Brewers, Yelich Near Nine-Year Deal

The Milwaukee Brewers and their star outfielder Christian Yelich are near a deal on a nine-year, $215 million contract extension, ‘The Athletic’ first reported Tuesday. The 28-year-old Yelich was the 2018 National League MVP and won his second straight NL batting title last season.

Tuesday, March 3 Scoreboard

Spring Training

St. Louis 6, Houston 3

Colorado 11, Chicago Cubs 10

Oakland 6, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees 9, Boston 1

Washington 5, Baltimore 3

Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 2

Miami 6, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Angels 11, Cleveland 7

Texas 6, San Francisco 5

San Diego 9, Milwaukee 0

Kansas City 6, Arizona 4

Wednesday, March 4 Schedule (All Times Central)

St. Louis at New York Mets, noon

Miami at Houston, 12;05 p.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 12;05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 2:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York Yankees, 5:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:05 p.m.