Rays agree to trade Tyler Glasnow to Dodgers, sources say  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a trade to send frontline starter Tyler Glasnow to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Thursday.  The deal is contingent on Glasnow signing …

Detroit Tigers re-sign oft-injured reliever Trey Wingenter to minor-league contract  —  Right-handed reliever Trey Wingenter is returning to the Detroit Tigers for the 2024 season.  —  The 29-year-old has signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers.  The deal includes a non-roster invitation …

Shohei Ohtani's first pitch: Helping Dodgers woo Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Sources  —  Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.  How's that for a sales team to make their pitch to coveted Japanese free agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto?  —  All three stars were present Tuesday for the Dodgers' presentation …

MLB to give top prospects four-day spring showcase in 2024  —  Major League Baseball will showcase the sport's best young players during a series of spring training games it's calling “Spring Breakout,” the league announced Wednesday.  —  The event, scheduled to take place March 14-17 …

Mets, Yankees eying Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga as fallback option  —  The Yankees are considering Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga if they don't land Yoshinobu Yamamoto, joining the Mets with interest.  The Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs are among others looking at Imanaga, who'll wait out the Yamamoto decision. ...

What's the holdup on Red Sox adding starting pitching?  In large part, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.  —  It is a time of impatience.  Six weeks into the offseason, nearly every conversation about the Red Sox comes with an unavoidable and exasperated inquiry: When will they add a starting pitcher?

Braves acquire LHP Ray Kerr, Matt Carpenter, and cash from Padres  —  The Braves continue to grab some salary commitments and pick up players for their trouble  —  Admit it, you were bored, weren't you?  A few nights without another offseason move for the Braves?  The depths of dejection.

Inside Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract with Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — For six years, the video remained a secret, squirreled away for the next time.  In 2017, during their failed courtship of Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers held onto the minute-or-so-long clip as part of their closing pitch, one they never got to give.

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey  —  MBA Research Press Release Residential Weekly Applications Survey  —  Mortgage applications increased 7.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey …

Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if either of two executives lose their roles, an AP source says  —  Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Sources: Giants, OF Jung Hoo Lee agree on 6-year, $113M deal  —  Center fielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday on a six-year, $113 million contract, sources told ESPN, the biggest outlay for an Asian-born hitter coming to Major League Baseball and a vital signing …