It was hard to see it any other way about the how and why the Diamondbacks landed big-name free-agent pitcher Corbin Burnes. Burnes had made it clear he wanted to come to the DBacks for family ...

PHOENIX — On a steamy night in June, Corbin Burnes threw seven innings against the Texas Rangers at Baltimore’s Camden Yards. After an 11-2 win, the Baltimore Orioles ace went to the airport ...

For Corbin Burnes, one of the top pitchers on the market, the reality of free agency was more prosaic. It included only three offers, lots of talk about day care and school commutes, five weeks ...

Not long before Christmas, agent Scott Boras visited his client, pitcher Corbin Burnes, at his Scottsdale home and, as he watched Burnes interact with his young family, Boras’ next steps started ...