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From left are 2018 file photos showing Robinson Cano, Welington Castillo, Roberto Osuna and Colby Rasmus. Spending on Major League Baseball payrolls dropped last season for the first time since 2010, an $18 million decrease attributable to drug and domestic violence suspensions and a player retiring at midseason. Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano lost about $11.7 million and Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo approximately $3.5 million after positive drug tests. Closer Roberto Osuna’s domestic violence suspension cost him roughly $2.1 million from Toronto and Houston, and Baltimore outfielder Colby Rasmus walked away from about $1.5 million rather than try to come back from a hip injury. (AP Photo/File)

APNewsBreak: MLB payrolls dropped for 1st time since 2010

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 3, 1999 file photo, members of the Cuban baseball team carry their country's flag onto the field after a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore. . (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) **FILE**

Major League Baseball, union, Cuba reach deal for players to sign

By Michael Weissenstein and Ronald Blum - Associated Press

This April 18, 2017, photo provided by ESPN shows Jessica Mendoza posed at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn. Mendoza will have more of a presence on various ESPN platforms starting next baseball season. Mendoza signed a multiyear extension with ESPN to remain part of the &quot;Sunday Night Baseball&quot; announcer's booth and make more studio appearances. (Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images via AP)

ESPN signs Jessica Mendoza to multiyear extension

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2015, file photo, Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark talks to the media before a spring training exhibition baseball game in Lakeland, Fla. Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others. Union head Tony Clark and new collective bargaining director Bruce Meyer said Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 their members also are concerned about rapid change in the way games are played, such as the increased use of relief pitchers, and are willing to speak with management this offseason about whether counteracting changes are needed.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

MLB players concerned about retooling teams, attendance drop

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 9, 2017, file photo, Tony Clark, head of the MLB Players Association, stands on the field before the All-Star Futures baseball game in Miami. The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended Clark's contract through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Tony Clark’s contract as head of MLBPA extended through 2022

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference at MLB headquarters in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

MLB to vet campaign contributions more carefully

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi appeared at a news conference at the state Republican Party headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, and said repeatedly that she would not answer questions about a video that showed her at a Nov. 2 campaign event in Tupelo, Miss., where she praised a man by saying: &quot;If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row.&quot; Hyde-Smith issued a statement Sunday saying the remark was &quot;an exaggerated expression of regard&quot; for a friend who invited her to speak, and &quot;any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous.&quot; (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus) ** FILE **

MLB requests donation to Cindy Hyde-Smith be returned

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

All Japan manager Atsunori Inaba, center, welcomes his players after beating MLB All-Stars 4-1 in Game 6 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Japan improved to 5-1 in the series. (Kyodo News via AP)

With win over All-Stars, Japan builds for 2020 Olympic gold

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

All Japan starter Shotaro Kasahara pitches against MLB All-Stars in Game 6 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Kasahara struck out four and gave up four hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings for Japan's 4-1 win. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan beats MLB All-Stars 4-1, win series 5-1

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at the baseball owners meeting in Atlanta, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul newberry)

Baseball owners extend Manfred’s contract, TV deal with Fox

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

All Japan's Shogo Akiyama, right, hits an inside-the-park home run off MLB All-Star pitcher Collin McHugh (31) of the Houston Astros in the eighth inning of Game 4 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan rallies to beat MLB All-Stars 5-3 to lead series 3-1

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

FILE - IN this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper takes off his batting helmet after he flied out during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Washington. The Nationals made an offer to Harper late in the season in an attempt to reach a deal before he became a free agent. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo disclosed the talks with agent Scott Boras at the general managers' meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) **FILE**

Bryce Harper rejects Nationals’ qualifying offer

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Oakland’s Billy Beane voted MLB executive of year

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, Seattle Mariners' hitting coach Edgar Martinez smiles during batting practice before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, in Chicago. Martinez is stepping down as the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners and moving into a new role as a hitting adviser for the entire organization, the club announced on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. The move means Martinez will have more freedom to work with all levels of the organization. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Edgar Martinez moves into hitting adviser role with Mariners

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

A vendor sells a program outside Fenway Park for Game 2 of the World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Manfred: White House visit should not be issue for champs

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw celebrates with manager Dave Roberts after winning Game 7 of the National League Championship Series baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Milwaukee. The Dodgers won 5-1. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A capsule look at the World Series

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch speaks during a news Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Houston. The Astros will face the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the baseball American League Championship Series Tuesday Oct. 16 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

LEADING OFF: Astros on defense, Kershaw’s last turn for LA?

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 file photo, Atlanta Braves employees stand at the portal of section 401 near where fan Gregory K. Murrey, 60, Alpharetta, Ga., fell from the top deck to his death during a baseball game between the Braves and the New York Yankees in Atlanta. Attorneys for the family of an Atlanta Braves fan who fell from the upper deck of Turner Field to his death in 2015 say Major League Baseball bears responsibility for not mandating higher guard rails at all stadiums. (Curtis Compton /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Lawsuit: Braves, MLB should have acted before 2015 fan death

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch, left, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora hug before Game 3 of a baseball American League Championship Series on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

The Latest: Hinch: Sign-stealing ‘bigger than 1 team or 2’

Associated Press