Rays plan to play 2025 season at Tampa's Steinbrenner Field  —  In need of an interim home following hurricane damage to Tropicana Field, the team has a deal in place with its American League East rival.  —  The Rays are planning to play the 2025 season at Tampa's Steinbrenner Field, spring training home of the rival New York Yankees.

Dave Sims nearing deal to replace John Sterling on Yankees radio  —  The Yankees are closing in on their man to replace the legendary John Sterling.  —  Mariners TV announcer Dave Sims is nearing a deal to become WFAN's new play-by-play broadcaster on Yankees games, sources told The Post.

Juan Soto, Red Sox get acquainted in ‘productive’ 3-hour SoCal meeting  —  The Red Sox met with free agent outfielder Juan Soto in southern California Thursday night, according to a source with knowledge of the get-together, in what was termed a “productive” first session.

Orioles promote Sherman Johnson to major league hitting staff  —  The Orioles are rounding out their hitting staff by promoting Sherman Johnson, the upper-level minor league hitting coordinator, to Baltimore's major league outfit, a source with direct knowledge said.

Why Xavier McKinney took aim at DJ Moore, spicing up Sunday's Bears-Packers clash  —  GREEN BAY, Wis. — It's safe to say Xavier McKinney doesn't like DJ Moore.  —  Moore, the Bears receiver, appeared on the “Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams” back in May. Adams mentioned to Moore …

Diamond Sports Group reaches agreement with Amazon  —  Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of regional sports networks, has announced a commercial agreement with streaming giant Amazon that will allow in-market fans to watch their teams through Prime Video.

Royals Unlikely To Add Another Starter After Reunion With Veteran  —  The Royals rotation appears to be set.  —  The Kansas City Royals made sure to hit the ground running this offseason.  Before the free agency window had fully opened, the team re-signed veteran right-hander Michael Wacha.

Jeff Passan's 2024-25 MLB offseason preview and predictions  —  Executives and agents left baseball's general manager meetings last week more optimistic than they usually are.  In recent years, it has felt more common for the sides to talk past one another — failing to communicate the sort …

At age 44, Rich Hill's baseball odyssey continues - now with Team USA  —  PHOENIX − Rich Hill reached into his pocket, grabbed his cell phone, looked at the text message from an old acquaintance and started laughing.  —  “Rich, is that really you?” he asked.  “Are you playing?”

FanGraphs Power Rankings: Offseason 2025  —  The hot stove is currently set to simmer, as teams have completed their annual roster housekeeping, but any big moves are still on the horizon.  That means it's the perfect time to see how all 30 teams stack up.  The rankings below present each team …

Angels, catcher Travis d'Arnaud reach 2-year, $12M deal  —  The Los Angeles Angels continued their aggressive move-making early in free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract with catcher Travis d'Arnaud, it was announced Tuesday.  —  The Atlanta Braves declined to pick up a one-year …

Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez wins AL Silver Slugger Award at 3rd base  —  It's Ramírez's fifth career Silver Slugger, the most by any player in Cleveland history.  —  CLEVELAND — José Ramírez is now in a league of his own.

Brad Mills returns to Terry Francona's side as Cincinnati Reds bench coach after hiatus  —  Terry Francona isn't the only longtime, respected baseball figure coming out of “retirement” to join the Cincinnati Reds field staff for the upcoming season.  —  Francona's closest confidante through …