MLB announces new 3-year rights deals with ESPN, NBC, Netflix  —  On the heels of a 2025 season that saw large viewership increases — including the most watched postseason in eight years and a World Series Game 7 that was the most watched Major League Baseball game in 34 years …

Why the Orioles could still pursue Kyle Tucker and more MLB offseason notes  —  Even after acquiring Taylor Ward in a stunning trade on Tuesday night, the Baltimore Orioles are not necessarily set in their outfield.  They still could upgrade in center over Colton Cowser and Leody Taveras.

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 …

2025 Non-Tender Candidates  —  The non-tender deadline is Friday evening.  Teams need to decide whether they want to offer contracts to their arbitration-eligible (and pre-arbitration) players.  Those who are not tendered contracts are sent directly into free agency without exposing them to waivers.

The Petitti Offensive  —  It's been a rocky season for the Big Ten. Now comes word that media partner NBC is taking a long, hard look at its options for next year's conference championship game.  —  Audio Exclusive to Inner Circle  —  Pause Play  —  Unmute Mute  —  15 Rewind 15s 1.0x Playback Speed 15 Forward 15s

MLB returning to Field of Dreams in '26, with Twins hosting Phillies  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Major League Baseball is going back to Iowa.  —  For the first time since 2022, MLB at Field of Dreams is returning to Dyersville, Iowa, with a Thursday, Aug. 13, matchup between the Phillies and Twins at the refurbished site.

Rob Manfred addresses MLB's next steps after betting scandal  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday said the league did not anticipate any further restrictions on baseball prop bets after prominent U.S. sportsbooks recently established a nationwide $200 betting limit …

3 offseason questions as Los Angeles Dodgers eye three-peat  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers greeted their fans at the tail end of their championship parade on Nov. 3, and virtually every player who grabbed the microphone atop a makeshift stage at Dodger Stadium expressed the same goal:  —  Three-peat.

Randy Jones, Padres' first Cy Young Award winner, dies at 75  —  Randy Jones, the left-hander who won the Cy Young Award with the San Diego Padres in 1976 during a 10-year major league career, has died.  He was 75.  —  The Padres announced Wednesday that Jones died Tuesday, without disclosing a location or cause.

Way-Too-Early 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 Rankings  —  Here's the second offseason update for my 2006 fantasy baseball top 300 for 5x5 leagues.  I just finished up my first go at the pitching projections, so most of the significant changes from the initial update last month will be to the starters and relievers.