You know who will definitely get a Major League deal this winter? 42-year-old Justin Verlander, who posted a 2.99 ERA over the course of 14 starts after the All-Star Break for the San Francisco Giants

Former Major League Baseball pitcher John Morris has died, his family has announced. He was 84 years old. Morris died in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he had been living, on Oct. 15. He died “peacefully,” according to his family.

The Detroit Tigers have advanced to the American League Division Series for two consecutive years, but have failed to progress past that point both times. Now,

Left-hander pitcher Foster Griffen, who has been out of MLB for three years, is eyeing a return to the states and wants another chance with a major league team.

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Former Mets pitcher Anthony Kay is looking to return to Major League Baseball. After spending the last two seasons playing overseas in Japan, the left-hander is seeking a MLB contract, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. In Nippon Professional Baseball this season, the 30-year-old posted a 1.74 ERA across 155 innings.

Well over the weekend, Johnson was at an autograph signing at Mill Creek Sports in Washington when a fan asked about his “no jersey” rule – and as it turns out, he’s got a surprisingly wholesome reason for refusing to sign jerseys.

The Guardians have blocked the flame-throwing right-hander from pitching in the Venezuelan winter league, according to The Athletic's Evan Drellich, a week after he was banned from playing in a winter league in his home country, the Dominican Republic.

Jack Harris covers the Dodgers for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered the Angels, the Kings and almost everything else the L.A. sports scene had to offer. A Phoenix native, he originally interned at The Times before joining the staff in 2019.