The new year approaches. The Cardinals’ “retool” has begun. Paul Goldschmidt’s new home ballpark is Yankee Stadium.

Yet Nolan Arenado remains the Cardinals’ third baseman.

Even when the ball drops on 2024, there will be more than a month remaining before spring training starts in Jupiter, Florida.

Arguably the biggest third base ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The year 2024 couldn't have gone much better for the Dodgers.

They won their first full-season World Series since 1988, and second (including their pandemic-shortened 2020 title) in the last five seasons. They were transformed on and off the field by Shohei Ohtani, who lived up to every expectation in the first season of his 10-...Read more

Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday that he and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting their first child.

"Can't wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!" Ohtani, 30, wrote in a post on Instagram, along with a picture of baby clothes, an ultrasound and the couple's dog, Dekopin.

The announcement comes about 10 months after Ohtani ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Just how valuable is Teoscar Hernández to the Dodgers?

Shohei Ohtani is baseball's most valuable player. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are superstars too.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are among baseball's top pitchers. Roki Sasaki will be too, and the Dodgers might sign him too.

Hernández would rank ...Read more

BALTIMORE — It was expected when the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes in February that 2024 would be his lone season in Baltimore.

That assumption became reality early Saturday morning when Burnes reportedly agreed to a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

While the Orioles do have deeper pockets with owner David ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If you have a bag of sunflower seeds, throw it to the sky.

Teo is back.

Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.

Teo is back.

The Dodgers' heartbeat still pumps. The Dodgers' soul still stirs. The Dodgers are still the Dodgers.

A front office that respects the team culture while listening to its ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Buster Posey got his shortstop. He didn’t get his ace.

Right-hander Corbin Burnes has agreed on a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the largest contract in franchise history, according to multiple reports. Now, if the Giants are to upgrade their starting rotation this offseason, they will have...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández wanted to stay with the Dodgers.

The Dodgers wanted to keep Teoscar Hernández.

As the sides grinded through a weeks-long negotiation for the free-agent outfielder this offseason, those truths never wavered.

And on Friday, those desires finally came to fruition, with Hernández agreeing to re-sign with the ...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers upgraded their roster Friday with a two-time All-Star who at age 28 is still in the prime of his career. And they got him, surprisingly, on a one-year deal.

Not too shabby.

"We feel we got better today," said Tigers president Scott Harris, who announced the signing of veteran second baseman Gleyber Torres for $15 million...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1. The New York Yankees' defensive meltdown in the fifth inning of Game 5. Walker Buehler pelting the pinstripes with precision pitches in the ninth inning of Game 5 to secure the championship for the Dodgers. The parade through downtown Los Angeles that drew ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rickey Henderson, the unquestioned Man of Steal, stole third base 322 times in his career. The Twins' all-time leader in stolen bases is Chuck Knoblauch with 276.

Henderson stole one base more than any Twins player stole second, third or home combined.

That’s just one incredible aspect of perhaps the most unique player in ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Rickey Henderson was at his incandescent best when playing for the Oakland A’s and New York Yankees.

His two tenures with the Padres, though, deserve more than a footnote to his Hall of Fame career and standing as the sport’s best leadoff hitter.

Though well past his prime, Henderson infused his rare jump-starting voltage ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — For the first time in his incredible career, the news of Andrew McCutchen returning to the Pirates did not elicit immediate and utter elation from fans.

Some made jokes about McCutchen's age (38). Others wondered what it meant for younger players who might see fewer plate appearances.

Then there was the obvious vitriol regarding...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — No team plucked left-handed reliever Jovani Moran from the Twins during the Rule 5 draft earlier this month, despite rumors there were interested clubs, and the Twins opted to trade him a couple of weeks later.

The Twins dealt Moran, who missed the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, to the Boston Red Sox for ...Read more

NEW YORK — Steve Cohen had lofty goals for the Mets when he bought the team from the Wilpon family late in 2020. Slowly, he’s delivering on those goals.

While the top goal is winning multiple World Series championships, Cohen also wanted to turn the Mets into a global brand and a premier destination for MLB’s most elite players, coaches ...Read more

CHICAGO — Rickey Henderson’s numbers are astounding.

The Hall of Fame outfielder stole more bases than anyone in major-league history. He also scored the most runs and hit the most leadoff home runs while collecting more than 3,000 hits on the way to enshrinement in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa will remember ...Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox aren’t done adding to their starting rotation.

According to multiple reports, the Red Sox are signing former Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler. The deal is reportedly for one year, $21.05 million and will allow the two-time World Series champion an opportunity to rebuild his market value in his first full ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The moment was already destined for Dodgers lore.

Walker Buehler, arms extended, strutting off the Yankee Stadium mound, a World Series title having just been secured by his trademark knuckle-curveball.

Now, the scene will be a parting image for Buehler's distinguished tenure with the club, too.

On Monday, Buehler agreed to a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Sean Manaea, who emerged as the Mets’ ace down the stretch last season and shed tears as his time with the Mets came to an end in October, has reached an agreement to return, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News.

It’s a three-year, $75 million contract for the left-hander, with more than $20 million deferred from 2035-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies took a big step in the latter direction Sunday, trading for lefty Jesús Luzardo from the Marlins for 19-year-old shortstop prospect Starlyn Caba and minor league outfielder Emaarion Boyd, two league sources confirmed and the team later announced. The Phillies also received double-A catcher Paul McIntosh.

Luzardo, ...Read more