Baseball News

The Washington Nationals have agreed Friday to a two-year $3.5 million deal with left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who played for the Chunichi Dragons in 2024.

Former All-Star lefty Mark Buehrle, who played 12 of his 16 seasons with the White Sox, will be immortalized with a statue outside of Rate Field in a July 11 ceremony.

Former Rockies star Charlie Blackmon is returning to the organization as a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt. Blackmon retired at the end of this past season.