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2023-24 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings
MLB Trade Rumors Welcome to the year’s first edition of the 2023-24 MLB free agent power rankings! With this series we will attempt to rank…
Juan Soto not worried about Dodgers
SI There is never any love lost between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Fans of the LA franchise have a funny habit…
Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. discussed long-term deal but didn’t find common ground
Sportsnet Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays have discussed a long-term contract extension but the all-star first baseman says the negotiations didn’t find common ground. In…
Xander Bogaerts: First Red Sox offer ‘tough pill to swallow,’ one after season was ‘way off’
Mass Live It has been more than a year since the Red Sox lowballed Xander Bogaerts with a four-year, $90 million extension offer during spring…
Mets Claim Seth Elledge From Braves
SI The Mets have added to their pitching depth. On Tuesday, the Mets claimed right-handed pitcher Seth Elledge off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. The Mets then…
Francisco Lindor not fretting Mets’ 5-5 start
New York Post The large Easter crowd at Citi Field came with great expectation, but the Mets laid an egg in their 7-2 defeat to the…
Multiple Teams Have Shown Interest In Dallas Keuchel
MLB Trade Rumors Veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel, who did not sign a contract over the course of the offseason, has continued on a throwing program at…
The most exciting players and teams of the 2023 MLB season
ESPN We're a little under two weeks into the MLB season, and there have already been quite a few surprises, from a still-undefeated team to…
Royals get better of Giants in puzzling sequence, umpire takes blame
The Score The Kansas City Royals managed to pull off a very odd pitching change that got the better of the San Francisco Giants and…
Diamondbacks Acquire Jose Ruiz From White Sox
ESPN The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right-hander Jose Ruiz from the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations Sunday. Ruiz, 28, was designated for assignment Friday after allowing nine runs on eight hits…
Brewers acquire Bennett Sousa from Reds
Brew Crew Ball The Brewers swung a minor trade on Sunday. MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reports that the club acquired left-handed reliever Bennett Sousa from the…
Giants Sign Darin Ruf To Minor League Deal
NBC Sports Bay Area After a disappointing stint with the New York Mets, Darin Ruf is rejoining the Giants' organization on a minor league contract,…
Inside Jake Sanford’s fight to overcome addiction
Sportsnet Jake Sanford is lying on a table getting stretched out by an athletic trainer and his mind is racing. It’s been a whirlwind day…
Xander Bogaerts still likes Red Sox, hopes ‘to meet them in the World Series’
Mass Live Former Red Sox star Xander Bogaerts still keeps up with his old team. The Padres shortstop appeared on MassLive.com’s latest episode of the Fenway Rundown podcast and said…
How the Padres turned into big spenders
ESPN Nick Martinez sat in the trainer's room at Petco Park in early November, undergoing a physical to complete a multi-year extension, when he first learned his San…
The Most Notable Remaining MLB Free Agents
MLB Trade Rumors We’re now a week into the regular season and most of the attention amongst clubs and fans is on the games themselves….
Analyzing MLB’s most cumbersome contracts — and trying to find a way out for each team
The Athletic After baseball’s winter hot stove raced to its end and teams finally solidified their Opening Day rosters, we can look back at the…
Shohei Ohtani, the Mets and factors that could impact his pending free agency
The Athletic The visit barely sparked attention, at least in the United States. But there was Mets owner Steve Cohen at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, visible on…
Giants’ Kade McClure calls Fernando Tatis Jr. a ‘cheater’ after allowing HR during AAA game
The Score San Francisco Giants right-hander Kade McClure isn't a fan of San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis took McClure deep during Thursday's…
Are the Phillies or Mariners having a more concerning start to the 2023 MLB season?
CBS Sports Throughout the season the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest…
8 MLB Trades to Shift the Balance of Power in 2023
Bleacher Report It's too early in the MLB season for overreactions. We will watch the games and analyze them passionately, with an understanding that plenty…
Will Astros repeat as World Series champs? Or will one of these five teams stop them
ESPN A Google search for "Houston Astros" and "evil empire" generates more than 1 million results, with headlines such as: "Are the Houston Astros the…
What did the Cubs learn from another season of contract extension drama?
The Athletic Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer isn’t afraid to make difficult, unpopular decisions. That disciplined approach has largely defined the organization in the…
Details Reveal How Angels’ Shohei Ohtani “Actually Lost More Than $200-Million Just To Play In MLB”
Total Pro Sports Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani has completely lived up to the hype through his first five MLB seasons. After starring for the…
Manny Machado ejected after striking out on pitch-clock violation
The Score San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado was on the wrong end of the pitch clock again, this time leading to him being ejected….
MLB Hitters, Pitchers Primed to Rebound in 2023
Bleacher Report The 2023 Major League Baseball season is already underway, but that doesn't make it too late for one last look at the year's…
2023 World Series contender tiers: When will your MLB team win?
ESPN Through all of baseball's evolutionary steps through the decades, one thing has remained a constant: Every team sets out from Opening Day with an…