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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
All nine MLB teams cancel their contracts with FanDuel Sports Network — The nine Major League Baseball teams televised by FanDuel Sport Network have terminated their contracts with FanDuel SN and its struggling parent company, Main Street Sports Group, two people briefed on the contracts told The Athletic.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: 9 MLB teams end deals with Main Street Sports Group — In response to more financial instability from their regional sports network operator, and in hopes of providing themselves with some much-needed flexibility, nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their contracts …
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The Athletic:
Phillies will meet with Bo Bichette as they weigh other roster changes: Sources — As the Phillies reach a possible inflection point in their offseason, they have scheduled a meeting with free-agent infielder Bo Bichette and done extensive work on the various roster ripple effects of signing him …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Phillies to meet with Bo Bichette as team explores roster shakeup — The Philadelphia Phillies, frustrated in their negotiations to bring back free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto, are looking into the possibility of shaking up their roster and finding a creative way to add free-agent infielder Bo Bichette …
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NBCSports.com:
OHTANI, JUDGE, YANKEES-RED SOX, DODGERS-YANKEES, CUBS-CARDINALS, AND ADDITIONAL PREMIUM MATCHUPS HEADLINE 2026 SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL SCHEDULE AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RETURNS TO NBC AND PEACOCK — Opening Day Doubleheader (Thurs., March 26): — · 2025 NL Cy Young Award Winner Paul Skenes …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026: Full schedule announced — Major League Baseball returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026 with an exciting slate of exclusive games and programming, including Sunday Night Baseball, the return of MLB Sunday Leadoff, a special all-day “Star-Spangled Sunday” …
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
David Cone will not return to ESPN's MLB coverage as NBC takes over ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
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Michael Brauner / Sports Illustrated:
Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Posts Short One Word Note After Arbitration Disrespect — The Detroit Tigers have angered their ace. … The Detroit Tigers entered the offseason with a major elephant in the room with regards to their superstar ace pitcher coming off his second straight American League Cy Young.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Tarik Skubal, Tigers fail to reach deal, face arbitration
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
OF Max Kepler banned 80 games for violating MLB's drug program — Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was suspended 80 games Friday for violating Major League Baseball's drug program. — MLB announced Kepler tested positive for epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance.
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Thomas Harrigan / MLB.com:
Free-agent outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games for PEDs — The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced Friday that free-agent outfielder Max Kepler has received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance enhancing substance …
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The Athletic:
Diamondbacks will not trade All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte: Source — The Arizona Diamondbacks ended weeks of speculation about the status of All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte on Friday, determining they will not trade him, a person with the team told The Athletic.
Brendan Kuty / The Athletic:
Yankees offer Cody Bellinger more than $30M a year, but gap remains in talks: Sources — The New York Yankees' latest multi-year contract offer to free-agent outfielder Cody Bellinger featured an average annual value of more than $30 million a year as Bellinger's camp continued to push for seven years …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
2025-26 MLB offseason: Under-the-radar free agent fits — The MLB offseason reached its inevitable Christmas pause — and has yet to pick back up again, with the only recent major signings the three Japanese players who each signed just before their 45-day negotiating windows closed.
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