Padres’ Machado says he’ll opt out
Manny Machado said he plans to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with the San Diego Padres after this season.
Machado signed a 10year, $300-million deal with the Padres in February 2019, a deal that gives him the right to terminate the agreement after this season and become a free agent. The third baseman, who turns 31 in July, would forfeit $150 million from his current deal, which calls for a $30-million annual salary through 2028.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat first baseman Ji-Man Choi in salary arbitration as Choi got a raise from $3.2 million to $4.65 million instead of his $5.4-million request . ... Reliever Jose Alvarado and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a $22-million, three-year contract . ... Scott Rolen will have a St. Louis Cardinals cap on his Hall of Fame plaque and fellow inductee Fred McGriff — who played for six teams — will not have a team logo.
Eric Bieniemy was finalizing terms of a deal to become the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator and assistant head coach after a stint as a twotime Super Bowl-winning assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs . ... Free agent quarterback Derek Carr is meeting with the New York Jets this weekend . ... New England Patriots receiver Matt Slater, 37, has decided to return for his 16th season. ...Running back Aaron Jones agreed to remain with the Green Bay Packers on a restructured deal with a reduced salary.
The Carolina Panthers announced that they hired Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator.
Brown was the Rams assistant head coach, and he had coached running backs and tight ends during his three seasons on Sean McVay’s staff.
In January, McVay passed over Brown and other potential internal candidates when he hired Mike LaFleur to replace offensive coordinator Liam Coen.
Brown was instrumental in helping to develop Cam Akers.
— Gary Klein
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues in a three-team trade with the Minnesota Wild.
Toronto sent forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette, a 2023 firstround draft pick, Ottawa’s 2023 third-round selection and the Leafs’ 2024 secondround choice to St. Louis. Minnesota gets Toronto’s 2025 fourth-round selection.
Zane Smith was declared the winner of NextEra Energy 250 after the NASCAR Trucks race was called because of weather at Daytona International Speedway.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Argentina Open, along with secondseeded Cameron Norrie ,a 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 winner over local favorite Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Bernhard Langer, 65, shot an eight-under 64 to colead with Paul Goydos at the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic in Naples, Fla.
Marco Odermatt won the men’s giant slalom in France to become the first Swiss skier in 36 years to earn two gold medals at the same world championships.