1 week ago Tucker, Schwarber among players to get $22M qualifying offers from MLB teams

NEW YORK — Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette and Philadelphia designated hitter Kyle Schwarber were among 13 players who received $22,025,000 qualifying offers from their former teams Thursday as baseball’s free agent market opened for negotiations with all clubs. San Diego right-handers Dylan Cease and Michael King also received the offers, […]

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1 week ago Flaherty exercises option for 2026 as 9 more players become MLB free agents

NEW YORK — Detroit pitcher Jack Flaherty and Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber exercised their player options for 2026 rather than become eligible for free agency, and Philadelphia exercised its option on reliever Jose Alvarado. San Diego pitcher Wandy Peralta also exercised his option, while Arizona outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Baltimore outfielder Tyler O’Neill and Texas […]

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1 week ago MLB players whose iconic mustaches will supercharge your Movember game

Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider, Shane Bieber, Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Paul Skenes known for legendary facial hair

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2 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays reporter goes viral after World Series: 'The better team did not win'

The Toronto Blue Jays came up short in the World Series, but nobody can say they didn't give it their all up to the end.This was an underdog Blue Jays squad that went up against the most expensive MLB roster ever created in the LA Dodgers, and still found a way to push them to the very edge. Toronto was two outs away from winning it all, and forced the Dodgers to make a miracle comeback in the ninth inning to get past them.For many, the Blue Jays were the better team during this series just because of how much they dominated the Dodgers at times. They didn't come up with the championship in the end, that's true, but they exemplified everything you could want from a baseball team.That is an opinion surely held by Sportsnet reporter, and former MLB player, Caleb Joseph, who gave a brutally honest take while on the Rogers Centre field after the game. In a rare moment, we even saw the reporter swear on a live broadcast."It's gonna sound like sour grapes, and I don&#...

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3 w. ago Rob Manfred increasingly confident major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

TORONTO — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. MLB did not allow players on 40-man rosters at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when Nippon Professional Baseball interrupted its season and Japan beat the U.S. 2-0 in the gold medal game. MLB has […]

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3 w. ago These two MLB players have locked up World Series rings before the first pitch

Buddy Kennedy, a journeyman infielder, and reliever Jose Urena suited up for both the Jays and Dodgers.

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