Sources: Astros and Bregman keep door open while team shops Pressly  —  HOUSTON - The Houston Astros and Alex Bregman are interested in a reunion, a league source tells KPRC 2 Sports.  —  The Astros “are keeping the door open, and so is Bregman,” the source told KPRC 2 Sports Thursday evening.

2025 Top 100 Prospects  —  The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings are our 36th edition of our flagship prospect ranking.  We view this ranking as the culmination of all of our work all year, as we attempt to show how prospects are perceived by the industry right now, as well as project who will produce in the future.

MLB institutes two rules changes for 2025, closing loopholes on shift violations, base running  —  Major League Baseball has made two on-field rule changes for 2025, both attempting to avoid rare instances where the old rules could have incentivized teams to try to game the system, The Athletic has learned.

Mariano Rivera and wife Clara accused of covering up child sexual abuse, deny allegations  —  A teenage girl is seeking compensatory and punitive damages after claiming she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions at events connected to a church where Clara Rivera, wife of New York Yankees Hall …

Exclusive: Audio reveals Ohtani's former interpreter impersonating Dodgers star in call with bank  —  Federal prosecutors on Thursday disclosed a nearly four-minute audio recording which they said showed Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of defrauding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar …

Jurickson Profar, Braves agree to 3-year, $42 million deal  —  Outfielder Jurickson Profar and the Atlanta Braves agreed on a three-year, $42 million contract Thursday, uniting the veteran coming off a career year with a team that has struggled in recent years to find a suitable left fielder.

Inside Dodgers' Roki Sasaki signing, spree that rocked MLB  —  SIX YEARS AGO, when the world knew next to nothing of a gangly 17-year-old pitcher in Japan, a Los Angeles Dodgers evaluator sat in the stands at his high school games with a video camera to capture the splendor.

Detroit Tigers interested in top relievers.  Is the Alex Bregman market holding them back?  —  The Detroit Tigers want to sign a high-leverage reliever to rack up saves.  The Tigers also want to sign Alex Bregman to play third base and hit in the middle of the lineup.  —  Bregman is the top priority.

Ex-Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. to launch hitting competition  —  PHILADELPHIA — Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

Breaking: NHL has begun preparation for Gary Bettman retirement in ‘couple years’  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — The executive committee of the NHL's Board of Governors has begun planning for Gary Bettman's retirement in “a couple years” and has started the process of finding a successor …