MLB Roundup

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker is the guest of hosts Jim Day and Tommy Thrall on the Reds Hot Stove League program at 5:06 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane declined to comment on MLB’s investigation
into allegations of sign stealing. In the hotel lobby where owners meetings were held today, Crane approached reporters saying he’d talk about baseball, but then cut someone off who started to ask if he’d comment on the allegations.

Veteran outfielder Gerardo Parra has agreed to a contract with Japan’s Yomiuri Giants. The 32-year-old native of Venezuela hit .250 with eight home runs and 42 RBI in 89 games for the World Series champion Washington Nationals after spending the first 30 games of the 2019 season with the San Francisco Giants.