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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chicago White Sox are reportedly set to add some power to their lineup. The White Sox and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami agreed to a two-year deal worth $34 million, ESPN reported Sunday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Japan’s Munetaka Murakami rounds the bases after hitting a home run …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Los Angeles Angels and the family of Tyler Skaggs reached a settlement in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the team. Skaggs died in 2019 after taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone supplied by the team’s former communications director, Eric Kay, mixed with alcohol. Kay is serving 22 years in prison. The terms of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Mets have officially entered a new era. After seven seasons, both Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz left the Mets for other teams on back-to-back days. Alonso is reportedly headed to the Baltimore Orioles, while Diaz will be joining the back-to-back reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a hard reality …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are likely down to their final at-bat when it comes to getting into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The two missed out on their latest attempt of getting a spot in Cooperstown through the Contemporary Era Committee on Sunday. The 16-member panel voted for former San Francisco …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An appeals court ordered a new trial in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday for convicted Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor, resulting in a two-year suspended prison sentence. Franco’s attorneys pushed to have the 24-year-old’s conviction suspended and sentencing overturned. At the same …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jeff Kent has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. Kent, the 2000 NL MVP winner who played the majority of his career at second base, received 14 of the possible 16 votes from the committee to earn his place in Cooperstown as a …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump went to bat for legendary pitcher Roger Clemens one last time as the Era Committee will reveal who else will make the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemens is on the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot. Officials on the committee focus on players who have made primary contributions to the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards and pitched for New York Yankees teams that won back-to-back World Series titles. But Clemens’ career was ultimately defined by baseball’s steroid era. Clemens last pitched in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game in 2007 during his second stint with the Yankees. By 2008, he …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Baltimore Orioles have reportedly brought in some firepower for the back of their bullpen.  The Orioles signed flamethrowing closer Ryan Helsley to a two-year, $28 million contract, according to multiple reports. The contract reportedly has a player option after the first year of the deal.  Helsley, 31, drew a lot of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After coming up short in a Game 7 World Series thriller, the Toronto Blue Jays wasted little time making a free agency splash.  According to multiple reports, free agent pitcher Dylan Cease agreed to a $210 million, seven-year contract. Cease has been a reliable arm, making at least 32 starts in each …