Right-hander Jesse Chavez won his arbitration case against the Blue Jays and will earn $4 million this season, according to ESPN. The club filed a $3.6 million offer.

The Brisbane Bandits’ magical playoff run continued Saturday night, when they capturing their first Australian Baseball League championship with a dominant 7-1 victory over the Adelaide Bite in the second game of the ABL Championship Series.

This weekend, football’s final fling until after baseball’s All-Star break, is all about number 50. Not the 50-yard line or Ken Strong of the New York Giants of the 1930s and ’40s, the only player for whom No. 50 is retired, but for the 50th Super Bowl. You might have heard it’s being contested on Sunday.

As one of the higher-profile scouts in baseball, Gary Hughes became known over the years for his willingness to take a chance on multi-sport stars.

We are 50% sure we’ll be right.

Don’t you dare try and get him out with a fastball.

Mexico’s Venados de Mazatlan clinched the top seed in the semifinals with the 8-4 victory against Puerto Rico’s Cangrejeros de Santurce in the first game of the Caribbean Series on Friday afternoon.

The Cubs and ace Jake Arrieta have agreed to a one-year contract for 2016 worth $10.7 million to avoid arbitration, according to the Associated Press. It’s the richest one-year deal for a pitcher with four years of Major League service, per the AP. The club has not confirmed the deal.

While legendary slugger Hank Aaron celebrated his 82nd birthday on Friday, it was 121 years ago Saturday that fellow Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore. With that in mind, what better way to celebrate Ruth’s birthday than by examining 10 of the most amazing statistics surrounding his illustrious career?

Babe’s Birthday Bash, a charity event that benefits the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, was hosted Friday night for the first time by Pickles Pub in downtown Baltimore.

Hank Aaron was serenaded as he walked into the National Center for Civil and Human Rights early Friday evening. A cozy crowd had gathered within this downtown Atlanta museum for the premiere of a documentary that celebrates the undaunted determination that carried Aaron into uncharted lands of accomplishment.

Two of the most popular and intriguing figures in Cuban baseball decided to take in a Caribbean Series game Friday night. Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and teenage prospect Lazarito Armenteros watched parts of the game between Cuba’s Ciego de Avila and Dominican Republic’s Leones del Escogido together from the stands at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal.

It was this time a year ago that Astros owner Jim Crane raised a few eyebrows by making the bold proclamation his team would make the postseason in 2015. Crane didn’t beat his chest about his prediction when speaking to the media Friday at Minute Maid Park, but said he’s pleased with the direction of the club and looks forward to big things in 2016.

The Orioles and left-hander Zach Britton have agreed to a one-year, $6.75 million contract to avoid arbitration.

There are few detailed records from the Negro Leagues era, many of the names lost in time except for those revived through stories, like the ones Marcus Jensen heard as a youngster from his grandfather.

Always trust a man in pinstripes.

A certain season-ending football game will soon be played, and we are within two weeks notice of Spring Training camps opening in Florida and Arizona. So how is it possible that you could still field an entire squad of viable free agents? No more messing around, everybody. It’s time to attack baseball’s unemployment rate and find a home for some of these guys, so they can start shopping for that spring condo rental.