DALLAS (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Fried and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $218 million, eight-year contract, the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

New York made the move two days after outfielder Juan Soto left for a pending $765 million, 15-year contract with the rival Mets.

Fried, who turns 31 in January, gets the fourth-highest contract among pitchers behind the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg. Fried broke the mark for lefties set by David Price at $217 million.

BURROW’S HOME BROKEN INTO

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S. Authorities said Tuesday no one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked.

Deputies weren’t immediately able to determine what items were stolen. Both the NFL and NBA issued alerts to players following prior break-ins, urging them to take precautions.

The homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. had their homes broken into.

SCHEFFLER WINS PGA TOUR POY

By The Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year in a vote that had about as much drama as some of his victories.

Scheffler earned 91% of the vote in winning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the third straight season. He joins Tiger Woods as the only players to win three straight times.

Woods won it five times in a row, and three straight times on another occasion.

Scheffler won seven times on the PGA Tour against only the strongest fields. He also won the FedEx Cup. He also won the Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal.

TIGERS SIGN COBB TO 1-YEAR DEAL

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Cobb has signed a $15 million, one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, adding a veteran right-hander to the team’s rotation.

Under the deal announced Tuesday, Cobb can earn $1 million bonuses for 140 and 150 innings pitched.

Detroit is looking to take the next step after it earned an American League wild card this year for its first postseason appearance since 2014. The Tigers swept Houston in the opening round before getting eliminated by Cleveland in five games in their AL Division Series.

The 37-year-old Cobb joins a rotation fronted by AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.

Cobb appeared in just three games this season, going 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA for the Guardians. He also pitched in two postseason games for the AL Central champions.

Cobb started Game 3 of the ALDS at Detroit, allowing two runs and three hits in three innings during a 3-0 loss.

Cobb went 7-7 with a 3.87 ERA in 28 starts for San Francisco in 2023. He had hip surgery that October, which kept him out for the beginning of this season.

He was traded from the Giants to the Guardians in July.

Cobb is 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA in 233 career starts over 13 seasons, also pitching for Tampa Bay, Baltimore and the Los Angeles Angels.

The Boston native was selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2006 amateur draft. He made his big league debut in 2011 and spent his first six seasons with the Rays.

To make room for Cobb on the 40-man roster, outfielder Akil Baddoo was designated for assignment.