Dodgers admit meeting with free agent Shohei Ohtani while Cubs look out of contention  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are cautiously optimistic they will sign free agent Shohei Ohtani, but the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants still remain firmly in the running for baseball's biggest star.

Carlyle's Rubenstein Is in Talks to Acquire Baltimore Orioles  — Rubenstein's net worth is $4.6 billion according to Bloomberg … Rubenstein is among suitors pursuing a transaction, said one of the people, all of whom requested anonymity discussing confidential information.

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.

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.

Yankees' Juan Soto trade means a risky move back to center for Aaron Judge  —  Let us hear from The Mayor, who just happens to be the Yankees' previous hitting coach, and hates the idea of Aaron Judge playing center field.  —  Sean Casey, step to the microphone.

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.

Rhys Hoskins Rumors: Cubs ‘remain in contact’ with free-agent slugger  —  Rhys Hoskins is now a free agent after spending the first seven years of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  Despite missing all of 2023 with a torn ACL, Hoskins' market is expected to be robust considering the shortage of top bats in free agency.

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.