At Winter Meetings, Padres wait for movement, right offer for Juan Soto  —  A.J. Preller continues to maintain possibility of keeping star outfielder, but the Padres have much to do and not that much money with which to do it  —  The Padres have a lot of work to do.

Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays believed to have met Monday at team's Florida complex  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the clearest sign yet of the Blue Jays' interest in Shohei Ohtani, club officials are believed to have met Monday with the Japanese superstar at the team's spring-training complex in Dunedin, Fla.

Inside The MLB Draft Lottery: How The Cleveland Guardians Scored No. 1 Pick In 2024  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Cleveland Guardians have never picked at the top of the MLB draft.  Cleveland had picked second on four occasions, most recently when they selected righthander Paul Shuey second overall in 1992.

Mets could target Blake Snell as a Yoshinobu Yamamoto fallback plan  —  While rival teams were suggesting they viewed the Mets as a big player for Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, many believe that is far from a certainty with every big-spending team in the mix.

Mariners' momentum continues to fade after trade of Jarred Kelenic  —  Some thoughts on the Mariners' end of their trade Sunday night with the Braves, in which Seattle traded outfielder Jarred Kelenic, left-hander Marco Gonzales and first baseman Evan White for right-hander Jackson Kowar and minor-league righty Cole Phillips:

Leyland, postseason manager extraordinaire, elected to Hall  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With his gray hair and mustache, his crusty countenance and his penchant for sneaking cigarettes during games, Jim Leyland long looked the part of the venerable, veteran skipper.

Zach Wilson reluctant to step back into starting role as Jets mull QB change: Sources  —  The New York Jets are prepared to make another switch at quarterback — but their top choice is reluctant to take on the job.  The team is leaning toward turning back to Zach Wilson to start but he is hesitant …

James Harden unplugged: On Sixers/Daryl Morey divorce, early LA Clippers days and more  —  SAN FRANCISCO — James Harden is weighing his options again.  —  It's late Thursday at Chase Center, some five months after he chose to issue his third trade request in the past four seasons and 20 minutes …

Yankees have a secret weapon to put Yoshinobu Yamamoto in pinstripes  —  NASHVILLE - I ran into an American League executive on Monday.  Like all conversations at the Winter Meetings, the exchange quickly turned into a bargaining session.  Here you trade in news updates.  —  “What are you hearing?” he began.