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Dylan Cease Signs with Toronto Blue Jays

Free agent Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a seven-year $210 million contract. Cease now joins his third big league team after joining the 2025 American League Champions, the Toronto Blue Jays. Cease has been a member of the Chicago White Sox for five seasons, during which he really made a…

Mets and Rangers Blockbuster Trade

The New York Mets and the Texas Rangers completed a blockbuster in a one-for-one deal between Mets lifer, Brandon Nimmo, and Rangers captain, Marcus Semien. It was a situation that worked out financially and positionally for both teams, but what did it cost, and who won the trade? The Mets have ranked first in Major…

Sonny Gray Signs with Red Sox

The St.Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox completed a trade last week as the Cardinals traded starting pitcher Sonny Gray back to the AL East, but this time with the Boston Red Sox. In return the St.Louis Cardinals received the Red Sox number five prospect, Brandon Clarke and pitcher Rochard Fitts.  While the Red Sox…

Warren Schaeffer Is Back For 2026

The Colorado Rockies have hired Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer to be their full-time manager for the 2026 season. Schaeffer became the interim manager for the Rockies following the firing of longtime manager Bud Black.  Bud Black was the manager for the Colorado Rockies up until shortly before his ninth season began, as he and…

Phil Maton Signs With Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to sign veteran reliever Phil Maton to a two-year deal. Maton, 32, pitched for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers during the 2025 season. Maton has pitched for seven different big league organizations and will enter his 10th big league season in 2026.  During the 2025 season, Maton…

García and Heim Non-Tendered by Texas

Adolis García and Jonah Heim were non-tendered by the Texas Rangers, making them free agents. Garcia and Heim each contributed to the Rangers’ first World Series title in 2023, but the organization has now shifted to bringing in younger players, which typically means less money spent.  García, 32, who was projected to make $12.1 million…

Blake Butera Named Nationals New Manager

The Washington Nationals found their new leader after officially naming Blake Butera their manager and becoming the eighth manager in franchise history. Buetera, 33, became the youngest manager in 53 years when Frank Quilici became the manager of the Minnesota Twins at 33 years, 27 days old.  It is a new era in the nation’s…

Trent Grisham Accepts Qualifying Offer with Yankees

New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham officially accepted his qualifying offer to return to the Bronx for at least one more year. Accepting the one-year qualifying offer now means that Grisham will be making $22.025 million for this upcoming 2026 season. Does the one-year offer that Grisham just accepted affect where newly free agent Cody…

Mariners Bring Back Power Hitting Naylor

The offseason has been slow for quite some time since baseball ended following the 2025 Major League Baseball World Series. The Seattle Mariners struck first and have locked up their first baseman, Josh Naylor, to a five-year contract.  Naylor, who became a free agent following the 2025 season, was traded to the Seattle Mariners from…

Protesting the National Guard and President Donald Trump

Washington, D.C., is the new home to what many people call a “War Zone”. Why are people calling it a “War Zone”? President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. on August 11. The Pentagon Press Secretary said in a statement, “I think there’s no more important job for this department than to…

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