EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with third baseman Max Muncy on a two-year contract through the 2025 season worth $24 million, it was announced Thursday.The deal includes a $5 million signing bonus and a $10 million club option for 2026. Muncy will earn $7 million in 2024 and $12 million in 2025.Muncy, 33, had a .212…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Tampa Bay Rays reinstated shortstop Wander Franco to the 40-man roster in a procedural move Thursday.He had been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 22 while Major League Baseball conducts an investigation into allegations against Franco of engaging in inappropriate relationships with minors.Administrative leave is a non-disciplinary status that is available only during the season, which ended…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMILWAUKEE -- Colin Rea will remain with the Milwaukee Brewers after the right-handed pitcher agreed to a one-year deal with a club option for 2025.The Brewers announced the deal Thursday, just after Rea had become a free agent.Rea, 33, was one of the Brewers' biggest surprises of the 2023 season. After making just one major league appearance in…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSeven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz, who has 464 career home runs, is retiring after 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, he said during an appearance on "The Adam Jones Podcast."Cruz, 43, told Jones that he would be competing this winter in the Dominican Professional Baseball League in what amounts to be a farewell tour."So this is the last we're…