This season was much better. Alonso got back to hitting the ball incredibly hard and was eighth in the league with a 141 wRC+ partially fueled by a career-best .272 batting average. He made more contact, that contact was consistently of higher quality, and he maintained what has always been elite bat speed plus elite swing decisions.

As the St. Louis Cardinals face another season with uncertain competitive aspirations, the shifting labor landscape may well factor into several of their decisions — or those available to them — this winter.

The Cincinnati Reds ranked 23rd in MLB payroll at about $119 million. Nick Krall: "Our 2026 payroll will be around the same as our payroll from 2025."

The Seattle Mariners loved having Josh Naylor around, and he was extremely productive in his 2 1/2 months in town. After putting up an .836 OPS in the regular s

Mets closer Edwin Díaz has opted out of the final two years and $38 million guaranteed on his contract, the club announced Tuesday, making Díaz a free agent for the first time in his career. The decision is a formality;

Doctors have cleared cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. for football activities, and he could take free agent visits as soon as this week, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off what was an absolutely phenomenal season, and even though it ended in heartbreaking fashion this past weekend, it was a spe