The Cubs and Shota Imanaga both rejected their contract options, making the left-hander a free agent.
Category: Baseball
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MLB All-October team: The stars who ruled the 2025 playoffs
From playoff breakouts to World Series heroes, here’s a full squad of players who shined brightest under the postseason lights.
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Conte, architect of BALCO scandal, dies at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes, including baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, died Monday. He was 75.
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Way-too-early 2026 MLB Power Rankings: Are the Dodgers or Blue Jays No. 1?
Los Angeles just won the 2025 World Series — and we’re already looking ahead to next year.
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Ohtani, Judge up for consecutive MVP awards
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge were named as finalists for the National League and American League MVP honors, respectively, by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
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Braves promote bench coach Weiss to manager
The Braves on Monday hired Walt Weiss, who has been Atlanta’s bench coach since 2018, as their new manager to replace Brian Snitker.
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Dodgers prance through parade, ponder three-peat
Back in Los Angeles after winning the World Series in Toronto on Saturday, the Dodgers celebrated their second straight championship with a downtown parade on Monday, a day that included a stop at Dodger Stadium with the Commissioner’s Trophy in tow.
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Marlins name Kapler GM amid front office moves
The Miami Marlins have promoted Gabe Kapler to GM. Frankie Piliere was also promoted to VP of amateur forecasting and player evaluation, and Vinesh Kanthan moved to senior director of baseball operations.
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Bregman, Bellinger, Diaz opt for MLB free agency
Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger and Edwin Diaz are among the more than 140 players so far to have opted out of their contracts and will become free agents.
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From Kyle Schwarber to Alex Bregman: Best fits for top free agents
Free agency starts at 5 p.m. ET Thursday. Here are some pairings we’d love to see as this winter gets underway.