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Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday.

The Rangers have acquired slugger Jake Burger from the Marlins in exchange for shortstop prospects Echedry Vargas and Max Acosta and pitcher Brayan Mendoza, sources told ESPN.

Rocky Colavito, who spent eight of his 14 major league seasons in Cleveland and was a nine-time All-Star, died at age 91.

"I do think it's going to be a challenge. But I think it's going to be a fun, exciting, good challenge," manager Kevin Cash said of the Rays playing their home games at Steinbrenner Field in the wake of hurricane damage to the Tropicana Field roof.

Sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan that Nathan Eovaldi's deal with the Rangers is for three years and $75 million.

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a deal with the Cleveland Guardians for All-Star second baseman Andres Gimenez, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with Pinellas County chairwoman Kathleen Peters and St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch to express support ahead of a Dec. 17 vote on public financing for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.

The Nationals will have the first pick in the 2025 MLB draft for the third time in franchise history after winning the draft lottery at baseball's winter meetings.

Max Fried and the Yankees are in agreement on an eight-year, $218 million contract, sources told ESPN, the largest guarantee ever for a left-handed pitcher.

Free agent Yimi Garcia, who was traded by the Blue Jays to the Mariners in July, has agreed to return to Toronto on a two-year, $15 million deal, a source told ESPN.