Orioles matched Phillies' contract offer to Kyle Schwarber: Sources  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles' failure to land Kyle Schwarber wasn't for lack of trying.  Their proposal to the free-agent designated hitter signaled how serious they are about spending big this offseason.

Sources: Alonso finalizing 5-year, $155M deal with Orioles  —  First baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.  —  Alonso, after failing to get the long-term deal that he coveted, made $30 million …

Sources: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies reach 5-year, $150M deal  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Slugger Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a five-year, $150 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, reuniting the National League home run leader and the franchise with whom he blossomed into a perennial MVP candidate.

MLB hot stove boils over with Kyle Schwarber and Edwin Diaz signings  —  ORLANDO, FL — Major League Baseball's free-agent logjam broke Tuesday when slugger Kyle Schwarber signed a five-year, $150 million contract to return to the Philadelphia Phillies while free-agent closer Edwin Diaz is heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How Mets botched a reunion with Edwin Diaz  —  This key mistake in negotiations may have cost the Mets their three-time All-Star closer. … It was a tough day for New York Mets fans, as the team lost their superstar closer Edwin Díaz to the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.