Marlins, Gordon Agree To Five-Year MLB Deal

The Miami Marlins and All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon have agreed to a five-year, $50 million extension, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

The deal was reported earlier Wednesday by Fox Sports. Gordon's extension also includes a sixth-year vesting option worth $14 million, according to Fox Sports. The extension will cover Gordon's final three years of arbitration and his first two years of free agency.

Gordon, 27, won the National League batting title last season, batting .333, and also had a league-leading 58 stolen bases. It marked the second straight season that Gordon led the NL in steals.

Gordon also led the league with 205 hits last season and scored 88 runs in his first season with the Marlins, who acquired him in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB Returns To Mexico City

After a 12-year hiatus, Major League Baseball will return to Mexico City in March for a two spring training games between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, the city's mayor, Miguel Angel Mancera, announced Wednesday.

MLB has not been played in Mexico's capital since March 2004, when the Astros faced the Marlins in a two-game preseason series.

"I'm thrilled that the Astros will have the opportunity to play games in Mexico. The Mexican people have a great love for baseball, so I know these games will be very well received," said Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who was born and raised in Mexico City.

The series will be played on March 26-27 at Fray Nano stadium, a venue with a capacity of about 5,000 that serves as home of the Red Devils of the Mexican league.