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How good are this year's top Japanese free agents -- and who could sign them?

We break down what to expect from Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto in 2026 and where they might land.

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Surprise signings! Potential busts! We hand out free agent superlatives

We've got a yearbook's worth of awards for the top MLB free agents.

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Mets GM: Running it back isn't right thing to do

In addressing the Mets' decision to trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien, GM David Stearns said "last year wasn't good enough and running it back with the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do."

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Dodgers star Ohtani to play for Japan in WBC

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the country looks to defend their 2023 title.

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Steinbrenner: 'Ideal' for Yankees to lower payroll

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner claimed it was too early in the offseason to determine his team's payroll range for the 2026 season, but he'd prefer that the number drop from the $319 million he said New York spent on players in 2025.

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Rockies retain Schaeffer after 119-loss season

Warren Schaeffer, who took over as interim manager of the Rockies after Bud Black was fired amid a historically bad season, will return as manager in 2026.

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Payamps to stay with Braves on 1-year contract

Braves and right-hander Joel Payamps agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal on Monday in another move to retain a veteran member of the team's bullpen.

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Dodgers items sell for nearly $900K at auction

A quartet of Los Angeles Dodgers items sold at California-based SCP Auctions for just under $900,000 over the weekend, including the 2025 World Series Game 7 tying and winning home run balls caught by father-and-son duo John and Matthew Bains.

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Rangers' Garcia highlights non-tendered players

Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim headline the list of 66 MLB arbitration-eligible players who were not tendered contracts by their respective teams.

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↔️ Free agency tracker: Offseason trades, moves

We've got you covered on all the major MLB hot stove signings and trades.

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They hired who? Making sense of MLB's newest class of managers

A 33-year-old, a college coach, a recently retired reliever ... it's been quite an offseason for unconventional skippers. What does it mean?

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MLB offseason grades: Judging the Nimmo-for-Semien swap for Mets, Rangers

We've got you covered with grades and analysis on every winter signing and big offseason trade.

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Do Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy belong in Cooperstown? Breaking down the contemporary era ballot

What makes a Hall of Famer, anyway? We take a closer look at the eight candidates.

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Hot stove analysis of offseason trades and free agent signings

Track all the latest MLB free agency and trade news with fantasy baseball analysis from Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell.

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ESPN rejoins MLB as NBC and Netflix land games in sweeping new rights deal

ESPN lands MLB.tv out-of-market packageNetflix gets Home Run Derby, marquee gamesNBC takes over Sunday Night Baseball slateESPN and Major League Baseball appeared headed for an ugly separation after the network opted out of its rights deal in February.Nine months later, it appears to be the best th…

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MLB 'reclamation' candidates: Six free agents who could bounce back with new teams

Which veterans could revitalize their careers by returning to their previous -- better -- form in 2026?

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Dodgers’ Ohtani into rare air with third straight MVP award and fourth overall

Ohtani wins fourth MVP, all unanimousSchwarber, Soto round out NL finalistsYanks’ Judge edges Raleigh for AL MVPTwo-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor on Thursday and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time.Oh…

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MLB pitcher Luis Ortiz released on $500,000 bail after allegedly taking gambling bribes

Guardians pitchers indicted on fraud allegationsNBA also caught up in its own gambling scandalCleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court on Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates win prop bets placed on pitches they threw…

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US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches

Pair could face 65 years in prison if found guiltyNBA also caught up in its own gambling scandalThe betting crisis in US sports has spread further after Cleveland Guardians players Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted over an alleged scheme to rig pitches during games.Bettors on baseball can…

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The LA Dodgers won the World Series but for Latino fans, it’s complicated

The fact that Latino stars were at the forefront of the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays sits alongside the club’s near silence on the immigration raids roiling the cityFor Natalia Molina, a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a third-generation Mexican American, the crowning moment of ba…

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Trump pardons ex-Mets star Darryl Strawberry over past tax and drug conviction

Trump grants full pardon to New York Mets great Strawberry hit 335 HRs and was eight-time All-StarUS president cites faith, sobriety, ministry workDonald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of t…

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Victor Conte, architect of infamous sport steroids scandal, dies aged 75

Balco boss revealed Marion Jones used growth hormonesConte served four months in prison over involvementVictor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including the baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and the Olympic trac…

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At the World Series the Blue Jays belonged to Canada – and large parts of the US too

One baseball win was never going to bind Canada – and sympathetic fans south of the border – together for ever. But it was sweet while it lastedThe first time the Blue Jays won a World Series, in 1992, the team’s victory parade was held on the same day as a contentious national referendum. At play …

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If the Dodgers are bad for baseball, why was the World Series so much fun?

The repeat champions’ vast wealth means they can stockpile talent unimaginable to other teams. But it’s undeniable that the results are hugely entertainingA unicorn led off the game with a single and then trotted out to the mound to pitch the bottom of the first. Another pitcher won Games 2, 6, and…

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Blue Jays reflect on cruel Game 7 loss to Dodgers: ‘I cost everybody a World Series’

Toronto miss out on first World Series title since 1993Blue Jays held lead going into ninth inningThe Toronto Blue Jays have reflected on their agonizing loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series.The Blue Jays looked set to win their first World Series since 1993 when they enter…

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Baseball fans around world react to LA Dodgers’ epic World Series win – in pictures

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in a pulse-pounding Game 7 of the World Series in the early hours of Sunday morning, setting off celebrations (and commiserations) around the worldDodgers retain title after thrilling Game 7 win Continue reading...

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LA Dodgers retain World Series after thrilling Game 7 win over Toronto Blue Jays

Game 7: LA Dodgers 5–4 Toronto Blue JaysWill Smith’s 11th-inning home run proves decisiveDodgers becomes first repeat champion since 2000As it happened: Bryan Graham’s inning-by-inning reportIn pictures: Fans around world react to Dodgers’ epic winThe Los Angeles Dodgers won their second consecutiv…

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World Series Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Toronto Blue Jays – as it happened

Dramatic finish sends the World Series to a Saturday Game 7LA thwart multiple two-out rally attempts to hold off TorontoThe lineups!Here is your starting lineup for the NL champs and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers! Continue reading...

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LA Dodgers hold on in Toronto to force winner-take-all Game 7 in World Series

Yamamoto brilliant again as Dodgers win Game 6LA Dodgers 3-1 Toronto Blue Jays – live reactionThe Los Angeles Dodgers stayed alive on Friday night, getting to Toronto Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman for three runs in the third inning to win 3-1 and even the World Series at three games apiece. Baseball …

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Blue Jays on brink of World Series crown after Yesavage tames Dodgers in Game 5

Yesavage fans 12 to set rookie Series recordSchneider, Guerrero Jr open with back-to-back HRsToronto can clinch title Friday on home fieldTrey Yesavage delivered a brilliant performance and Davis Schneider homered on the very first pitch of the night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Do…

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Shohei Ohtani had an off night at the World Series but he still breaks baseball logic

The Dodgers star pitched in Game 3 just 18 hours after setting records with the bat. It’s a reminder of how he makes the miraculous seem mundaneEven Shohei Ohtani’s teammates struggle to find the right adjectives to describe him; ones that express how good he is while emphasizing how unlikely his e…

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Blue Jays’ Schneider teases not pitching to Shohei Ohtani for rest of World Series

Japanese star was almost unstoppable in Game 3Ohtani will also pitch in Game 4 for DodgersAfter watching Shohei Ohtani baffle their pitching staff during Game 3 of the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays hinted they may be done pitching to baseball’s biggest star.The Blue Jays manager John Schneide…

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Freeman’s walk-off homer lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays in 18-inning World Series epic

Dodgers win in 18, tying longest World Series gameOhtani reaches base postseason-record nine timesLA lead 2-1 in series ahead of Tuesday’s Game 4It took Freddie Freeman three chances to get it just right.When the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman drove a fastball deep into centerfield in the bottom…

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Rob Manfred optimistic MLB stars will play at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

MLB exploring extended All-Star break for 2028 windowUnion approval, sponsorship deals key to final decisionParticipation seen as one-off given Brisbane 2032 limitsMajor League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Ol…

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The Blue Jays flipped the World Series script on baseball’s biggest spenders

Toronto’s nine-run eruption turned an alleged mismatch into a statement, showing the Dodgers’ empire of excess can be thwarted by patience, contact and beliefBefore the first pitch of the 2025 World Series on Friday night, it had been 32 years and one day since the greatest day in Toronto Blue Jays…