MLB proposes delaying salary cap implementation to 2028 in latest CBA offer; MLBPA rejects
The league's proposal keeps a salary cap out until 2028 while other labor terms take effect in 2027, as the Dec. 1 CBA deadline looms.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' as pitch-rigging fraud trial opens
Prosecutors opened a New York criminal fraud case that spotlights the threat gamblers pose to baseball.
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Athletics hire Brewers exec Cam Castro as new general manager
Castro, Milwaukee's senior VP of player development and performance, takes over an A's front office in the middle of a rebuild.
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Astros to interview Albert Pujols and Morgan Ensberg for manager job
Houston's managerial search adds a Hall of Fame-bound first baseman and a former Astro to its candidate list.
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Mariners name Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager, replacing fired Wilson
Seattle turns to a player-development executive to lead the dugout after dismissing its previous manager.
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Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon and Lou Piniella headline Hall of Fame contemporary ballot
The contemporary era ballot features a slate of retired managers for Cooperstown consideration.
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Rangers' Evan Carter unlikely ready for Opening Day; club to shop center field market
An injury to the young outfielder forces Texas to rethink its offseason plans and add outfield help.
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Phillies expected to pursue a left-handed setup reliever this offseason
Philadelphia enters the winter with bullpen, outfield and third base needs on its to-do list.
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Ex-MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira wins U.S. House seat in Texas
The former Yankees first baseman, a Republican, won Texas' 21st Congressional District; Tommy Tuberville won Alabama's governorship.
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Free agency opens: rankings, projections and landing-spot predictions for the top 50 free agents
Analysts roll out contract projections and predicted destinations as the 2026-27 free agent class hits the market.
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Offseason rumors and intel: Tarik Skubal trade scenarios, Mets' priority, Rangers pivot
Reporters weigh how a Tarik Skubal deal could work and what other clubs are targeting as the hot stove ignites.
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Tigers to hire Kyle Hudson as first base coach
Hudson, most recently Boston's third base coach, replaces Anthony Sanders on Detroit's staff.
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Reds announce Joe Torres as new pitching coach
Torres, previously Cleveland's assistant pitching coach, replaces Derek Johnson in Cincinnati.
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Cardinals to hire Joel McKeithan as hitting coach
St. Louis tabs the White Sox assistant hitting coach to replace Brant Brown.
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Twins return five injured pitchers to 40-man roster
Minnesota restores a group of rehabbing arms to its roster ahead of the offseason.
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Brewers' Pat Murphy regrets comments about Yankees, says he didn't mean to 'slander' them
Milwaukee's manager walked back remarks made to Jake Bauers about the Bronx Bombers.
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Blue Jays executive David Bell leaves front office after two seasons
Bell, assistant GM and VP of baseball operations, stepped away from his role in Toronto.
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Tarik Skubal's injury history weighed against his historic free agency payday potential
Analysts question whether the ace's health record could affect a record-setting contract.
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