Lasorda has been hospitalized since early November. His condition improved enough in early December to move out of intensive care, but he remains under doctor’s care.
Dodgers icon Tommy Lasorda remains hospitalized through the holidays — Orange County Register
CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox manager Tony La Russa says he doesn’t have a drinking problem. He also says he has to prove that with his behavior. The 76-year-old La Russa pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge to resolve misdemeanor drunken driving charges stemming from his arrest nearly 10 months ago on a freeway
La Russa resolves DUI case, feels ‘deep remorse and regret’ — MLB | NBC Sports
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with the following free agents on Minor League contracts with invites to 2021 Major League Spring Training:
Ureña, 24, returns to the Blue Jays after spending the 2020 season with the Orioles. The native of San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, took part in 11 Spring Training games for Baltimore but did not see any Major League action during the regular season. The 6-0, 195 lb. switch-hitter batted .243 in 30 games for Toronto in 2019. Ureña originally signed with the Blue Jays as a 16-year-old in 2012 and holds a career .253 batting average over 91 Major League contests.
Wall, 25, batted .304 in 14 Spring Training contests for the Blue Jays last season and was invited to Summer Camp at Rogers Centre before spending the regular season at the club’s alternate training site in Rochester, NY. The left-handed hitting outfielder spent time with Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo in 2019, combining to hit .268 with a .773 OPS. The Winter Park, FL, native was acquired from the Rockies in 2018 and has a career line of .274/.353/.413 across six Minor League seasons.
White, 30, played nine games for the SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2020, collecting a triple, a home run, and four RBI while posting a .685 OPS. The 5-11, 238 lb. first baseman split 83 contests between the Astros and the Dodgers during his 2019 campaign while also playing 70 games of Triple-A ball. Over the course of four Major League seasons, the native of Mooresboro, NC, holds a .236 batting average while registering 26 homers and 103 RBI in 256 games.
Alex Cora seems pretty confident that J.D. Martinez will be back to his usual self in 2021. The Red Sox manager sat at home during his season-long suspension and watched Martinez fall to career-lows across the board over a 60-game sprint. The designated hitter was befuddled, his normal routine was taken away with a lack…
Alex Cora confident Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez will be better in 2021 — Boston Herald
The Dallas Mavericks have announced they will begin the 2020-2021 preseason without fans at American Airlines Center, but no decision has been made yet about the regular season.
Dallas Mavericks To Begin Preseason Without Fans At AAC, No Decision Yet On Regular Season — CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
Kenley Jansen and his wife, Gianni, will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary in the coming days. It is an event the Dodgers should remember fondly. It was at the Jansen wedding in Curacao four years ago that free agent Justin Turner told free agent Jansen he had agreed to a new contract to remain with…
Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen are pivotal figures in Dodgers’ offseason – again — Press Enterprise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) – The Royals have agreed to a two-year deal with first baseman Carlos Santana. The deal is worth $17.5 million according to ESPN. Last season with Cleveland, Santana hit just .199 in the shortened season with 8 home runs, but in 2019, Santana hit .281 with 34 home runs and 93…
Report: Royals agree to two-year deal with first baseman Santana — KSNT News
Sitting in front of his bookshelf with a large family portrait of his kids and dog isn’t what Red Sox general manager Brian O’Halloran is used to doing during the first week in December. Normally around this time, O’Halloran and his front office colleagues would be bunkered down in a fancy hotel suite in Dallas,…
Red Sox at Winter Meetings: GM says club ‘can compete’ in 2021, IDs needs at SP, 2B, CF — Boston Herald
The announcement is part of a larger reorganization of the minor leagues, which are now under MLBs direction, following the expiration of the MLB-MiLB Professional Baseball Agreement.
MLB Launches Draft League for Prospects Amid Minor League Reshuffling — NBC Chicago
Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena was released by Mexican authorities Thursday after his former partner told a judge in Yucatan state that she did not want to press charges.
Tampa Bay outfielder Arozarena released in Mexico’s Yucatan — MLB | NBC Sports
The White Sox are now tentatively scheduled to play the New York Yankees at the Field of Dreams in August of next year, after the game planned there for this season had to be canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
White Sox, Yankees Now Set To Play At Field Of Dreams On Aug. 21, 2021 — CBS Chicago
The Red Sox are in dire need of starting pitching help this winter, and they’re reportedly in on a former Yankee. The Sox are “showing interest” in veteran left-hander J.A. Happ, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. The Yankees declined the 38-year-old Happ’s $17 million option, making him a free agent. The Angels and Blue…
Red Sox ‘showing interest’ in veteran starter J.A. Happ, per report — Boston Herald
The view from left field 