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Outfielder JJ Bleday agrees to a $1.4 million, 1-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds
56+ min ago (262+ words) The 28-year-old hit .212 with 14 homers and 39 RBIs with the Athletics this year, down from a .243 average in 2024, when he set career bests with 20 homers and 60 RBIs for Oakland. Also Saturday, Cincinnati acquired outfielder Dane Myers from Miami Marlins for minor…...
Reds: JJ Bleday adds to the outfield depth, signs one-year deal
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (407+ words) For the second consecutive season, the Cincinnati Reds" front office has targeted a bounce back candidate on the free agent market who has the potential to be a starting outfielder. One year after signing Austin Hays turned into one of…...
All-Star first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to a $29 million, 2-year deal, AP source says
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (273+ words) O'Hearn receives the first multiple-year free agent deal the Pirates have agreed to together since 2016. The left-handed O'Hearn is coming off the best season of his big league career. He hit .281 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 2025 and made the…...
The Pirates have signed All-Star first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to a 2-year deal, AP source says
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (273+ words) O'Hearn's signing is the first multiple-year free agent deal the Pirates have put together since 2016. The left-handed O'Hearn is coming off the best season of his big league career. He hit .281 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 2025 and made the…...
All-Star first baseman Ryan O'Hearn and Pirates agree to a $29 million, 2-year deal, AP source says
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (273+ words) O'Hearn receives the first multiple-year free agent deal the Pirates have agreed to together since 2016. The left-handed O'Hearn is coming off the best season of his big league career. He hit .281 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs in 2025 and made the…...
It's been 50 years since a lawyer's decision unlocked free agency in MLB and changed sports forever
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (618+ words) A lawyer with expertise in labor relations struck down Major League Baseball's reserve clause, which had bound players to their teams since the 1870s. "The real floodgates opened after that," former pitcher David Cone said. "Players were finally in all walks…...
Trevon Diggs faces an uncertain future with the Cowboys after a lengthy and mysterious absence
6+ day, 27+ min ago (697+ words) Diggs said he just wanted to see his daughter, not that he was trying to savor what might have been the final home game of a Cowboys career that has gone sideways. The 2021 All-Pro did acknowledge that potential reality after…...
White Sox add Munetaka Murakami with $34 million, 2-year contract
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (437+ words) Murakami, who turns 26 on Feb. 2, joins a promising group of young hitters that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth. The White Sox finished last in the AL Central this year with a 60-102 record, a 19-game improvement from…...
Pitcher Shawn Armstrong and Cleveland Guardians finalize $5.5 million, 1-year contract
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (133+ words) The 35-year-old went 4-3 with nine saves and a 2.31 ERA in 71 appearances for Texas last season. Armstrong was selected by Cleveland in the 18th round of the 2011 amateur draft. He made his major league debut with the organization in 2015 and was with…...
Pirates acquire All-Star 2B Brandon Lowe in three-team trade involving the Rays and the Astros
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (404+ words) The Rays are sending Lowe, left-hander Mason Montgomery and outfielder Jake Mangum to Pittsburgh, who in turn are dealing right-hander Mike Burrows to Houston. The Astros are sending outfielder Jacob Melton and right-hander Anderson Brito to Tampa Bay. The 31-year-old…...