Players like Juan Soto aren’t supposed to hit free agency. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) It’s Juan Soto to the Mets via the richest known deal in the history of sports. The New York Yankees slugger received the most anticipated payday of the offseason with a 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets, … Read more
DALLAS –The late Dick Allen was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame along with Dave Parker on Sunday as the Classic Era Committee met to determine the outcome at the annual Winter Meetings. On the third try, the 16-member committee, which changes annually, elected Allen. More from Sportico.com The ballot, made of all … Read more
Report: Ex-Giant Conforto, Dodgers agree to one-year contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Michael Conforto reportedly is following Blake Snell from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The former Giants outfielder has agreed to a one-year, $17 million contract with the Dodgers, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand first reported Sunday, citing sources. The Dodgers have agreed … Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added a new outfielder to their roster. The Dodgers struck a one-year, $17 million deal with Michael Conforto on Sunday night, according to multiple reports. The Dodgers have agreed to a deal with Michael Conforto, per sources. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 9, 2024 Conforto spent the last two seasons … Read more
Longtime Phillies star Dick Allen, seen here in 2014, is finally headed to the Hall of Fame. (Hunter Martin/Getty Images) The Baseball Hall of Fame will be inducting two new members from the Classic Era at next July’s induction ceremony. Dick Allen and Dave Parker were announced as the newest Hall of Fame inductees on … Read more
The MLB Hot Stove is in full swing, and you can track all of the activity from the 2024-25 MLB offseason in our handy free agent tracker. The list, which is based on Matthew Pouliot’s Top 111 MLB free agents list, highlights each of the big names and the information you need to know. Once … Read more
The Mets added another relief option on Sunday, signing right-hander Oliver Ortega to a minor league contract, according to Jon Morosi of MLB.com. Per Morosi, Ortega’s contract includes an invite to major league spring training. A 28-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, Ortega has pitched in 45 major league games over parts of three seasons … Read more
Things I never thought I’d see: the Athletics just made Luis Severino their highest-paid player in franchise history. The 30-year-old right-hander signed a three year, $67 million contract to take his talents to Sacramento (?) or wherever else John Fisher feels like sticking his ball club. Here, I’m going to talk about who Severino is … Read more
Crawford offers open-ended response on joining Posey’s staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Is Brandon Crawford joining Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey’s staff for the 2025 MLB season? Probably not. The recently retired legendary shortstop sees his immediate future away from the diamond, even if former longtime teammate Posey could use … Read more
Crawford offers open-ended response on joining Posey’s staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Is Brandon Crawford joining Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey’s staff for the 2025 MLB season? Probably not. The recently retired legendary shortstop sees his immediate future away from the diamond, even if former longtime teammate Posey could use … Read more