Cubs acquire Astros OF Tucker for Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski  —  The Chicago Cubs acquired Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker in exchange for third baseman Isaac Paredes, pitcher Hayden Wesneski and prospect Cam Smith, the teams announced on Friday.  —  Tucker, 27, has a career .870 OPS over seven seasons with the Astros.

Sources: Yankees, Cubs Have Discussed Will Warren in Cody Bellinger Trade Talks  —  The Yankees and Cubs have been engaged in trade talks for Cody Bellinger and top prospect pitcher Will Warren is a name that has been brought up, sources told Yankees On SI.  —  NEW YORK - The New York Yankees …

The inside story of how Juan Soto became a New York Met  —  IN THE HOURS leading up to the largest deal in sports history, Steve Cohen was convinced he wasn't going to be the one to give it out.  Cohen arrived at Vitolo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to grab dinner with a friend Sunday night feeling defeated.

Why Bill Belichick abandoned hope of landing NFL job, pursuit of wins record  —  Bill Belichick's foray into college football drew plenty of double takes across the industry, but the logic behind his decision might have been as simple as it was surprising.  —  “He's a football coach,” a source close to Belichick said.

Wright to have No. 5 retired, enter Mets Hall of Fame on July 19 (source)  —  NEW YORK — The Mets are about to fete one of the greatest players in their history with the most prestigious honor a team can bestow.  —  The team intends to retire David Wright's No. 5 and induct him into the Mets Hall …

What we learned about the Mets at the Winter Meetings  —  DALLAS — As staffers around him in the hotel suite packed up, David Stearns summed up the Winter Meetings on Wednesday.  —  “This was a very active Winter Meetings in terms of discussion,” the New York Mets president of baseball operations said.

Red Sox get Garrett Crochet from White Sox for prospects  —  DALLAS — The Boston Red Sox acquired left-hander Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, using their deep well of prospects to land the best starting pitching available on the trade market.

'They're not hanging up': Mariners fielding higher volume of calls on Castillo  —  SEATTLE — The Mariners' Hot Stove season started to simmer late Wednesday evening as most of the team's front office personnel chartered back to Seattle from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport following the Winter Meetings.

5 intriguing Pirates developments from 2024 MLB winter meetings  —  DALLAS — Just a few hours before the second day of Major League Baseball's 2024 winter meetings came to a close, the Pirates joined in on the offseason fun, acquiring first baseman Spencer Horwitz from the Cleveland Guardians …

Every pick of this year's Rule 5 Draft, plus 1st  —  DALLAS - Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon's Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings.  A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year's Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers.

Q&A with Roki Sasaki's Agent Joel Wolfe at Winter Meetings  —  Wolfe outlined the posting process, what's important to Sasaki, and debunked rumors of a predetermined deal  —  Roki Sasaki is a 23 year old Japanese superstar starting pitcher who has been posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball League.

Diamond Baseball Holdings Purchasing Modesto Nuts  —  Today the Mariners came to an agreement to sell the Modesto Nuts, our affiliate in the Cal League, to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH).  —  While Modesto will now be owned by DBH, the sale will not change our relationship with the Nuts.