We’ve already seen some notable signings in the lead-up to Thanksgiving, as Blake Snell and Yusei Kikuchi came off the free-agent board. Now that we’ve reached December, the Hot Stove should really start to heat up, especially with the Winter Meetings set to take place next week in Dallas. While

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One of Japan’s top sluggers is eyeing a move to Major League Baseball in 2026. According to a report from Yahoo Sports Japan, corner infielder Munetaka Murakami announced that 2025 will be his final season in Nippon Professional Baseball, after which he will look to sign with an MLB team.

Two more starting pitchers came off the free-agent board in recent days as teams continue to fill the middle and back end of their rotations. Frankie Montas agreed to a two-year, $34 million deal with the Mets that includes an opt-out after 2025, while Matthew Boyd landed $29 million over

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ARLINGTON -- The Rangers added one of the top catchers available on the free-agent market, announcing Monday that they agreed to a two-year contract with Kyle Higashioka. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2027. Higashioka, a seventh-round pick by the Yankees in 2008, spent more than 15 years

CHICAGO -- The Cubs’ goal of lengthening out their rotation this winter has led them to one of baseball’s feel-good stories from down the stretch last season. Matthew Boyd’s comeback from injury helped put Cleveland on the World Series’ doorstep, and now the lefty could be on his way to

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Some say that age is “just a number,” but it’s certainly an important one to teams evaluating their options on the free-agent market. That’s because, to state the obvious, age is a key factor to consider when projecting player performance over the life of a contract. Take 2024, for example.

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NEW YORK -- Much of what the Mets built in their rotation last year, they built on prove-it deals. Rather than invest in big-name free agents at the tops of their games, the Mets added Luis Severino and Sean Manaea, two starting pitchers with checkered histories who wound up turning

As someone who has never won a Pulitzer Prize (not even for my article on All-Stars with mustaches), I have a special place in my heart for the awardless. We hand out a ton of awards in MLB. And yet somehow, there are always excellent seasons that slip through the

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The offseason is a time for reflection and evaluation as clubs do a full inventory of their rosters and look for ways to be better in the year ahead. Front offices scour the free-agent and trade markets, aiming to improve at any spot on the field. No team is singularly

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It’s become a highly anticipated mainstay of the offseason: the MLB Draft Lottery. This is the third year that a lottery during the Winter Meetings has been used to determine the top of the Draft order, with this year’s drawing taking place in Dallas on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 5:30

Fans hoping to attend next season's historic MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway will get their chance at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 5, when tickets go on sale to the public.

MIAMI -- “The Swing” and “The Jump” are synonymous with Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, and now they’ve been immortalized in a collection of artworks titled JETER. Jeter and artist Russell Young hand-selected and reimagined the two images into 12 large-scale paintings -- six of each portrait -- to go

Juan Soto is headed for one of the largest contracts in baseball history, perhaps even approaching the $700 million in guaranteed money that Shohei Ohtani got from the Dodgers last offseason, if some projections are to be believed.

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LOS ANGELES -- Before acquiring Tommy Edman in a three-team deal in July, the Dodgers had been pursuing the superutility man for years. Now, they made sure Edman won’t get away for the foreseeable future. Edman and the Dodgers agreed to a five-year, $74 million extension, the club announced on