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Hall of Famer Keith Hernandez has urged Pete Alonso to re-sign with the New York Mets and form one of the deadliest trios in baseball alongside Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor. There has been much ...

Red Sox great Dustin Pedroia received a high enough percentage of the vote in 2025, his first year of eligibility, to remain on the Hall of Fame ballot next year. But he fell well shy of the 75% ...

Bobby Abreu might be the most overlooked player from the 1990s and 2000s. He’s one of eight players I selected on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot. Abreu earned just two All-Star Game selections during ...

MLB free agency is here! Similar to how last winter was defined by the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, this offseason so far has revolved around another generational superstar: Juan Soto. The 26-year ...

Among the most disciplined hitters in the sport, Soto has led baseball in walks in three different seasons and is the active leader in on-base percentage at .421. A lifetime .285 hitter ...

“Now the goal is to reach the Hall of Fame,” Juan Soto said in an interview during a recent Tigres ... 421 on-base percentage would lead MLB, ahead of Aaron Judge’s .399. No Mets player has ever led ...

In an MLB free-agent market that remains highly active, the New York Yankees and New York Mets are locked in yet another showdown—this time for left-handed reliever Tim Hill, following their battle ...

As is the case with MLB draft picks or major league free agents, deals are not official until a player has signed a contract, completed his physical and been approved by the commissioner’s office.

This winter, the Mets broke an MLB record by giving superstar Juan Soto a 15-year, $765 million deal. But now the team seems hesitant to meet homegrown slugger Pete Alonso’s contract demands ...

What if transactions were not allowed in Major League Baseball? For one thing, it would make for a boring baseball offseason. The winter leagues in Latin America are great and keep our ...