Baseball should be riding high. Instead the salary cap debate has it gearing up for war
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Bill Mazeroski, walk-off hero of Pirates’ 1960 World Series win, dies at 89
MLBPA replaces chief Tony Clark after inappropriate relationship with sister-in-law
‘A giving, giving man’: former MLB outfielder Terrance Gore dies at age of 34
January 2026
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
Cody Bellinger stays with New York Yankees on five-year deal worth $162.5m
Bo Bichette agrees to three-year deal with New York Mets worth $126m
Kyle Tucker set for $240m deal with Los Angeles Dodgers as rich get richer
Alex Bregman set for Chicago Cubs move on five-year deal worth $175m
Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test
Player revolts, owner exits and what breaks next: our bold sports predictions for 2026
December 2025
Chicago White Sox sign Japanese star Munetaka Murakami to $34m deal
LA Angels settle lawsuit with family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose
Trump loomed over baseball’s Hall of Fame. But voters still said no to Bonds and Clemens
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Mets all-time home run leader Pete Alonso reportedly agrees $155m deal with Orioles
Phillies near $150m deal for Schwarber while Dodgers reel in top closer Díaz
Tom Hicks, former owner of Liverpool and Texas Rangers, dies at 79
November 2025
ESPN rejoins MLB as NBC and Netflix land games in sweeping new rights deal
MLB strikes new deals with ESPN, NBC and Netflix in a sweeping three-year rights package that reshapes where fans watch baseball from 2026 onward
Dodgers’ Ohtani into rare air with third straight MVP award and fourth overall
Shohei Ohtani swept all 30 first-place votes for his third straight MVP and fourth overall, becoming only the second player in MLB history with at least four
MLB pitcher Luis Ortiz released on $500,000 bail after allegedly taking gambling bribes
Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates win prop bets