Baseball

11/20/2025 |  MLB will comply with Senate’s request for gambling investigation documents, commissioner says (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling investigations.
Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent a letter Monday to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred asking for information by Dec. 5. The request followed indictments of Cleveland pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz accusing them of taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors. Both have pleaded not guilty.

11/20/2025 |  MLB Faces Potential Work Stoppage Amid Salary Cap Debate (DEADSPIN) Major League Baseball seems to have a great ballgame going right now. It'd be a shame if anything came along to mess up the mojo.
Individually speaking, the stars shine brightly. Shohei Ohtani keeps doing his two-way dance like nobody in MLB history. Aaron Judge continued to be the biggest offensive force since Barry Bonds. Cal Raleigh enjoyed the best season for a catcher since Johnny Bench. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pulled double duty in an unprecedented way in the World Series. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reminded everyone how MLB is a generational phenomenon.

11/20/2025 |  Pirates Aren't Actually Chasing Kyle Schwarber, They’re Just Feeding Fans Crap (DEADSPIN) The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly in on free agency slugger Kyle Schwarber.
According to reports, the Pirates offered Josh Naylor a deal worth at least $80 million prior to his five-year extension worth $92 million with the Seattle Mariners.

11/20/2025 |  MLB free agency: Breaking down Tigers' options with Tarik Skubal (ESPN) After three seasons with a face-of-the-franchise-type superstar to headline the winter, there is no Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto in the 2025-26 free agent class. But there is still one player whose potential availability could rock the offseason ahead: Tarik Skubal.

11/20/2025 |  What’s Next: How Josh Naylor's New Deal Affects the Mariners, Free Agent Market (Fox Sports) Bringing back Josh Naylor had to be the Mariners’ top priority this winter. Credit them for wasting no time in getting it done with a five-year deal for a reported $92.5 million that represented the first major splash of MLB’s free agency.