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The MLBPA executive board will meet again later today to vote on future leadership.

Royals rep John Schreiber said he thinks they could have a new director by EOD.

Whether or not it ends up being deputy executive director Bruce Meyer, Meyer expects to remain lead negotiator.

Walker Buehler, San Diego Padre:

“Yeah, it feels a little weird. I imagine 5 years ago, it would’ve been a lot more weird. But this is a crazy game, and this is a great opportunity for me to again be part of a really talented baseball club.”

He hopes to make the team and win a rotation spot.

Fernando Tatis Jr. today, echoing Manny Machado’s and Bryce Harper’s sentiments on the Dodgers’ spending: “If you want to go and win it all, that’s the right way to do it.”

Ron Washington on joining Tony Vitello’s staff with the Giants: “He’s a heck of a recruiter.”

Wash believes he still has something to offer after last year’s health issue.

When Shohei Ohtani throws a bullpen … it draws some eyes

Asked Max Muncy about his latest extension, one of many team-friendly deals he has signed w/ the Dodgers since they gave him a second chance after he was released by the A's in 2017.

He knows he left money on the table, but he wouldn't be OK leaving and watching the Dodgers win:

After a quiet winter, AJ Preller said there's still "a lot of work to do" in rounding out the roster.

Specifically, the Padres are looking for a SP and a bat.

As for Preller, entering his final year under contract: "When the time’s right, the moment’s right, hoping to line up on something.”

Less than a week away from

Been a rough couple years for Drake in a battle

Going into the hearing...

Record for player in arb: $31M — Soto
Record in arb hearing: $19.9M — Vlad Jr
Record in arb for SP: $19.75M — David Price
Record arb jump for SP: $9.6M — deGrom

Tarik Skubal just broke all of these. A record $32M — a $21.85M jump from '25. A moment in arb history.

One Burning Question For All 30 MLB Teams Ahead Of Spring Training One burning question for all 30 MLB teams with spring training on the horizon.

It's almost that time.

In just one week, pitchers and catchers will report to camp.

Here's one question for every team as spring training nears:

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The Pats or Chiefs have now won the AFC in 10 of the last 12 seasons. #parity

Big Picture: Kyle Tucker's $240M Deal Represents A New Level of Dodgers Supremacy The Dodgers' offseason strategy of getting “needle-movers" on short-term deals gave them two of the best free agents on the market.

The Dodgers had tried (and failed) before to convince a star in his 20s to forgo longer offers and join them on a shorter, higher-AAV pact.

Why the Kyle Tucker deal represents a different level of supremacy for a juggernaut club unbothered by the public outcry:

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The Mets’ offseason

4 Takeaways From the Dodgers Signing Kyle Tucker for $240 Million The Dodgers did it again. Here are our takeaways after the reigning World Series champions signed yet another All-Star in Kyle Tucker.

The Dodgers seemed content to sit out of the top end of the market.

Then they signed the top closer and top player available anyway.

They are always lurking, ready to pounce.

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What's Next: Cubs Get Impact Bat in Alex Bregman; How Do Red Sox Pivot? How Alex Bregman's new deal bolsters the Cubs, affects the Red Sox, and impacts the rest of the available top free agent sluggers.

The Cubs find their impact bat, and now Boston has to pivot.

Still stunned that the Red Sox — after moving on from 8 more years of Devers — didn’t do everything it took to keep Bregman after just one season.

Wrote about the move and what it means for all sides:

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Touching Base: MLB Managers Share the Most Important Part of Their Job in 2026 What’s the most important part of the job of an MLB manager? Here’s what they had to say.

This winter, multiple teams made unorthodox manager hirings.

It begs the question, especially with data-driven front offices so involved in the on-field product:

What's the most important job of an MLB manager in today's game?

Here's what they had to say:

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“You think I’m not as good as I am? I’m going to try to prove you wrong."

How A's slugger Nick Kurtz, just a year out of college, handled the pressure of a rapid ascent, learned to be "OK with failure" and became the unanimous AL Rookie of the Year.

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The NL West will now feature one manager going straight from coaching in college to the pros and another who was a reliever for his team just three years ago.

Will be fascinating!

'Right Guy at the Right Time': Dodgers Turn to Yamamoto With Season on Line Yoshinobu Yamamoto has quickly earned a reputation for stepping up in big moments for the Dodgers. The biggest awaits in Game 6 of the World Series.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a 1.15 ERA over his last nine starts and a 1.54 ERA over his last five playoff starts.

He has risen to the occasion again and again, as the Dodgers envisioned.

Tonight, their season relies on it.

“Right guy at the right time.”

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'Live and Learn': 3 Years After Failure, Chris Bassitt Finding His Redemption Chris Bassitt's road to being a relief pitcher in the World Series wasn't an easy one, but he's carved out an important role with the Blue Jays.

After a wild-card failure with the Mets’ season on the line, Chris Bassitt hoped it could be a learning lesson.

He prayed for another chance like this.

On the three-year wait, another chance with “best friend” Max Scherzer and October redemption:

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Dodgers' Offense Searching for Answers After a Rookie Put Them on the Ropes The Dodgers' struggles at the plate has become an all-too-common refrain this postseason for a lineup teeming with All-Stars and MVPs.

The Dodgers shuffled their lineup.

It didn't matter.

They K'd 12 times against Trey Yesavage, October's breakout rookie, and have now scored four runs in their last 29 innings.

"It’s time for us, for the offense, to show up."

One day left to figure it out:

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Six hours, 39 minutes of baseball madness.

Shohei Ohtani reached nine times. Will Klein enjoyed a night he could not even dream up. Yoshinobu Yamamoto readied to enter two days after a complete game.

And to finish off an 18-inning World Series epic, guess who:

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Dodgers Dynasty? Another World Series Title Would Cement It. The Dodgers' sustained excellence already puts them in the dynasty conversation, but winning back-to-back titles and three in six years would seal it: "To do that, we've got to win it."

The Dodgers are in the Fall Classic for the fifth time in nine seasons, won it in '20 and '24 and have made the playoffs 13 straight years.

Some already consider this a dynasty.

Others?

"We go back-to-back...we can potentially talk about a dynasty."

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'Best Performance Ever': Ohtani Sends Dodgers to World Series With Two-Way Outing for the Ages Shohei Ohtani launched three home runs as a hitter and struck out 10 as a pitcher in an all-time great postseason performance to end a slump and send the Dodgers to the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani answered questions about the toll that pitching had on his hitting.

Then he responded with “the single best performance in the history of baseball” to send the Dodgers to the World Series.

“Must be fun to be him, huh?"

On a display for the ages:

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Brewers Searching For ‘A Little Spark’ as Dodgers Move One Win From Return to World Series The Milwaukee Brewers are facing a historic comeback attempt while the Dodgers are just one win away from returning to the World Series.

On the note from Pat Murphy, the “little spark” a lifeless offense is searching for and the tall task ahead for the Brewers, as the powerhouse Dodgers enter tonight with a chance to return to the World Series:

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Mookie Betts Authors New End to His Season at Shortstop: 'It Sort of Flipped for Him' After setting out to 'prove everybody wrong,' Mookie Betts developed into a Gold Glove finalist at shortstop and turned his season around at the most important time.

Back in February, Betts set out "to prove everybody wrong."

Eight months later, he's a Gold Glove shortstop finalist.

"I think the only person on this planet that believed that Mookie Betts would in this conversation," Dave Roberts just said, "was Mookie Betts."

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Well, here’s a first. Shohei Ohtani is taking BP on the field at Dodger Stadium.

Tough Love, Nicknames and 'Irish Chaos': Inside the Evolution of Pat Murphy From Arizona State to Milwaukee, Brewers manager Pat Murphy has always led in his own distinctive way, getting the most out of his overlooked players in the process.

He creates nicknames and “Irish chaos,” a master motivator who, in his own style, gets the most out of undervalued talents.

“They take on Murph’s personality.”

On the quirks, idiosyncrasies and evolution of Pat Murphy, as told by his players through the years:

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'Just a Thud:’ Chaos and Heartbreak for the Phillies -- Now Uncertainty Looms In mere seconds, the Phillies suffered one of the most chaotic losses in postseason history and now brace for big offseason moves.

Thirty minutes after the chaos, the shell-shocked looks and the empty gazes remained. This year was supposed to be different.

"Deep down in my heart, I felt that this was the team."

But the Phillies’ season went up in flames.

Now, a winter of change looms:

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