MLB in brief: Montreal not among the favorites for expansion | Amed Rosario to Tampa Bay

This is the longest MLB has gone between expansion franchises since a 60-year gap between 1901 and 1961. But two new teams are coming.

At ESPN+: What is the timeline? Who are the favorites? And what could realignment look like when it finally does happen? https://t.co/szrV7m3Wab

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 20, 2024

The new MLB uniforms look so bad that the union is involved. “Any time there's change, there's an adjustment period,” Tony Clark said. “In this instance, there appear to be some misses that could have otherwise not been misses.”@SamBlum3 https://t.co/8TiztekdYh

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) February 20, 2024

Infielder Amed Rosario and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $1.5 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Rosario, 28, will bring a strong bat against left-handed pitching and should get at-bats at shortstop, second base and potentially corner-outfield spots.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 20, 2024

Blue Jays OF Daulton Varsho told me recently how much it meant to him that two of the team's hitting coaches — Guillermo Martinez and Hunter Mense — visited him this winter for sessions at Varsho's home batting cage in Chili, Wis., population 321.

🇨🇦 @MLBNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) February 20, 2024

“Trade deadline,” Hendriks said when asked when he wanted to be back.

— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) February 20, 2024

Devers says he talked to Xander about his move to 2B.

— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) February 20, 2024