50+ min ago (279+ words) Shohei Ohtani, a two-time World Series champion, will attempt to add a second World Baseball Classic title to his haul when he competes for the defending champion Japanese team again next year. The 31-year-old two-way superstar made the announcement Monday on social media that he would again participate in the international tournament. Ohtani is fresh off another spectacular season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the unanimous selection as the National League's Most Valuable Player after going 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 14 pitching starts while leading the league at the plate with a .622 slugging percentage, a 1.014 on-base-plus-slugging percentage and a career-high 146 runs scored. In 158 regular-season games this year, Ohtani batted .282 with 55 home runs and 102 RBIs en route to his fourth career MVP honor. Then Ohtani helped the Dodgers complete a run to their second straight World Series championship. He hit…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago (411+ words) The New York Yankees last won the World Series 16 years ago, and while owner Hal Steinbrenner maintains his club is still "championship or bust," he would not mind spending a little less money on payroll next season. Steinbrenner fielded questions from reporters during a video conference call Monday and bristled at the assumption that the Yankees, Major League Baseball's most valuable club, are turning an annual profit. "I don't want to get into it, but that's not a fair statement or an accurate statement," Steinbrenner said. "Everybody wants to talk about revenues. They need to talk about our expenses, including the $100 million expense to the city of New York that we have to pay every Feb. 1, including the COVID year. It all starts to add up in a hurry. "Nobody spends more money, I don't believe, on player development, scouting,…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago (274+ words) The New York Mets acquired second baseman Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers for outfielder Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations, both teams confirmed Monday. Semien has three seasons remaining on a seven-year, $175 million deal. The 35-year-old missed the final 5 1/2 weeks of the 2025 season due to a broken left foot. He fouled a pitch off the foot on Aug. 21. Nimmo has five seasons left on an eight-year, $162 million contract. The 32-year-old waived his no-trade clause to accommodate this deal. Semien, a three-time All-Star, spent the past four seasons with the Rangers and was a key cog on their 2023 World Series championship team. He had 29 homers and 100 RBIs while playing all 162 games in the regular season that year. Last season, he batted .230 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs in 127 games before the foot injury. Overall, Semien has a .253 average, 253 homers and 801 RBIs in 1,629 career…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (278+ words) The New York Mets are acquiring second baseman Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, multiple outlets reported Sunday night. Semien has three seasons remaining on a seven-year, $175 million deal. The 35-year-old missed the final 5 1/2 weeks of the 2025 season due to a broken left foot. He fouled a pitch off the foot on Aug. 21. Nimmo has five seasons left on an eight-year, $162 million contract. The 32-year-old reportedly agreed to waive his no-trade clause to accommodate this deal. Semien, a three-time All-Star, spent the past four seasons with the Rangers and was a key cog on their 2023 World Series championship team. He had 29 homers and 100 RBIs while playing all 162 games in the regular season that year. Last season, he batted .230 with 15 homers and 62 RBI in 127 games before the foot injury. Overall, Semien has a .253 average, 253 homers and 801 RBIs…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (541+ words) A four-game losing streak has plunged the struggling New York Rangers back below .500. They will try to end their downturn when they return home to host the St. Louis Blues on Monday night at Madison Square Garden -- where the Rangers are just 1-7-1 this season. New York is coming off an 0-3 road trip that ended with a 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. "I thought we got outplayed," Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said. "I didn't think for whatever reason we had the juice, the energy. If you don't bring a certain amount of energy to the game, it's hard. Today's game is fast, and that's a young, fast team." The Rangers played without captain J.T. Miller, who sat out due to an upper-body injury. He is listed as day-to-day. In Miller's absence, Sullivan reunited the Artemi…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (358+ words) Ryan Beasley scored 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting, and San Francisco pulled away for a 77-65 win over Minnesota on Saturday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tyrone Riley IV and Mookie Cook scored 14 points apiece for San Francisco (5-1), which won its fourth game in a row. David Fuchs tallied 11 points to go along with six rebounds. Langston Reynolds scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench to lead Minnesota (4-2). Cade Tyson finished with 14 points, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 10. San Francisco shot 49.1 percent (26 of 53) overall and 50 percent (11 of 22) from 3-point range. Minnesota shot 47.8 percent (22 of 46) from the field and 42.9 percent (6 of 14) from deep. The Dons finished strong after the score was tied at 52-all with 9:08 remaining. Guillermo Diaz Graham drained a 3-pointer to put San Francisco on top 55-52 with 8:34 to go. Beasley assisted on the play. The Golden Gophers stayed within four points of…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (184+ words) The Chicago Cubs reached a two-year agreement with right-handed reliever Phil Maton, multiple outlets reported.,The deal includes a club option for a Reports: Cubs reach 2-year deal with reliever Phil Maton The Chicago Cubs reached a two-year agreement with right-handed reliever Phil Maton, multiple outlets reported. The deal includes a club option for a third year, per The Athletic. Financial terms were not immediately available. Maton, 32, split the 2025 season with the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers, posting a 2.79 ERA in 63 games. He is 23-20 with 10 saves and a 3.98 ERA in 478 career games (one start) with seven teams since his 2017 debut. Texans Sack Josh Allen Eight Times but Still Sit Third in AFC South Notre Dame Being Ranked Over Miami Makes No Sense Week 13 College Football Expert Betting Picks, Predictions Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Nov. 21st Betting Picks, Predictions NFL…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago (323+ words) The Texas Rangers parted ways with 2023 World Series hero Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim on Friday to kickstart a revamping of the franchise. The Rangers non-tendered both players before Friday's deadline as part of the plan to reduce payroll. The players immediately became free agents. Garcia and Heim were both All-Stars in 2023 when the Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games in the World Series. Garcia was MVP of the American League Championship Series and famously belted a 11th-inning walk-off homer to win Game 1 of the World Series. Right-handers Josh Sborz and Jacob Webb were also non-tendered and became free agents. Sborz also was a member of the 2023 squad. Garcia, 32, had 141 homers and 458 RBIs in 745 games over five-plus seasons with the Rangers. The two-time All-Star outfielder had career-best figures of 39 homers and 107 RBIs in 2023 but had just 19 homers…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago (97+ words) South Korean infielder Sung-mun Song was posted for Major League Baseball free agency on Friday. The 29-year-old left-handed hitter is available for any team to sign through Dec. 21. Song batted .315 with a career-high 26 homers, 90 RBIs and 25 steals in 144 games for the Kiwoom Heroes in 2025. The 2024 All-Star has batted .283 with 80 homers and 454 RBIs in 824 games across nine KBO seasons. Primarily a third baseman with 500 career starts there, Song has also started 149 games at second and 38 at first....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago (220+ words) The New York Yankees re-signed versatile left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to a one-year contract on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed but multiple Yankees re-sign LHP Ryan Yarbrough to 1-year deal The New York Yankees re-signed versatile left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to a one-year contract on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed but multiple reports said the deal for the 33-year-old free agent is worth $2.5 million. Yarbrough was 3-1 with one save and a 4.36 ERA in 19 appearances (eight starts). He allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his eight starts and limited left-handed hitters to a .198 batting average. He is 56-41 with four saves and a 4.22 ERA in 215 career games (76 starts) with the Tampa Bay Rays (2018-22), Kansas City Royals (2023), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto Blue Jays (2024) and Yankees. Texans Sack Josh Allen Eight Times but Still Sit Third in AFC South Notre Dame Being…...