Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes received a record $3,436,343 from the pre-arbitration bonus pool, according to figures compiled by MLB and the players’ association.
Category: Baseball
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Sources: Cardinals trade durable Gray to Red Sox
The Red Sox are acquiring veteran right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade with the Cardinals, sources confirmed to ESPN. He was 14-8 with a 4.28 ERA last season.
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Surprise signings! Potential busts! We hand out free agent superlatives
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How good are this year’s top Japanese free agents — and who could sign them?
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Dodgers star Ohtani to play for Japan in WBC
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the country looks to defend their 2023 title.
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Payamps to stay with Braves on 1-year contract
Braves and right-hander Joel Payamps agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal on Monday in another move to retain a veteran member of the team’s bullpen.
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Surprise signings! Potential busts! We hand out 2025-26 MLB free agent superlatives
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Steinbrenner: ‘Ideal’ for Yankees to lower payroll
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner claimed it was too early in the offseason to determine his team’s payroll range for the 2026 season, but he’d prefer that the number drop from the $319 million he said New York spent on players in 2025.
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Mets GM: Running it back isn’t right thing to do
In addressing the Mets’ decision to trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien, GM David Stearns said “last year wasn’t good enough and running it back with the exact same group wasn’t the right thing to do.”