MLB notes: Phillies keep Odubel Herrera with five-year deal

The Philadelphia Phillies and Odubel Herrera agreed to a $30.5-million, five-year contract on Thursday, keeping the NL All-Star center fielder under the Phillies’ control through 2023. Herrera hit .286 with 15 homers, 87 runs and 25 stolen bases this year.

The Colorado Rockies agreed to a $19-million, three-year contract with reliever Mike Dunn. ...

A person familiar with the situation said free-agent right-handed reliever Junichi Tazawa has agreed to a $12-million, two-year contract with the Miami Marlins, the team Dunn is leaving. ...

Reliever Aroldis Chapman completed his return to New York as the Yankees finalized his $86-million, five-year contract.

Carew awaits organ transplants

Former Angels infielder Rod Carew is preparing to receive a new heart and undergo a kidney transplant. His wife, Rhonda, confirmed the procedures through the American Heart Assn. News.

The 71-year-old former hitting star has struggled with heart issues since September 2015, when he had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a procedure to open clogged arteries. A device to assist his heart has kept Carew alive since then. Doctors say the kidney transplant will improve his chances for recovery.

Carew played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the Angels. He was a seven-time American League batting champion and first-ballot selection to the Hall of Fame.

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Torii Hunter Jr., son of former Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, said he will give up a fifth season with the Notre Dame football team to pursue a baseball career with the Angels. Hunter, a wide receiver at Notre Dame, was a 23rd-round draft pick by the Angels in June. His father played 19 seasons in the major leagues, 12 of them with the Minnesota Twins, five with the Angels (2008-12) and two with the Detroit Tigers.