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Free agent right-hander Merrill Kelly, after being dealt by the Diamondbacks to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline last season, is returning to Arizona on a two-year, $40 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports.
According to MLB insider Mike Rodriguez, the Blue Jays have signed Eloy Jimenez to a minor league contract. It comes with an invite to big league spring training.
Stay up to date with the MLB free agent market this offseason, including player signings, contract details, and team fits as the 2025-26 Hot Stove heats up.
Major League Baseball's return to NBC this season will feature a pair of marquee Opening Day matchups, Wild Card Series postseason games, a special "Star-Spangled Sunday" slate on July 5 and the return of Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Sunday Leadoff.
The Chicago Cubs entered the offseason with fans ready for them to make a big free agent splash for the first time in years after getting a taste of playoff suc
From an MLB Opening Day doubleheader on March 26 to the Wild Card round of the playoffs, NBC Sports’ 2026 schedule delivers wall-to-wall coverage.
White Sox sign INF Munetaka Murakami Details: Two years, $34 million Stats: Hit 246 home runs in eight seasons for NPB's Tokyo Yakult Swallows, breaking the league record for most home runs in a season in 2022 (56).
Meanwhile, the top four players on Kiley McDaniel's ranking of the top 50 free agents remain unsigned: Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez, Cody Bellinger and Alex Bregman. Bo Bichette, the No. 7 player on the list, is also still on the market, along with three other players in the top 20 -- Ranger Suarez, Zac Gallen and Eugenio Suarez.
Obviously, Bazzana is the top prospect in Cleveland’s farm system, having been the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Bazzana has shown some encouraging development through his first year and a half in the minors and should be in line to make his big-league debut at some point in 2026.