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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's 2025-26 MLB offseason preview, intel, updates  —  Any concerns about the health of Major League Baseball's 2025-26 free agent market vanished at the general managers meetings in Las Vegas last week.  With the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement barely a year away …
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Tim Kelly / Bleacher Report:
MLB Free Agency 2025-26: Contract and Landing Spot Predictions for Top 25 Players  —  Welcome to Bleacher Report's 2025-26 countdown of the top 25 MLB free agents, where we will predict the contract and destination of some of the best players available on the open market.
Discussion: Forbes, Bucs Dugout, NESN.com and MLB.com
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Re-Sign Josh Naylor  —  November 17th: The Mariners have made it official, announcing they have signed Naylor to a five-year deal.  The total guarantee is $92.5MM, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.  There's a full no-trade clause and a $6.5MM signing bonus, per Robert Murray of FanSided.
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Baseball Hall of Fame:
2026 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot Announced  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - A player who took both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors, a former Cy Young Award winner, a multiple Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner and three postseason standouts are among a group of 12 …
Al Yellon / Bleed Cubbie Blue:
The 2026 Hall of Fame ballot includes former Cub Cole Hamels  —  The Hall of Fame ballot to be voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America was released Monday, and it contains 27 players.  —  New to the ballot this year are outfielders Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp …
R.J. Anderson / CBS Sports:
Breaking down the 10 most interesting non-tender decisions, including Nathaniel Lowe, Alec Bohm, Gavin Lux  —  Plus, let's predict how each team handles their contract choice  —  Major League Baseball's offseason is nearing an important date.  Teams have until Nov. 21 to tender contracts …
Discussion: masslive.com, Forbes and NESN.com
Dan Duggan / The Athletic:
Giants' Abdul Carter benched after sleeping through team walk-through: Sources  —  New York Giants rookie linebacker Abdul Carter was benched for the opening series of Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers because he missed a walk-through leading up to the game, according to team sources.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Josh Naylor, Mariners agree to 5-year contract, sources say  —  First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a five-year contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday, reuniting one of the best free agent bats available with the team that made re-signing him its top offseason priority.
Arnie Melendrez Stapleton / Associated Press:
Broncos beat Chiefs 22-19 on Lutz's last-second field goal, extending win streak to 8 games  —  Wil Lutz lined up for a 35-yard field goal to beat the Chiefs on Sunday and couldn't help but think back to last year at Kansas City, when his kick was blocked as time expired in the same situation.
New York Post:
Jets cornerback Kris Boyd in critical condition after NYC shooting  —  New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot and critically wounded in Midtown early Sunday morning and is now clinging to life at Bellevue Hospital, police and sources said.  —  The shooting took place …
Michael Rothstein / ESPN:
Testimony in Skaggs family lawsuit puts Angels on the defensive  —  Testimony in the wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels underscores the difficulties team attorneys face convincing the jury they were unaware of addiction concerns before employee Eric Kay provided …
David Purdum / ESPN:
‘New integrity crisis’: Congress seeks MLB answers on betting  —  Members of Congress sent a letter to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Friday, expressing concern over a “new integrity crisis” facing American sports and asking for answers about the alleged betting scheme …
 
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