catch.

The contract that Brandon Nimmo got from the Mets on Thursday, eight years and $162 million, obviously wasn't the biggest of the week in baseball, when owners went a little bit crazy, or maybe a lot.

Cole Hamels, who hasn't pitched since 2020, said he had three surgeries over the past year to address lingering injury concerns and hopes to latch on for a spring training deal.