Could Goldschmidt AND Arenado end up on Yankees?  —  With first baseman Christian Walker off the free-agent market after agreeing to sign with the Astros, the Yankees' interest in adding veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is rapidly increasing, sources told MLB.com on Friday.

Party City is going out of business  —  New York CNN —  Party City is closing down all of its stores, ending nearly 40 years in business, CNN has learned.  —  CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees Friday in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City is “winding down” …

Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer and MLB's all-time stolen bases leader, dead at 65  —  Rickey Henderson, a Baseball Hall of Famer and MLB's all-time stolen bases leader, has died, The Post has confirmed.  —  He was 65.  —  Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and 1990 American League MVP …

Yankees trade Trevino to Reds for Cruz, Jackson  —  The New York Yankees traded catcher Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, the teams announced Friday.  —  The move represents a passing of the torch behind the plate for the Yankees.

MLB notes: The latest on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and the Blue Jays' offseason  —  Picture the Toronto Blue Jays keeping first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. long-term.  Trading shortstop Bo Bichette.  Signing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman.  —  None of those outcomes is particularly likely.

Astros sign Christian Walker to three-year deal: 2025 fantasy outlook, contract details  —  One of the more intriguing storylines of this offseason was seeing where some of the free-agent bats were going to land, and in particular, the first base market seemed to be a waiting game to see what team …

Woody Johnson's Jets: ‘Madden’ ratings, a lost season and ‘the most dysfunctional place imaginable’  —  Woody Johnson decided to do his own research.  —  The New York Jets' owner was at his house in Palm Beach, Fla., last February, discussing potential offseason acquisitions with team decision-makers as they watched game tape.

Passan's MLB free agency, trade intel: Arenado, Bregman, more  —  Major League Baseball's free agent market has cooled since a red-hot stretch at MLB's winter meetings that included middle- and lower-tier free agents landing strong deals in addition to Juan Soto's record $765 million contract with the New York Mets.

Dodgers, Mets, Yankees top MLB-record 9 luxury tax offenders  —  A record nine MLB teams were over the luxury tax threshold for 2024, according to a memo sent to teams Friday and obtained by ESPN.  —  The result was a record $311 million paid in penalties, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers who are paying $103,016,896.