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USATSI As we mark the start of the Winter Meetings – Major League Baseball’s flagship offseason event – rumors of free-agent signings and blockbuster trades are in abundance. Sunday is no exception, so let’s dive in right now to what’s buzzing around the sport.  Giants may have edge for Yamamoto As expected, the Giants are

The Milwaukee Brewers have reportedly signed top prospect Jackson Chourio to an eight-year, $82 million extension, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. That $82 million figure is guaranteed, but the deal could reach up to $142.5 million based on option years and escalators in Chourio’s contract. The record-setting deal marks the continuation of MLB teams’ increasing

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly is closing in on an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, a

Getty Images MLB’s offseason continues on Friday, with just a few days remaining until the annual Winter Meetings. Predictably, the rumor mill continues to crank. Let’s get to Friday’s best. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Ohtani is expected to sign a contract that “will surge well beyond $500 million,” thereby making it the richest deal

Yahoo Sports Week 13 fantasy viewer guide: Games to binge, stream, skip 49ers-Eagles is set up to be an instant classic but it’s not the only game on the Week 13 slate with juicy storylines. CBS Sports Jacob Gibbs joins Matt Harmon for another edition of the fantasy viewer guide and helps identify which games

Dec 1, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLB’s winter meetings begin Monday in Nashville, and it figures be an action-packed week of rumors, signings and trades. We’ve got it all covered for you right here, from our experts’ predictions heading into the meetings to the latest updates and analysis as the moves go

There is one event every offseason that serves as the unofficial launchpad for the season to come: the MLB winter meetings. While the hot stove has been on for more than a month now, the stewpot full of MLB players and teams isn’t close to boiling yet. But the heat gets turned way up at

Here’s the latest news and buzz on Mets and Yankees target Yoshinobu Yamamoto… Dec. 1, 9:43 a.m. The price for Yamamoto is “growing by the day,” reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan, who notes that multiple executives believe the floor for the Japanese star’s eventual contract will be $200 million. However, the cost for Yamamoto could reach

Getty Images The winner of the 2023 Edgar Martínez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award has been announced and, to little surprise, it’s going to Shohei Ohtani.  The Edgar Martínez Award has actually been around to award the best DH in baseball since the position was implemented in 1973. It was initially just the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 02:39 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Nick Martinez and the Cincinnati Reds agreed on a two-year, $26 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN, capping

After two seasons with the Minnesota Twins, the latter of which included an All-Star Game appearance and a second-place Cy Young finish, Sonny Gray signed a $75 million, three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this week. In doing so, the 34-year-old free agent made the kind of decision players aspire to have the

Can Luis Severino give the Mets a reliable starter for 2024? (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Luis Severino is staying in New York. Just not with the Yankees. The veteran right-hander is signing a one-year, $13 million contract with the New York Mets after nine years as a Yankee, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The

Exactly two years ago Wednesday, the Texas Rangers signed Corey Seager to a $325 million deal to headline a monster offseason haul that also included pacts with Marcus Semien ($175 million) and Jon Gray ($56 million). The spending rumbled through baseball like an earthquake, one that was especially shocking emanating from a club coming off

Getty Images As we work our way toward the MLB Winter Meetings – Major League Baseball’s flagship offseason event – rumors of free agent signings and blockbuster trades are in abundance. Wednesday is no exception, so let’s dive in right now to what’s buzzing around the sport.  Yankees talking specifics in potential Soto deal The

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 28, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions If the Oakland A’s leave for Las Vegas, the East Bay will still have a baseball team to root for. The Oakland B’s. A consortium of

Yahoo Sports Ekeler’s Edge: Austin on being in ‘People’s Panic Meter’ + Deep dive on young RBs Austin Ekeler is back after the holiday week for another episode of ‘Ekeler’s Edge.’ Matt Harmon and Ekeler discuss the current state of the Chargers and the RB’s latest performances. Ekeler reacts to being put in the ‘People’s

The St. Louis Cardinals came into the winter with crystal-clear needs: pitching, pitching and some more pitching. John Mozeliak, the longtime president of baseball operations, has been saying since August that the team — which cratered to its first sub-.500 season since 2007 and first last-place finish since 1990 this year — would need to

Nov 27, 2023, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free agent pitcher Sonny Gray, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Gray, 34, joins a revamped Cardinals rotation that also includes recent free agent additions Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. Gray is coming off a strong