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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Blue Jays, Anthony Santander reach 5-year, $92.5M deal — The Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder Anthony Santander are in agreement on a five-year contract worth $92.5 million, giving the team one of the best hitters available this offseason after failed attempts to land a marquee free agent in recent years.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: Dodgers land closer Tanner Scott with 4-year, $72M deal — The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-hander Tanner Scott, arguably the best relief pitcher on the free agent market, agreeing to terms on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.
Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
As Tanner Scott joins Dodgers, where will Red Sox turn for bullpen addition? — The top reliever on this year's free agent market is now off the board, and once again, the Red Sox are being cast as a bridesmaid and not a bride. — Left-hander Tanner Scott agreed to a four-year …
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Kerry Kauffman / Sports Illustrated:
Report: New York Mets Interested in Outfielder Jurickson Profar — Free agent outfielder Jurickson Profar is on the Mets' radar and could be an option if they don't wind up re-signing first baseman Pete Alonso. — The New York Mets made the biggest noise in this year's free agency period …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays notebook: Sasaki fallout and what's next — TORONTO — There's an advantage to being patient as an MLB off-season unfolds: if you're willing to wait, deals often emerge. — But there's also a downside to playing the long game, as the Toronto Blue Jays are now experiencing first-hand.
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Garrett Stepien / Yahoo Sports:
Former Mets manager, Yankees coach Jeff Torborg dead at 83 — Former Mets manager and Yankees coach Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced. He was 83. — Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game (Sept. 9, 1965), Bill Singer's no-hitter …
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Dodgers Land Joseph Deng, First Player Ever Signed From South Sudan — Roki Sasaki is the headliner of the Dodgers' 2025 international signing class, but the team made history with the signing of another pitcher. — The Dodgers signed 17-year-old righthander Joseph Deng from South Sudan …
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Patrick Mooney / New York Times:
Tom Ricketts on state of the Cubs: Payroll, Jed Hoyer, Sammy Sosa and more — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts anticipates the club's major-league payroll will end up around the $241 million luxury-tax threshold this year, though that depends on how the rest of the free-agent market shakes out …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki says he's joining Dodgers — Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on Instagram on Friday.
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Aaron Hughes / Sports Illustrated:
Diamondbacks Hire Key Long-Time Red Sox Scout Mike Rikard — After 20 years with Boston the Diamondbacks have hired Mike Rikard. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have reportedly hired former Boston Red-Sox scout Mike Rikard according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe.
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