Sources: Alex Bregman agrees to 5-year, $175M deal with Cubs  —  Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract, sources told ESPN, landing the three-time All-Star with the Cubs one year after their failed pursuit of him in free agency.

Sources: Yankees' negotiations with Cody Bellinger at an impasse  —  Contract negotiations between the New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger are at an impasse, league sources tell ESPN.  —  The Yankees were hoping to re-sign the veteran outfielder, who played well for them last season …

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What the Brewers are looking for in a Freddy Peralta trade, plus more MLB offseason notes  —  If the Milwaukee Brewers are going to trade All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta, they ideally will want the return to include a young, major-league ready replacement.

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.

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.

Source: Mets have spoken to Nationals about MacKenzie Gore  —  The Mets are busy in the starting pitching market. … The New York Mets are heavily in on the starting pitching market.  —  The Mets recently spoke to the NL East rival Washington Nationals about left-handed starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore, as a source told Mets On SI.

Sources: Bucks have interest in trading for Ja Morant; Zach LaVine … With the NBA trade deadline less than a few weeks away on Feb. 5, will the Milwaukee Bucks make a move?  This year the Bucks have some financial flexibility to acquire talent in a trade, and general manager Jon Horst …

Inside the 36 hours that decided John Harbaugh's fate with the Ravens  —  The previous three-plus hours, and probably the past four months, looked like they had worn on John Harbaugh.  The Baltimore Ravens' normally ebullient 63-year-old coach was unusually subdued as he answered questions …

Aston Villa eye Tammy Abraham to help keep Premier League title challenge alive  —  Exclusive: Unai Emery wants to recruit specialist striker in January transfer window to provide support and competition for Ollie Watkins  —  Aston Villa are eyeing a move for Tammy Abraham as they look …

GM Mike Hazen Explains Why D-backs Traded Jake McCarthy  —  Why did the Diamondbacks make this move? … On Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced a trade, sending outfielder Jake McCarthy to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for right-handed starting pitcher Josh Grosz, Colorado's No. 20 prospect.

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.

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 …

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 …