Lefty Jose Alvarez signs $1.15 million, one-year contract with Giants

Left-handed reliever Jose Alvarez signed a $1.15 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year-old will look to build off momentum he had with the Phillies last season when he posted a 1.42 ERA over eight outings. He was struck by a 105 mph line drive Aug. 20 against Toronto and didn’t pitch for the rest of the year.

YANKEES: Manager Aaron Boone, returned to the dugout Saturday, three days after surgery to have a pacemaker inserted. He managed New York’s 3-2 loss to the Pirates. Boone, who turns 48 in a few days, left the club Wednesday to get the pacemaker and returned to camp after clearing COVID-19 protocols.