'Bogey's our first choice': After Xander Bogaerts's opt-out, where do the Red Sox go from here?  —  LAS VEGAS — It's official: Xander Bogaerts is no longer a Red Sox.  —  To no one's surprise, the four-time All-Star opted out of the final three years and $60 million of his contract on Monday, thus becoming a free agent.

GM says Angels not trading Shohei Ohtani this offseason  —  The Los Angeles Angels are not trading two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani this offseason, general manager Perry Minasian told a group of reporters Monday.  —  Ohtani agreed last month to a one-year, $30 million deal with the Angels …

'We're gonna win it': Inside the night Dusty Baker's baseball faith was finally rewarded  —  HOUSTON — Faith, Dusty Baker says, is the soul of humanity.  And so he believes.  He believes in the perfect guitar riff and the sound of the waves crashing ashore in Kauai.

Yankees have better chance to keep Aaron Judge than Mets with Jacob deGrom  —  MORE FROM:  —  LAS VEGAS — It's early in free agency, the evidence is fairly thin and we are mostly reading tea leaves, but the best guess as of today is that the Yankees have a much better chance to keep Aaron Judge …

Dolphins edge Bears in QB duel between Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields as Miami wins third straight  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones discuss quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's big day as Dolphins defeat the Chicago Bears. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Led by defense and OLB Justin Houston, Ravens beat Saints, 27-13, for third straight win  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 21  —  NEW ORLEANS — His Ravens had already been through so much this season — all those season-ending injuries, their handful of fourth-quarter collapses …

Heat stunned by Blazers' 3 at buzzer in 110-107 loss  —  MIAMI — The Miami Heat had to try it a different way, with Tyler Herro and his all-or-nothing theatrics not available Monday night due to an ankle sprain.  —  So after blowing a 15-point lead to the Portland Blazers and falling behind …

Orioles' historic turnaround lands Brandon Hyde among American League Manager of the Year finalists  —  Brandon Hyde entered 2022 as the majors' worst manager by winning percentage in 70 years.  He'll end it regarded as one of the league's top skippers this season.

Diamondbacks aim for ‘smart, aggressive’ approach as GM Meetings begin  —  LAS VEGAS — Mike Hazen has said for years he is tired of losing, but in the days leading up to the General Managers' Meetings, he seemed to be trying to remind himself of the need to take a measured approach into the offseason.

Judge, Ohtani, Alvarez finalists for American League MVP  —  MLB, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels  —  In the next phase of a historic American League MVP race, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels led the list of finalists for MLB's Baseball Writers' Association of America awards …

2023 Top 50 Free Agents  —  Welcome to the offseason.  As is customary, the end of the playoffs means the release of FanGraphs' annual top 50 free agent rankings.  In recent years, we've rotated through the writers principally responsible for the list - first Dave Cameron, then Kiley McDaniel, Craig Edwards, and, more recently, me.

Nationals, A's, Pirates have best odds in MLB draft lottery  —  MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics  —  LAS VEGAS — As soon as general managers started arriving in Las Vegas for their annual meetings, Major League Baseball set some odds — for its first amateur draft lottery.