Orioles, Trumbo agree on deal
The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $37.5-million, three-year contract to keep major league home run champion Mark Trumbo, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press.
Trumbo hit 47 home runs last year and became a free agent. The 31-year-old did not accept the Orioles’ qualifying offer of a $17.2-million, one-year contract, wanting to test the market. He played in 159 games last season, batting .256 while setting career highs for home runs and RBIs (108). While he suspect defensively in right field, he made up for that deficiency with his offense.
In other baseball moves: The Miami Marlins obtained 14-game winner Dan Straily from the Cincinnati Reds for three minor leaguers, including righthanders Luis Castillo and Austin Brice, both highly regarded prospects in the Marlins’ system. Outfielder Isaiah White was also dealt to Cincinnati. Straily had the best year of his career in 2016, when he went 14-8 for the last-place Reds with a 3.76 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 34 games. Straily, 28, has a career record of 27-21 with a 4.24 ERA . ... Free-agent righthander Neftali Feliz signed a one-year, $5.35-million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who are looking for a closer . ... Right-hander Mike Fiers and the Houston Astros avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a $3.45-million, one-year contract.
Prosecutors say two security guards at Dodger Stadium have been arrested and are accused of stealing equipment, baseballs and jerseys from the team to sell online. Los Angeles prosecutors said Juan DeDios Prada and Fernando Sierra pleaded not guilty to burglary and other charges Thursday.
Teenager Karen Chen held off 20-something veterans Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold to grab the lead in the women’s short program at the U.S. figure skating championships in Kansas City, Mo. Chen, a 17-year-old from Fremont, Calif., stands 4 feet 10. She wowed judges and fans and scored 72.82 points. Mirai Nagasu was second with 71.95 points and Wagner third at 70.94. Gold was fifth with 64.85 points.
The Galaxy signed Portuguese midfielder Joao Pedro. And the team is expected to sign defender Jelle Van Damme to a multiyear deal.
Former New York Jets sack-dancing star Mark Gastineau said he is suffering from health issues caused by years of playing football. Gastineau, 60, said in an interview on WOR Radio in New York that he has been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.