Bringing back Josh Naylor had to be the Mariners’ top priority this winter. Credit them for wasting no time in getting it done with a five-year deal for a reported $92.5 million that represented the first major splash of MLB’s free agency. Mariners general manager Justin Hollander described Naylor to me in October as one…
You can’t have enough great relievers, and New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz is arguably the best one on the open market this offseason. A two-time National League Reliever of the Year, Diaz is among the more overpowering closers in MLB, hitting the high 90s with his four-seamer and making hitters look silly with his…
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai is entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Wednesday through Jan. 2. He joins power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22. A 27-year-old right-hander, Imai went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA this season with…
Now that the confetti is clear from the Dodgers’ World Series victory parade, it’s time to start looking ahead to the World Baseball Classic. Airing on FOX and its affiliate networks in March 2026, the sixth iteration of this tournament will feature 20 countries and territories whose best players will compete to prove that their…
The Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. The WPBL plans to begin play on Aug. 1. The Women’s Baseball World Cup is being held in Rockford — about three hours north of Springfield — from July 22-26. Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston…
If a team is looking for power, third baseman Eugenio Suarez fits the bill and then some. Last season, which Suarez split between the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks, he uncorked 49 home runs and posted a .526 slugging percentage. Suarez would be a great fit in Seattle for the foreseeable future, as the 34-year-old…
Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting. Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello also are among the first-time eligibles, joined by Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnación, Gio González,…
All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker is the top free agent in this year’s class, but that seemed like a foregone conclusion once Blue Jays’ slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed a 14-year, $500 million contract extension back in April. Tucker has earned that honor — and, soon, hundreds of millions of dollars — not necessarily for just…
How could arguably the best starting pitcher in MLB be available in a trade? With now-two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal one year away from free agency and the superstar left-hander and the Detroit Tigers reportedly having a nine-figure gap in extension talks, there’s an at least greater-than-zero percent chance that a trade could…
So, does Paul Skenes want to play for the New York Yankees? A Wednesday report from NJ.com detailed how a player on the Pittsburgh Pirates – who is, of course, teammates with Skenes – said that the superstar right-hander is “hoping for a trade” and has repeatedly expressed wanting “to play for the Yankees.” The…
