Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $210 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press late Friday night.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a successful physical.

The 30-year-old Burnes was perhaps the top free agent pitcher on the market after going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA for Baltimore last season, when he earned a $15,637,500 salary. The Orioles acquired the right-hander in a February trade after he spent his first six major league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers.

It’s no shock Burnes landed a big contract, but the destination is a surprise. Arizona’s payroll usually ranks in the middle of the pack among big league teams, and this would be the largest contract in franchise history.

Among active major league pitchers with current contracts, Burnes’ $35 million average salary per year would rank fifth behind Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Blake Snell and Gerrit Cole. Burnes’ agent, Scott Boras, has negotiated more than $1.6 billion in contracts for his clients this offseason.

Arizona is spending in an effort to compete with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. The Diamondbacks, who barely missed the playoffs this year, reached the World Series in 2023 before losing to the Texas Rangers in five games.

The D-backs now have a potential starting rotation that includes Burnes, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez and Brandon Pfaadt, which on paper is among the best in baseball.

Burnes finished fifth in Cy Young Award voting in his first year in the American League. He won the award in the National League in 2021. He’s made at least 28 starts in each of the past four seasons.

Dodgers’ Ohtani, wife, expecting first baby

Shohei Ohtani is adding a newcomer to his family lineup.

The 30-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers superstar posted on his Instagram account that he and his 28-year-old wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting a baby in 2025.

“Can’t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!” it said.

The photo showed the couple’s beloved dog, Decoy, as well as a pink ruffled onesie along with baby shoes and a sonogram that was covered by a baby emoji.

Hernandez returning to Dodgers for $66M

Teoscar Hernández is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The free agent outfielder has agreed with the reigning World Series champions on a $66 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a successful physical.

After initially looking for a three-year contract that never materialized in free agency last offseason, Hernández and his representatives turned their focus to getting the best short-term deal from the best team interested. That led to a $23.5 million, one-year deal with the Dodgers.

The Dominican outfielder had a huge impact as the Dodgers won their second World Series title in five seasons. He hit .272 with a career-high 33 homers and 99 RBIs in 154 regular-season games.

Hernández had made it clear he wanted to stay in Los Angeles, saying that was his priority.

NHL

Marchment suffers gruesome face injury

Hours after Stars forward Mason Marchment was rushed to the hospital for a gruesome face injury, the team didn’t have any positive news to share.

The forward, expectedly, was not at Saturday’s mandatory practice following the Stars’ 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota Friday night. Marchment exited the game late in the first period after he was hit in the face with a puck, causing him to bleed profusely onto the ice.

Marchment left for the hospital in the first intermission and never returned.

DeBoer said the doctors are still waiting for swelling in Marchment’s face to go down to know more but that he expects the injury will leave him out for weeks rather than days.

DeBoer did not provide any further details on what exactly Marchment injured.

The Ontario native has been one of the Stars’ best players this season, scoring 12 goals and 15 assists in 33 games. He ranks second on the team in points, trailing only Matt Duchene.

Marchment is in his third season in Dallas and has 169 points in 272 NHL games. He has now spent the majority of his career with the Stars.

college football

Bulldogs’ Beck plans to enter NFL Draft

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has announced his plans to enter the NFL draft, five days after having season-ending elbow surgery. The fifth-year senior made his NFL plans official on social media. Beck suffered a right elbow injury in the first half of the Bulldogs’ 22-19 overtime win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 7. Beck had surgery on Monday to repair his ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. He is expected to begin throwing next spring.

SDSU’s Rogers takes Washington State job

South Dakota State football coach Jimmy Rogers resigned Saturday after accepting the head coaching position at Washington State.

Rogers posted a 27-3 record in two seasons as Jackrabbit head coach, including leading SDSU to a 15-0 record and its second consecutive national championship during his inaugural campaign in 2023.

During the recently completed 2024 season, SDSU earned a share of its third consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference title and reached the semifinals of the FCS playoffs for the fifth consecutive year before finishing with a 12-3 record.

Rogers joined the SDSU football coaching staff as linebackers coach in 2013. Rogers joined the SDSU football coaching staff as linebackers coach in 2013.

At Washington State, Rogers will inherit a program that ended the 2024 season with an 8-5 overall record and a berth in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.

— From news services