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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado is off the free agent market after agreeing to a 10-year, $300 million contract with the San Diego Padres, the second-largest package in major league history. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced. The person says Machado can opt out after five years and become a free agent again.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez has been shut down for two weeks to build up shoulder strength after an injury-plagued season. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt says the 27-year-old Martinez won't throw before being reevaluated on March 5. Shildt said an MRI this week showed Martinez's right shoulder was structurally sound. The two-time All-Star was 8-6 with five saves and a 3.11 ERA in 33 games last year, 18 of them starts.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former National League Rookie of the Year, Cy Young winner and MVP Don Newcombe has died at 92 following a long illness, according to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher was one of the first black players in the major leagues, helping the team win three pennants and one World Series. He was 149-90 over 10 major league seasons and won both the 1956 Cy Young and MVP awards after going 27-7 with a 3.06 ERA.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has ended his lengthy standoff with the team by meeting with its president, Art Rooney II. Brown said he and Rooney "cleared the air" and that both sides agreed "it is time to move on" following friction that surfaced toward the end of last season. Brown has asked to be traded and still has three years remaining on the $72 million contract he signed in the spring of 2017.
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have declined to pick up a team option on the final year of Terrance Williams' contract. That makes the receiver an unrestricted free agent after spending his first six NFL seasons in Dallas. Williams had just two catches for 18 yards in a season spent mostly on injured reserve because of a foot injury. He also served a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
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