Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Twins and former Texas left-hander Martin Perez have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees $4 million, Minnesota's first offseason acquisition for the rotation. Perez gets a $3.5 million salary this year, and the Twins have a $7.5 million option for 2020 with a $500,000 buyout. The option price could escalate to $8.5 million based…

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday they agreed to a contract extension with manager Torey Lovullo. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the new deal will keep him under contract through the 2021 season. Lovullo has spent the past two seasons as manager of the Diamondbacks, totaling a 175-149 regular-season record. He led the squad to the National League Division Series in 2017.…

The Pro Bowl did its best to be all fun and games. Unfortunately, fans were provided with a stark reminder of the fact that injuries can strike players any time, with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster going down during the second quarter. Smith-Schuster had apparently suffered a knee injury on the play. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, it…

Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so flawless, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance. Djokovic reduced one of the greats of the game to merely another outclassed opponent — just a guy, really — and one so out of sorts that Nadal even whiffed on one of his famous forehands entirely. In a…

Adam Vinatieri will reportedly be back in an Indianapolis Colts uniform for his 24th NFL season. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Vinatieri and the Colts are finalizing details Friday on a one-year contract for 2019. Vinatieri spent the first 10 years of his career with the New England Patriots, but the last 13 have come with the Colts. He'll now need to be ready…

Veteran outfielder Ichiro Suzuki reportedly signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the deal will pay Suzuki $750,000 in 2019 if he makes the major league roster. The 45-year-old appeared in 15 games for the Mariners last season in his 18th MLB campaign. In May, Ichiro became a part of the Mariners front office…