1+ hour, 44+ min ago (771+ words) Nov 25, 2025 | 1:51 AM EST MLB, Baseball Herren, USA Winter Meetings, Dec 11, 2017 Orlando, FL, USA New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner during the winter meetings at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports, 11.12.2017 14:04:47, 10473954, MLB, Hal Steinbrenner, New York Yankees PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKimxKlementx 10473954 Despite all the money the Steinbrenner family has invested in the Yankees, the team hasn't won a championship in more than 16 years. Aaron Boone isn't the cause of the entire drought; he wasn't even managing for most of it, but he arguably had the strongest roster during this stretch. Even so, Hal Steinbrenner insists Boone carries no responsibility at all. "You can't pin this on Aaron Boone, that's for sure. This Toronto series was on the players." Steinbrenner said Monday via Zoom. "I've been asked this question so many times. He's a good manager…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (228+ words) The post Rangers rumors: "Overwhelming likelihood" is Corey Seager won"t be traded before Opening Day appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Texas Rangers 2025 offseason moves have created steady speculation, especially around Corey Seager"s future in Arlington. After the Marcus Semien trade Monday, Seager rumors spread fast, and many wondered if the Rangers were beginning a quiet reset after a disappointing 2025 season. To calm the noise, MLB Network posted a segment on its X, (formerly known as Twitter) account, featuring insider Jon Morosi addressing the issue directly. Morosi"s statement gave fans some much-needed clarity on where the situation stands. "I still think the overwhelming likelihood is that Corey Seager remains a member of the Rangers on Opening Day." The comments from the insider suggest the Rangers plan to retool rather than rebuild. Despite the roster turnover, the front office…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago (291+ words) When healthy, there might be an argument to be made that the New York Yankees' rotation can be very good." With Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Cam Schlittler, the Yankees have three of the better pitchers in the American League." However, with Rodon's injuries, Cole not throwing the baseball in over a year, and other factors, it might not be the worst idea for New York to go out and add to its rotation." When examining what that might mean for opening day, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently predicted that New York would add to its rotation by signing Chris Bassitt, who not only pitched for the New York Mets but was also a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that just lost in the World Series." "With Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rod'n and Clarke Schmidt all…...

3+ hour, 57+ 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,…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago (436+ words) Tatsuya Imai isn't looking to join a superteam as he eyes a move to the MLB. He wants to challenge one. Fresh off a Sawamura Award season, the star right-hander says defeating a stacked club like the Dodgers would mean more than joining them. Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai has spent the last few seasons establishing himself as one of Nippon Professional Baseball's most reliable front-line pitchers. Now, as he explores a potential jump to Major League Baseball, he's making one thing clear: he isn't interested in simply joining a ready-made powerhouse; he wants to beat one. During a recent appearance on "Hodo Station," hosted by former MLB pitcher and two-time World Baseball Classic champion Daisuke Matsuzaka, Imai was asked about the possibility of playing alongside Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki in Los Angeles. Many players from NPB have…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago (384+ words) Tatsuya Imai isn't looking to join a superteam as he eyes a move to the MLB. He wants to challenge one. Fresh off a Sawamura Award season, the star right-hander says defeating a stacked club like the Dodgers would mean more than joining them. Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai has spent the last few seasons establishing himself as one of Nippon Professional Baseball's most reliable front-line pitchers. Now, as he explores a potential jump to Major League Baseball, he's making one thing clear: he isn't interested in simply joining a ready-made powerhouse; he wants to beat one. During a recent appearance on "Hodo Station," hosted by former MLB pitcher and two-time World Baseball Classic champion Daisuke Matsuzaka, Imai was asked about the possibility of playing alongside Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki in Los Angeles. Many players from NPB have…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago (837+ words) For the vast majority of baseball fans, they are the four free agents nobody knows. Yet they could tip the balance of power in the 2026 title chases. All four played in Japan's major leagues last year but now, after posting by their teams, hope to follow Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Yu Darvish to teams in the United States. The names to know are pitchers Tatsuya Imai and Kona Takahashi plus position players Munetaka Murakami and Kaz Okamoto. Now on the free-agent market, they are widely considered among the best potential signees in a sea of accomplished veterans " even though nobody knows how they will handle the transition to American baseball. None has the potential of Ohtani, a pitcher/DH who won four MVP awards " all by unanimous vote " with the last three coming in consecutive seasons. Nor does any…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago (273+ words) Japanese free-agent pitcher Tatsuya Imai would rather be a part of a team that beats the Los Angeles Dodgers than join countrymen Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki as a member of the reigning World Series champions. "Of course, I'd enjoy playing alongside Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki," Imai told Daisuke Matsuzaka on "Hodo Station," according to MLB.com's Michael Clair, "but winning against a team like that and becoming a world champion would be the most valuable thing in my life. If anything, I'd rather take them down." Imai mentioned wanting to experience the majors differently than some of his Japanese peers as a reason not to join the Dodgers. "If there were another Japanese player on the same team, I could just ask them about anything, right?" Imai said. "But that's actually not what I'm looking for. In…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago (562+ words) In the bottom of the third inning in Game Seven of the World Series, Toronto Blue Jays seven-year veteran shortstop Bo Bichette, battling through a left knee injury that kept him sidelined from September 6 until the Fall Classic began, came to the plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers" Shohei Ohtani " and with one swing of the bat gave his team a 3-0 lead. Bichette"s three-run home run off Ohtani looked like it was going to be enough to bring the World Series trophy to Canada for the first time since 1993. Unfortunately, things didn"t work out that way. The Dodgers chipped away, and by the end of the ninth, the score was 4-4. A home run by Dodgers catcher Will Smith in the top of the 11th held up, sending the Dodgers to their second straight championship and leaving the Blue Jays…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago (471+ words) When the news broke that Seibu Lions ace Tatsuya Imai was posted, many Major League fans had one question: Would he also want to join the Dodgers? After all, not only is Los Angeles arguably the closest flight back to Japan, but he'd be able to join fellow countrymen Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, and Roki Sasaki to help L.A. push for a third consecutive World Series championship next year. Have no fear, fans of baseball's 29 other teams: Imai has no interest in forming a Miami Heat-esque superteam in Los Angeles. If anything, he wants to show off his skills and take those three down. Speaking with Daisuke Matsuzaka on the show, "Hodo Station," Imai revealed a bit of a competitive edge. "Of course, I'd enjoy playing alongside Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki," Imai told the former Major League pitcher and two-time World…...