Upon the end of the World Series, all eyes turn to 2027, and free agency will start grabbing headlines before we know it. Free agency can often be a slow burn that creeps along for months, but the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 1 could have

While the smell of champagne is likely still lingering in the Brewers' clubhouse at Tropicana Field, the baseball world is already looking ahead to another busy offseason. Twenty-eight other teams have been formulating plans to put themselves in position to be where the Brewers and Rays were this week: the

As clubs look to the free-agent market to fill out their rosters for 2027, it’s a good time to reflect on how the biggest free-agent deals from last season panned out in year one. Many of these were multiyear deals, meaning that there is still time to rebound from a

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen stood in front of his locker in the Rays' clubhouse late Wednesday night, tears in his eyes, admittedly uncertain what the future may hold for him. At least one part of that picture is clear now, as the Rays exercised the right-hander’s $20 million club

Gold Glove Award season has arrived, with the 2026 winners set to be announced on ESPN on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET. So it's a good time to update a study we did a little more than two years ago, back in the summer of 2024, breaking down how it

Four members of the Brewers formally became free agents before the 2026 champs even had their World Series parade. That’s how fast the necessary business of the offseason comes at you.

MILWAUKEE -- Live from New York, it’s the World Series champs! The Brewers’ Christian Yelich and Brice Turang and manager Pat Murphy made a collective cameo during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, convincing the recurring character Drunk Uncle that yes, a team named for beermaking really did win the World

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

CINCINNATI -- A Reds club that already has several holes to fill this offseason was just given another big one. Cincinnati will need to locate a new closer after its bullpen anchor and leader, Emilio Pagán, made a surprising choice to decline his $10 million player option before Saturday's deadline.

LOS ANGELES -- A new champion has been crowned. The offseason, which began for the Dodgers far earlier than they would have liked, is here for every big league team. Even with nine players departing in free agency -- chief among them left-hander Tarik Skubal -- the Dodgers' roster is

The Padres have declined their $14 million team option on veteran right-handed starter Nick Pivetta, and left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta exercised his $4.45 million player option to return for San Diego next season, a source told MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. The club has not confirmed the moves. Pivetta, who will be

BALTIMORE -- Luis Robert Jr. played only three games for the Orioles during the 2026 season, and his tenure with the club could already be over. Robert’s 2027 team option worth $20 million has been declined by Baltimore, the club announced Saturday evening, as the 29-year-old outfielder will receive a

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers, who, as you may have heard, just won their first World Series championship. The win was glorious for a cavalcade of reasons, one of which is that the title gets them off the list of franchises that have never won a World Series, which now

The 2026 postseason was full of memorable plays -- dominant aces doing their thing, superstar hitters launching clutch home runs, even one of the very best mano-a-mano showdowns we've ever seen. We're here to bring you all the cool numbers behind those moments, thanks to Statcast powered by Google Cloud.

Baseball season has ended. Qualifying offer season is just getting started. A refresher, for those who haven’t joined us on this journey every year at this time: Each offseason, one of the first orders of business is for teams to decide which impending free agents should be extended a qualifying

Nippon Professional Baseball’s 2026 ERA leader is heading to MLB. The Saitama Seibu Lions announced they will approve the posting of ace right-hander Kaima Taira. After pitching successfully out of the bullpen since 2024, Taira moved back into the rotation this season and recorded a 1.36 ERA and 0.96 WHIP

The best team in the Majors throughout the regular season, the Brewers continued their dominance in the postseason, going 11-2 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rays. With a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday in Game 5 of the World Series, Milwaukee clinched the first Fall Classic title in

"Lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it’s been." The Grateful Dead weren’t singing about Dustin May’s World Series journey in the song “Truckin,’” but they might as well have been. Every season and championship run has its share of twists and turns, but May just pulled

MILWAUKEE -- To understand the joyous bedlam that engulfed downtown Milwaukee on Friday, you have to know the story of the last time this city staged a World Series parade. The 1982 Brewers made it to the Fall Classic with a club that was better than the sum of its

CHICAGO – This current era of Cubs baseball has defense as a calling card. Chicago believes its defensive unit is a true piece to the team’s identity and an element that can be a constant amid other peaks and valleys. “Just as a whole group now in 2026,” Cubs shortstop

NEW YORK -- Spencer Jones vividly remembers where he was while Cam Schlittler dominated the Red Sox to end last year’s American League Wild Card Series: somewhere on a 13-hour highway trek between Scranton, Pa., and his home in Nashville, Tenn., watching the action on an iPad. “My girlfriend and

If you've been on social media over the last few days, and your algorithm is tuned into baseball or the World Series or just heartwarming videos that'll make you feel a certain kind of way, you've probably seen it. An older Milwaukee Brewers fan sitting in his living room armchair

Dillon Lewis wants 20-20 seasons to be a given part of his baseball identity. The Marlins’ No. 11 prospect was well on his way to achieving that during his first year with the organization until a hamate bone fracture in his right hand required surgery, sidelining him for seven weeks.

DETROIT -- The Tigers opened their offseason dealings on Friday with a minor trade, acquiring middle infielder Tsung-Che Cheng from the Red Sox for cash considerations. It’s the kind of smaller, on-the-margins addition that has become a regular part of offseason transactions under president of baseball operations Scott Harris and

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays declined their mutual options with starter Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, as expected, on Friday afternoon. Both veterans are now free agents. These moves were anticipated because mutual options are rarely, if ever, exercised by both sides. They are typically included in contracts