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 MLB announced that Chapman, who was accused of choking and shoving
his girlfriend at their Miami-area home last October, will not
appeal the suspension, which begins on opening day for the Yankees.
Chapman will be allowed to participate in spring training with the
team and pitch in preseason games. The punishment was decided by MLB
commissioner Rob Manfred.
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Catcher Salvador Perez agreed to terms of a five-year, $52 million
contract extension with the Kansas City Royals.
The deal would begin in 2017 and run through 2021, and represents
progress general manager Dayton Moore forecast in negotiations with
the team's upcoming free agents. First baseman Eric Hosmer could be
next in line.
Perez, 25, was the MVP of the 2015 World Series. He made $2 million
last season and is in the final year of his original five-year, $7
million deal.
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Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta, the 2015 National League Cy
Young Award winner, will get the ball on Opening Day for the Chicago
Cubs.
Manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday that Arrieta will take the mound for
the Cubs on April 4 against the Los Angeles Angels, but spring
training performance and matchups are factors in deciding whether
left-hander Jon Lester or right-hander John Lackey, signed away from
the division rival Cardinals in the offseason, will follow Arrieta.
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As spring training games begin in the Grapefruit League on Tuesday,
Yoenis Cespedes shifted into cowboy mode.
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Cespedes, who has arrived in a variety of customized cars to the
Mets' spring training facility, was mounted on a white horse in full
western wear when he hit the parking lot Tuesday.
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Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Josh Ravin suffered a broken left
arm in an automobile accident and will undergo surgery, the team
announced.
Ravin, 28, will have the radius bone repaired. There is no timetable
per his return.
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The Seattle Mariners finalized a deal with Cuban outfielder
Guillermo Heredia. Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the
team.
Heredia has been out of competitive baseball since 2014. The
25-year-old defected to the United States early last year. (Editing
by Frank Pingue)
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