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A person with knowledge of the deal says All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033

PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres' ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?

NEW YORK — Baseball is back.

SAN DIEGO — Bob Melvin's second spring training as manager of the Padres is nearly underway.

Some scattered thoughts on the Red Sox as the truck pulls into JetBlue Park in Fort Myers…

SAN DIEGO — The Padres have some work to do to keep their de facto captain beyond 2023.

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s push to return from the long-awaited shoulder surgery and two wrist procedures began roughly a month ago, setting up the 24-year-old to be a full participant not only for the start of spring training but when he's able to return from his PED suspension…

Boston Red Sox fans have savagely called out owner John W Henry while he attended a public panel discussion, and he could barely speak through the constant booing

PHILADELPHIA — In stretching out Trea Turner’s $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It’s the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner’s deal, like Harper’s 13-year pact, was predicated on…