Top News:
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Gleyber Torres bets on himself with Detroit Tigers with $100M in mind — Gleyber Torres told his agent exactly what he wanted. — It wasn't a multi-year contract. — In early November, Torres met with Octagon agent Jose Mijares before MLB's general manager meetings …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports, FanGraphs Baseball, Redleg Nation and New York Daily News
RELATED:
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
What if Detroit Tigers miss on top target Alex Bregman? Anthony Santander interest exists — The Detroit Tigers already signed Gleyber Torres, a right-handed hitting second baseman, to a one-year, $15 million contract, but the Tigers still need another right-handed hitter to balance their lineup full of left-handed hitters.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Bless You Boys, Battery Power, Yahoo Sports and MLB.com
Maren Angus-Coombs / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees Linked to Padres All-Star Free Agent in Potential Blockbuster Move — With only a few days remaining on the calendar for 2024, the San Diego Padres should be getting slightly worried with the status of outfielder Jurickson Profar. — Profar has yet to re-sign and the longer …
Discussion:
MLB.com and Bleeding Yankee Blue
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Charlie Maxwell, Who Hit Homers in 4 Consecutive At-Bats, Dies at 97 — An All-Star outfielder for the Tigers, he tied a major league record with that feat on a Sunday (what else?) in 1959 playing against the Yankees in Detroit. — Charlie Maxwell, a two-time All-Star outfielder who tied …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Yahoo Sports
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
MLB offseason: Best, worst free agency, trade moves so far — Open Extended Reactions — As we enter the final days before the calendar flips to 2025 after a rush of free agent movement around the holidays, it's a perfect time to take stock of what we've seen so far.
Discussion:
NESN.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Linda Lavin Dies: ‘Alice’ Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87 — Linda Lavin, the beloved veteran stage and TV actress known for her Emmy-nominated role in the 1976 sitcom Alice and for her Tony-winning performance in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died today, Dec. 29. She was 87.
Discussion:
Associated Press and New York Daily News, more at WeSmirch »
Eva Geitheim / Sports Illustrated:
Shohei Ohtani Had His Adorable Dog Help With Baby Announcement — Ohtani's dog, Decoy, helped with the announcement. — Shohei Ohtani wrapped up an eventful 2024 with perhaps his best announcement yet—he and his wife, Mamiko, are expecting a baby. Ohtani took to Instagram and posted …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: D-backs, RHP Corbin Burnes agree to 6 years, $210M — Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a six-year, $210 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday, a shocking end-of-the-year signing that sends the best player left in free agency …
New York Times:
Mike Brown's final days with the Kings: Disastrous play, tension with a star and an awkward firing — SACRAMENTO — Early Friday afternoon, not long after Mike Brown completed his final practice as head coach of the Sacramento Kings with an 18-minute news conference, general manager Monte McNair called him.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers reach 3-year, $66M deal — Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $66 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday, reuniting the World Series standout with the team he helped capture a championship.
