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The signing is the most notable free agent acquisition by the Pirates, who have been relatively quiet during the offseason.
The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player’s bank account.
The team’s current lease runs through 2029, but includes three three-year extensions that will keep the Halos in the stadium through 2038 if exercised.
A Gold Glove winner for St. Louis in 2021, Harrison Bader will be playing for his fifth team in five seasons.
Tim Mayza, who turned 33 last month, is 20-9 with a 3.88 ERA and four saves over seven seasons with Toronto (2017-24) and New York. He had Tommy John surgery on Sept. 18, 2019.
The deal includes a team option for 2026. The 30-year-old hit .259 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs last year for Atlanta and Cleveland.
A 33-year-old originally selected by the Angels with the 24th overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, Randal Grichuk signed a $2 million deal with Arizona last February and earned $1.25 million in performance bonuses.
Wagner’s No. 13 will be the 10th number retired by the Astros during a ceremony Aug. 16. He’ll be inducted July 27 in Cooperstown with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Dave Parker and Dick Allen.
The Cubs are sending a player to be named or cash to the Dodgers for Brasier, who went 1-0 with a 3.54 ERA in 29 games last year, including four starts.
Anderson, 31, won the 2019 AL batting title and was an All-Star with the Chicago White Sox in 2021 and ’22.