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Rays trade former Rookie of the Year Wil Myers to Padres

SAN DIEGO — The Padres acquired outfielder Wil Myers from the Rays on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the deal said. Myers was the AL Rookie of the Year...

Winter Meetings frenzy: Breaking down the Dodgers

SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers rid themselves of divas and dollars, improved their defense and depth. That is why they left the Winter Meetings delighted. The Dodgers wanted to deflate the...

Dodgers overhaul continues: Deal Matt Kemp to Padres

The Dodgers, in the midst of an extreme roster makeover, have agreed to a deal that sends outfielder Matt Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz to the Padres in exchange for...

Dodgers mean business about trading an outfielder

PHOENIX — A new Dodgers front office administration is tackling an old problem — an overcrowded outfield. Team president Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi were among the phalanx of recently...

Mets doing their homework on outfielder trades

PHOENIX – The Mets’ early read this offseason is they are more likely to solve their corner outfield cravings via a trade than free agency and they are now more...

Kemp's game-winning HR may have saved the Dodgers' season

LOS ANGELES — They call it Beast Mode. And Matt Kemp is back to it. It is needed now more than ever. The Dodgers had just given away the lead...

Mets need to land Matt Kemp for Amazin' progress to continue

Don’t let these wins against the horrendous Phillies fool you. Yes, the Mets are making progress, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but the need for a...

Bat-needy Mariners instead look at top available arms

The Rays had evaluators in Seattle last Wednesday specifically focused on Taijuan Walker’s start, and that struck a scout in attendance as strange – and not because Rays people were...

Matt Kemp open to Dodgers trading him away

Matt Kemp isn’t asking the Dodgers to trade him. But he isn’t necessarily opposed to the idea, either. The outfielder’s agent, former major league pitcher Dave Stewart, told FOX Sports...

Let's start the bidding! Here's the MLB's top trade bait

The trade season has begun. Once the draft concludes, which it did Saturday, clubs shift their scouts and focus to the July 31 non-waiver deadline. And you just might have...

Mets must seize unexpected opportunity and spend

Indulge the personal for a moment as I hope it helps make a point. I was hired at this paper to be the investigative sports reporter when The Post began...

Nonsense leads off in MLB broadcasts

As Homer Simpson says, “If there’s one thing I don’t like being taught, it’s a lesson!” Saturday, during Yankees-White Sox on YES, a flabbergasted Michael Kay noted Rockies third baseman...

Yasiel Puig benched before Dodgers home opener

LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig was scratched from the starting lineup after arriving late for the Los Angeles Dodgers' home opener on Friday. The rest of the team was already...

30 teams, 30 spring training questions

Let’s lead off with this week’s Pop Quiz question, which came to us from Mike McDonald of Phoenix:In the 1976 song "Jitterbug Boy," Tom Waits sings that he taught a...