Roenicke to get Red Sox job
The Boston Red Sox, in one of the most tumultuous offseasons in franchise history, are expected to promote Ron Roenicke to be their manager for the upcoming season, according to a high-ranking baseball official with direct knowledge of the deal.
The official spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because it has not been finalized.
The Red Sox report for their first spring-training workout on Wednesday in Fort Myers, Florida.
The only hold-up to making the hiring official is awaiting the results of Major League Baseball’s investigation on whether the Red Sox were illegally stealing signs during the 2018 season, in which Roenicke was the bench coach for manager Alex Cora.
Roenicke, 63, managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 2011-2015.
MLBPA wants trade resolved: The holdup in the trade that would send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers is unfair to the players involved, the head of their union said.
The Boston Red Sox had a pending trade that would send Betts and lefty David Price to the Dodgers for outfielder Alex Verdugo and Twins prospect Brusdar Graterol.
But Boston is said to have balked when it saw Graterol’s medical records, and the deal still has not been finalized. That is holding up a side deal that would send outfielder Joc Pederson from the Dodgers to the Angels.
“The proposed trades between the Dodgers, Red Sox, Twins, and Angels need to be resolved without further delay,” Major League Baseball Players Association boss Tony Clark said.
Mendoza leaves Mets for larger ESPN role: Jessica Mendoza is no longer a New York Mets special advisor.
Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen announced that Mendoza would be expanding her role at ESPN and would be leaving the Mets.
Mendoza will no longer be an analyst on “Sunday Night Baseball,” but will call weekday games.
Over the last year, many questioned whether Mendoza could work for a team and a media outlet.