Red Sox exercise manager Cora’s option for 2 seasons

The Boston Red Sox have picked up Alex Cora’s option for two more seasons, rewarding their manager for taking them to the AL Championship Series in his first year back after serving his oneyear sign-stealing suspension.

Cora, 46, is now under contract through 2024. Giants: Right-hander Anthony Desclafani and San Francisco agreed to a three-year deal worth $36 million, the club announced Monday. Angels: Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup has agreed to a $17 million, twoyear deal with Los Angeles. The 33-yearold Loup went 6-0 with a 0.95 ERA in 65 appearances last season for the New York Mets. Cubs: Chicago acquired outfielder Harold Ramirez from Cleveland for cash on Monday. The 27-year-old Ramirez batted .268 with seven home runs and 41 RBIS in 99 games for Cleveland last season.

Brewers: Milwaukee acquired pitcher J.C. Mejia from Cleveland for a player to be named or cash. President of baseball operations David Stearns announced the move Monday.

Rangers: Texas acquired outfielders Billy Mckinney and Zach Reks from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash in a deal announced Monday.

Guardians: Doug Jones, a five-time All-star reliever who had his best success closing for Cleveland, has died. He was 64. The team said Jones died in Arizona. A cause was not immediately known.

Awards: San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini were named baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year Award winners on Monday night. The 34-year-old Posey hit .304 with 18 home runs, 56 RBIS and an .889 OPS for the 107-win Giants. Mancini,

29, batted .255 with 21 homers, 71 RBIS and a .758 OPS as a first baseman and designated hitter for Baltimore.