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.

Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes may force Juan Soto to wait for trade  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One tipoff that Juan Soto will likely be traded is the Padres have yet to make the multiyear offer they originally suggested they would make.  —  If pressed, Padres people will only admit it's better …

Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Cleveland is on the clock.  —  The Guardians were the big winners of Major League Baseball's Draft Lottery on Tuesday, held at the Winter Meetings for the second straight season, winning the No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft.

Red Sox trade Alex Verdugo to Yankees for three pitchers  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Yankees acquired outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, with New York turning to the 27-year-old to improve its offense in just the eighth trade between the rivals since the start of the Divisional Era in 1969.

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.

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.

Hall of Fame to honor Negro League's East-West All-Star Game  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The traditional format of the Negro Leagues' East-West All-Star Game will be revived in the spring when the National Baseball Hall of Fame hosts a tribute to the one-time fixture with a legends exhibition in Cooperstown, New York.

Zaidi, SF Giants wait out Day 1 of Winter Meetings as Ohtani's decision creates ‘traffic jam dynamic’  —  SF Giants president of baseball Farhan Zaidi: “For teams that are sort of hunting at the top of the market, it's good because you want to feel like there are a lot of options on the board once things start happening.”

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: