Amid player backlash, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for referring to the Commissioner's Trophy "in a disrespectful way." Said Manfred: "There's no excuse for it. I made a mistake."| ESPN.com
Shohei Ohtani's 10-year contract with the Dodgers, the signing of which was announced Monday, will see him defer $68 million of his annual $70 million salary, sources said.| ESPN.com
Shohei Ohtani agreed to the largest contract in baseball history, reaching a 10-year, $700 million deal to join the Dodgers.| ESPN.com
Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig has decided to withdraw his agreement to plead guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation.| ESPN.com
The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.| ESPN.com
