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Mariners exercise closer Andres Munoz's option
The Seattle Mariners exercised their $6 million club option for All-Star closer Andres Munoz for the 2026 season on Tuesday.,Munoz, 26, unlocked four $250,000 incentives during the 2025 season to bring his compensation for next season to $7 million. He finished with 38 saves and a career-low 1.73 ER...
Reports: Mariners exercise closer Andres Munoz's option
The Seattle Mariners exercised their $6 million club option for All-Star closer Andres Munoz for the 2026 season, per multiple reports Tuesday.,Munoz, 26, unlocked four $250,000 incentives during the 2025 season to bring his compensation for next season to $7 million. He finished with 38 saves and a...
Red Sox OF Jarren Duran signs one-year contract
The Boston Red Sox agreed to a one-year deal with outfielder Jarren Duran for the 2026 season on Tuesday.,Duran will earn $7.7 million with up to an additional $75,000 in incentives, according to multiple reports. The team announced the signing but not the financial terms.,Duran, 29, batted .256 wit...
Mets RHP Frankie Montas exercises $17M player option
New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas exercised his $17 million player option on Tuesday for the 2026 season, which he will miss while recovering from Tommy John surgery.,Montas, 32, began his first season with the Mets on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain and ended the campaign on...
White Sox to pick up OF Luis Robert's $20M option
The Chicago White Sox plan to pick up center fielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Robert, 28, was limited to 110 games in 2025 and hit .223 with 14 home runs and a career-high 33 stolen bases.,He has played more than 110 games in only one season -- 145 during...
Reports: Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga becomes free agent
Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set for free agency after four seasons in Chicago. ,The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next three years and Imanaga opted out of a $15 million player option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday. Free agency begins Thursday. ,In two seasons with th...
Braves tab bench coach Walt Weiss as new manager
The Atlanta Braves did not have to look far to find their replacement for manager Brian Snitker. They tabbed the man who occupied the seat next to Snitker in the dugout for eight seasons.,The Braves named Walt Weiss as their manager on Monday. He served as the club's bench coach from 2018-25 and ear...
Report: Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito declines $19M option for 2026
Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito declined a $19 million mutual option, triggering a $1.5 million buyout, and is set to head to free agency, the Boston Globe reported Monday.,Giolito, 31, was 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA over 26 starts in his first season in Boston. The Red Sox reserve the right to ...
Reports: RHPs Michael King, Robert Suarez opt out of Padres' deals
Starter Michael King and closer Robert Suarez both opted out of their respective deals with the San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports on Monday.,The decisions make both right-handers free-agents.,King turned down the $15 million mutual option in his contract after an injury plagued 2025 se...
Reports: All-Star closer Edwin Diaz opts out of Mets' deal
All-Star closer Edwin Diaz has opted out of his deal with the New York Mets, multiple outlets reported on Monday.,The 31-year-old right-hander holds $18.5 million player options in 2026 and 2027, and the Mets have a $20.4 million team option for 2028.,Diaz enters free agency and can sign with a new ...
Marlins promote ex-MLB manager Gabe Kapler to GM
The Miami Marlins named former major league player and manager Gabe Kapler as their general manager on Monday.,Kapler most recently was assistant general manager of the club, focusing on player, coaching and staff development. Prior to that, he served as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (2018-19...
Rays acquire OF Ryan Vilade from Reds for cash
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday.,Vilade, 26, has batted .141 with one homer and five RBIs in 28 career games with four MLB teams since his 2021 debut.,He only played in one game for the Reds this season after being claimed...
Reports: Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman opts out of contract
Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman has opted out of his contract and will enter free agency, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Bregman, 31, passed on his $40 million player options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons and will try to land a lucrative, long-term deal. His Red Sox contract called for ...
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens on latest Hall of Fame ballot
Two of the greatest players in MLB history, shunned from baseball immortality over links to performance-enhancing drugs, have another chance for selection to the Hall of Fame.,All-time home run king Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens are among the eight players listed on ...
Father-son Blue Jays fans walk away winners from World Series Game 7
John Bains has been a Blue Jays fan since their expansion season in 1977 and was at Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, hoping Toronto would prevail against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,It was two home runs by the Dodgers -- a Miguel Rojas 387-foot shot in the ninth inning to tie the game and Will S...
Max Fried, Steven Kwan, Ian Happ collect fourth Gold Glove awards
Eight players earned their first career Gold Glove award while New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ each won their fourth career Gold Gloves when this season's winners were announced Sunday night.,Fried becomes the fo...
Bo Bichette, Kyle Schwarber, Kyle Tucker head free-agent list
One day after the Toronto Blue Jays lost in the World Series, longtime shortstop Bo Bichette was one of the 137 major leaguers who became free agents on Sunday.,Bichette, Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker highlight the list of free agents....
MLB Free Agency Predictions 2025: Where the Top 10 Players Will Sign This Winter
MLB free agency predictions: See where stars like Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, and Pete Alonso could land this offseason....
As champagne flows, Dodgers anointed 2026 World Series favorites
Just as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished turning a game-ending double play to win the World Series, folks were already talking about a three-peat.,The Dodgers didn't get a lot of time to celebrate before being installed as favorites to win the 2026 World Series after outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays...
Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3 wins) named World Series MVP
On a team loaded with stars that just won its second consecutive championship, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the clear choice for World Series Most Valuable Player following the Game 7 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.,"Yamamoto is the GOAT!" manager Dav...