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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Nathaniel Lowe lost to Washington on Saturday in the final salary arbitration case this year and will get the Nationals' $10.3 million offer rather than his $11.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $120 million, three-year contract on Saturday.

SUPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals agreed Friday to a $13.25 million, three-year contract. Ragans gets a $250,000 signing bonus and salaries of $1 million this year, $4.5 million in 2026 and $7.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Shaw grew up in Massachusetts. When Alex Bregman decided to sign with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, Shaw was informed of the move via a text message from a buddy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Clemons, Emil Jiménez and Alex MacKay were hired Friday as fulltime major league umpires and Major League Baseball said Dan Merzel and Nate Tomlinson had been added to the staff last June 16.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki is working on his communication with Craig Counsell, and the manager says it's his fault. Suzuki joined the rest of the Chicago Cubs for their first full-squad workout of spring training on Friday.

DUNEDIN — Former Toronto outfielder Kevin Kiermaier felt like a rookie again on Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Nathaniel Lowe asked to be paid $11.1 million and the Washington Nationals argued for $10.3 million on Friday in the final salary arbitration hearing of the year.

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff said he exceeded his expectations Friday when he faced hitters for the first time since late in the 2023 season. The two-time All-Star, who injured his shoulder on Sept.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Stroman reported to New York Yankees spring training on Friday after missing the first two days of workouts and said he will refuse to pitch out of the bullpen. “I won’t pitch in the bullpen.