It’s almost time to put 2025 in the rearview mirror. For several of the game’s stars, that’s a good thing. The new year offers a number of players the opportunity to rebound from underwhelming performances last season, and a chance to look like themselves again. With an assist from all

Every season is another chance for MLB’s talented players to show us all that they can accomplish. Entering the year, it’s always fun to anticipate which career milestones might be reached or surpassed in the upcoming round of 162 games. But over the course of the season, there are also

The Cubs have agreed to a contract with righty reliever Hunter Harvey, pending a physical, a source told MLB.com's Jordan Bastian on Saturday. The club has not confirmed the deal. Harvey, 31, spent much of the 2025 season on the injured list after also dealing with injuries in '24. Between

CINCINNATI -- As the Reds look for a significant offensive boost this offseason, they have been able to shore up other areas of need. On Saturday, that meant two separate value additions to their outfield. Not long after signing free agent JJ Bleday to a one-year, $1.4 million contract, Cincinnati

Another year in baseball is in the books, so let's look back at the best of the best plays from this past season. These are the annual Statcast superlatives -- the longest home run, the fastest strikeout, the speediest inside-the-park home run, the toughest catch and more. Here are 15

CINCINNATI -- Free-agent outfielder JJ Bleday knew plenty about Cincinnati. Bleday briefly lived across the river with a host family in Newport, Ky., while playing for the renowned Midland travel ball squad ahead of college. His first big league home run came in 2022 for the Marlins against then-Reds ace

Nick Kurtz. Drake Baldwin. Roman Anthony. Trey Yesavage. Nolan McLean. They and so many other rookies left their marks on the 2025 season. One year ago, they were mere prospects who had yet to make their MLB debuts, and another host of newcomers will inevitably be difference-makers for their clubs

Nolan McLean produced a bunch of impressive numbers in his first 48 Major League innings this past season. He had a 2.06 ERA, a 2.97 FIP and a 21.8% strikeout-minus-walk rate, which was tied for 17th best among starters with at least 40 innings. But there are two other numbers

Happy holidays, baseball fans. As our gift to you, we're back with the tradition we are determined to make happen: our yearly list of every team's longest home run of the season just past. Admittedly, we always think these lists make for good gifts, but we have a pretty good

Hartson Bodfish checked the thermometer again, tapping it with his right hand. It couldn't be this cold, could it? But the numbers stayed true. The arrows didn't move. It was minus-50 degrees Celsius. Negative 58 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifty below zero. No matter how you put it, it was bone-chillingly, not-fit-for-human-being-living

The game of baseball has been around for 150 some-odd years -- longer than football or basketball, longer than many countries have existed. It infiltrates every part of our culture: books, music and, most notably, movies. And sometimes, even when a movie isn't about baseball, baseball still slips into the

Shohei Ohtani is doing things we’ve never seen on a baseball field before. That might be an obvious statement for you, the reader, but there’s never a bad time to recount his heroics of recent years. The two-way phenomenon has won three straight MVPs, the latter two coming with the

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Six-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley is up for Hall of Fame consideration for the third time in 2026. After receiving 28.8% of the vote in his first year on the ballot, Utley was one of the players who trended upward in 2025, jumping to 39.8%. At first glance, Utley

Be yourself, unless you feel like being something else. This is now an established Minor League Baseball promotional strategy, as teams across the country regularly assume alternate identities in lieu of their day-to-day primary identities. These alternate identities often have a local connection, with teams celebrating their region's culinary specialties,

TORONTO -- Nearly three years ago, Ricky Tiedemann threw one pitch that no one could stop talking about. They still talk about it, actually. In a Spring Training game in late February 2023, a 20-year-old Tiedemann blew a 99 mph fastball past Javier Báez for strike three. Baseball games in

As Samurai Japan gears up to defend its World Baseball Classic title, its roster is beginning to take shape. While superstar Shohei Ohtani had previously announced his intent to play for the tournament's reigning champs, seven other players were named by Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata on Friday in Tokyo,

Tyler Soderstrom received a gift on Christmas -- but it was one that he earned. Following a breakout season in 2025, Soderstrom agreed to a seven-year, $86 million extension with the A's, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal, which has not been confirmed by the club, constitutes the

There are three constants in life: Death, taxes and "Spaceman" Bill Lee taking the mound. Yes, the man who once left his team in anger to grab a beer and showed up again in the eighth inning (we'll get to that in a bit), is still out there to this

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Dec. 28.

David Wright's Hall of Fame case, like his playing career, is largely overshadowed by questions of what could have been. But bad luck doesn't tell his entire story, which is why he's managed to stick around for a third year of eligibility. He even made (admittedly minor) gains last season,

There are many incredible stories out there about Rickey Henderson. And we mean literally incredible -- as in, hard to believe. Some are true, some are apocryphal. But the one Will Clark tells is definitely true. A former All-Star first baseman for the Giants, “Will the Thrill” played against Henderson

Thursday is Christmas, and it’s been nearly two months since the Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series. That means we’re now at roughly the midpoint between the start of the offseason and when pitchers and catchers begin reporting to Spring Training in February. A

It was 65 years ago next month that owner Philip K. Wrigley used the Cubs’ annual press luncheon to make a bold announcement about the club’s next manager. Namely, that there would not be one.

The Marlins found their high-leverage reliever, reaching an agreement with right-hander Pete Fairbanks on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources told MLB.com on Wednesday. Fairbanks’ deal includes a $1 million signing bonus, plus another $1 million in incentives based on appearances, per source. There’s also an acquisition bonus of $500,000