NEW YORKNEW YORK — New York Mets catcher Omar Narváez exercised a $7 million player option for 2024 on Friday rather than become a free agent. Narváez hit .211 with two homers and seven RBIs as a ...

The Dodgers have exercised their club option on the services of catcher Austin Barnes for the 2025 season. Barnes will earn $3.5MM in 2025. With Smith under contract for the next decade after signing ...

The Dodgers have exercised their club option on the services of catcher Austin Barnes for the 2025 season. Barnes will earn $3.5M in 2025. For a Dodgers club that routinely runs payrolls at or near ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Keibert Ruiz played catch on a turf field Wednesday before he jogged inside to grab his bat. There, in the Washington Nationals’ clubhouse, a public relations staffer stopped ...

Weeks before Opening Day this season, Major League Baseball sent a memo to all 30 clubs highlighting a rise in catcher’s interference. Instances of catchers being struck by opposing hitters’ bats were ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers have exercised their $13 million option on 14-times All-Star catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez for next season, the club said on Tuesday. "Pudge remains a quality ...

The shock emanated from Atlanta, after Braves general manager Alex Anthopolous traded away his young All-Star catcher for a top-five backstop. The delight came from Milwaukee, as Brewers fans realized ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets catcher Omar Narváez exercised a $7 million player option for 2024 on Friday rather than become a free agent. Narváez hit .211 with two homers and seven RBIs as a backup ...