Brewers, first baseman Hoskins agree on deal
Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team's opening at first base.
Milwaukee won the NL Central last year with a 92-70 record before getting eliminated by Arizona in their wild-card series.
The addition of Hoskins gives the Brewers another power bat for the middle of their lineup. They had Rowdy Tellez and Carlos Santana at first base in 2023, but they let go of Tellez after the season and he signed with Pittsburgh in December. Santana remains a free agent.
Hoskins missed the entire 2023 season because of a torn ACL in his left knee. The 30-year-old first baseman was able to swing before the end of the season, but he didn't play for Philadelphia even when the Phillies extended their season by reaching the NL Championship Series.
Hoskins hit .246 with 30 home runs and 79 RBIs in 2022.
The right-handed slugger arrived on the scene with a flourish in August 2017, hitting 11 homers in his first 18 big league games. He finished that season with 18 home runs and was fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting despite playing only 50 games.
In his first full season, Hoskins hit 34 homers, and then he led the National League with 116 walks in 2019.
He was injured before last season while fielding a grounder in a spring training game.
With Hoskins out, Bryce Harper started 36 games at first base for the Phillies in 2023. Alec Bohm, who has played far more at third base, made 59 starts at first.
Bradley 71, Murray St. 63 Davidson 84, Saint Louis 61 East Carolina 54, Wichita St. 52 Indiana St. 89, Ill.-Chicago 83 Maryland 69, Iowa 67
Miami 73, Notre Dame 61 Missouri St. 83, Drake 80, 2OT Northwestern 96, Illinois 91, OT S. Illinois 75, Valparaiso 69
SOUTHWEST
UTSA 89, Tulane 88
WOMEN
AP TOP 25
Oklahoma 91, No. 10 Texas 87
No. 21 Creighton 77, Georgetown 72
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Surface:
Hardcourt outdoor
MEN'S SINGLES
Quarterfinals
Daniil Medvedev (3), Russia, def. Hubert Hurkacz (9), Poland, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Carlos Alcaraz (2), Spain, 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Quarterfinals
Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, def. Linda Noskova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4; Zheng Qinwen (12), China, def. Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1.
MEN'S DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Matthew Ebden (2), Australia, def. Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni (6), Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (5); Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepfer, Germany, def. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Jan Zielinski (7), Poland, 6-4, 7-6 (3); Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, Italy, def. Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (8), Germany, 7-5, 6-4.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Elise Mertens (2), Belgium, def. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Luisa Stefani (9), Brazil, 6-4, 6-2; Storm Hunter, Australia, and Katerina Siniakova (3), Czech Republic, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, and Barbora Krejcikova (5), Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
MIXED DOUBLES
Semifinals
Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Jan Zielinski (3), Poland, def. Andrew Harris and Jaimee Fourlis, Australia, 7-6 (8), 6-2; Neal Skupski, Britain, and Desirae Krawczyk (2), United States, def. Marc Polmans and Olivia Gadecki, Australia, 6-4, 6-1.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at BALTIMORE RAVENS KANSAS CITY:
DNP: NT Derrick Nnadi (triceps), WR Skyy Moore (knew), G Trey Smith (illness), S Mike Edwards (concussion), RB Isiah Pacheco(ankle/ toe), G Joe Thuney (pectoral). LIMITED: LB Willie Gay Jr. (neck), QB Blaine Gabbert (oblique), CB L'Jarius Sneed (calf). FULL: OT Prince Tega Wanogbo (quadricep), CB Trent McDuffie (ankle), OT Wanya Morris (concussion), DE Charles Omenihu (wrist), WR Rashee Rice (hamstring), WR Kadarius Toney (hip), WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (oblique), CB Joshua Williams (knee). BALTIMORE: DNP: WR Tylan Wallace (knee), G Kevin Zeitler (NIR-resting player). LIMITED: CB Marlon Humphrey (calf), LB Del'Shawn Phillips (shoulder), CB Rock Ya-Sin (knee). FULL: TE Mark Andrews (ankle).
DETROIT LIONS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS DETROIT:
DNP: G Jonah Jackson (knee), TE Sam LaPorta (knee), C Frank Ragnow (ankle/back/toe/knee), WR Kalif Raymone (knee). LIMITED: MLB Alex Anzalone (shoulder/ribs), WR Josh Reynolds (ribs). FULL: DE James Houston (ankle). SAN FRANCISCO: No Data Reported.