After testing positive, Justin Turner's actions are difficult to justify  —  In the end, it couldn't simply be about the Dodgers winning their first World Series since 1988, or a decision by Rays manager Kevin Cash that was a case of analytics run amok.  This is 2020, and there had to be some negative turn …

Gary Sanchez will need to improve while playing in Dominican winter league  —  There is a lot more for the Yankees to figure out than how to pay DJ LeMahieu and Zack Britton this winter.  —  One of the most important questions they faced after another disappointingly early exit from the postseason …

Vote now for the 2020 All-MLB Team presented by CohnReznick!  —  Fans can vote once every 24 hours for the best players at each position during the regular season to help determine this year's honors.  First and second teams will be announced in early December on MLB Network.

Cardinals decline option for keystone infielder Wong, allowing him to join Molina, Wainwright as free agents  —  ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In what can be read as the first hint of reduced spending and the unknowns of the 2021 baseball season, the Cardinals have elected to decline the option …

Tony La Russa, 76, named new Chicago White Sox manager  —  PHOENIX — The Chicago White Sox, who never seriously considered anyone else, and spent the past three weeks convincing him to come out of retirement, on Thursday named Hall of Famer and three-time World Series champion Tony La Russa as their new manager.

Bill de Blasio is trying to kill Mets sale to Steve Cohen  —  Bill de Blasio has privately told Major League Baseball that he will do everything he can to stop Steve Cohen from buying the Mets.  —  The Post has learned that Hizzoner called MLB commissioner Rob Manfred earlier this month …

Twins decline 2021 option on pitcher Sergio Romo  —  The veteran reliever is now a free agent, but the Twins wouldn't rule out signing him to a lesser deal.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  The Twins declined the 2021 option on righthander Sergio Romo's contract Wednesday, making him a free agent.

Source: Mets plan to decline options on Wilson Ramos, Todd Frazier, Robinson Chirinos  —  The Mets plan to decline the 2021 team options held on the contracts of Wilson Ramos, Todd Frazier and Robinson Chirinos, a source said Wednesday.  —  That was the expected decision in each of those cases …

As the World Series ends, J.T. Realmuto officially becomes a free agent  —  The World Series is over.  The Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash's robotic, paint-by-numbers strategy — he lifted dominant starter Blake Snell with one out in the sixth inning …

Yankees one of two MLB teams to not hold instructional camp this fall  —  The Yankees had been through it before.  During the end of spring training, when the sports world was shutting down and coming to grips with the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic, one of their minor league players tested positive for COVID-19.