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The Opener: World Baseball Classic, Marlins, MLBTR Chat Here are three things for MLBTR readers to keep an eye out for throughout the day today: 1. WBC scrimmages begin: The World Baseball Classic is about the begin, but before it does the teams in US-based pools will be facing off against MLB clubs in exhibition games. Team USA’s game against the Giants (scheduled […]

03.03.2026 14:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Will Venable Discusses White Sox’s Catching Mix The White Sox have a pair of potential long-term starting catchers. Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero were each highly-regarded prospects who showed promise as rookies. Teel was particularly good after being called up in early June. Teams inquired about Chicago’s willingness to trade one of that duo early in the offseason. It doesn’t seem talks ever got […]

03.03.2026 05:53 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Angels Notes: Neto, Moore, Lowe The Angels and franchise shortstop Zach Neto worked out a $4.15MM arbitration settlement in January. That covered the first of four years of arbitration eligibility for the former first-round pick, who reached Super Two status this offseason. If the sides discussed the possibility of any kind of longer-term deal, those talks apparently didn’t progress. Neto’s […]

03.03.2026 03:37 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Gavin Stone Dealing With Shoulder Discomfort Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone is battling shoulder discomfort, manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including Jack Harris of The California Post and Sonja Chen of MLB.com). Stone is unlikely to be ready for the start of the season. It’s a concerning setback for a pitcher who missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing surgery on that shoulder. […]

03.03.2026 02:01 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Royals Designate Dairon Blanco For Assignment The Royals announced they’ve designated speedy outfielder Dairon Blanco for assignment. That’s the necessary 40-man roster move to finalize their one-year deal with Starling Marte, which is official. More to come.

02.03.2026 23:56 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

MLB Announces Spring Breakout Tournament To Begin In 2027 Major League Baseball announced today that the Spring Breakout series will be played as a tournament in 2027 and 2028. It will be a single-elimination style with two champions crowned, one in the Grapefruit League and one in the Cactus League. The tournament is not starting in 2026 so as to not conflict with this […]

02.03.2026 23:04 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Latest On Mets, Freddy Peralta The Mets prefer short term but Freddy wants long term. Can they work something out?

Freddy would prefer a long-term deal but Stearns doesn't really give those to pitchers. Can they get something done?

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02.03.2026 22:42 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Tigers Announce Launch Of Detroit SportsNet The Tigers announced the launch of Detroit SportsNet, an entity which will broadcast the club’s games this year as well as those of the NHL’s Red Wings starting with the 2026-27 season. Fans can subscribe for $19.99 per month or $189.99 for an entire year, which would allow them to stream both clubs. The games […]

02.03.2026 21:50 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Blake Hunt of the Padres poses on photo day.

The Padres were already a bit light on catching depth before this injury...

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02.03.2026 21:20 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Latest On Mets, Freddy Peralta The Mets and right-hander Freddy Peralta still haven’t had any serious extension talks, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The report suggests the talks will likely ramp up at some point but the two sides will likely have different priorities. President of baseball operations David Stearns has shown a preference for short-term agreements with pitchers […]

02.03.2026 20:51 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Rangers Notes: Jung, Foscue, Church Injury updates on three Texas players, including the Rangers' likely starting third baseman. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.

A few Rangers are banged up. MLBTR took a look at the situation last night.

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02.03.2026 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Front Office Subscriber Chat With Anthony Franco: TODAY At 4:00pm Central MLBTR’s Anthony Franco will be holding a live chat today at 4:00 pm Central, exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers! Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove […]

02.03.2026 19:50 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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02.03.2026 18:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Latest On Merrill Kelly, Corbin Carroll Despite ongoing injury concerns, the duo are hopeful of being ready for Opening Day. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more on the Diamondbacks' duo.

The Snakes are trying to get Kelly and Carroll back by Opening Day. MLBTR looked at the latest info last night.

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02.03.2026 18:40 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Submit Your Questions For This Week’s Episode Of The MLBTR Podcast On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we regularly answer questions from our readers and listeners, though it’s been a long time. Due to a busy offseason with lots to talk about, we haven’t asked our listeners for questions since October. Now that camps have been open for about three weeks, the newsflow has slowed, so […]

02.03.2026 17:32 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Padres’ Blake Hunt Shut Down Due To Oblique Injury The Padres recently shut down catcher Blake Hunt due to an oblique injury, as reported by Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Hunt’s exact timeline for return to action isn’t currently known, but he figures to be sidelined for the foreseeable future. The 27-year-old was a second-round pick by the Padres back in 2017 […]

02.03.2026 15:40 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

The Opener: Valdez, Extensions, Free Agents Here are three things we’re keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Valdez to make Tigers debut: Tigers fans will get their first glimpse of newly-signed southpaw Framber Valdez on the mound for Detroit today, as he’s set to start the club’s Spring Training game against the Braves later […]

02.03.2026 14:37 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The #Mets, #BlueJays, #Braves, #SFGiants, #Astros, #Rangers, #STLCards, #Mariners, #Nationals, #Brewers, #Yankees, and many other topics were discussed during the MLBTR live chat. Read the transcript:
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02.03.2026 04:24 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0