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Center fielders Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones elected to Hall of Fame — Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, who were born within one day of each other in 1977, moved even closer together Tuesday as the two center fielders were elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in voting …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Baseball Hall of Fame announcement 2026: Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones voted in — Carlos Beltrán, whose power and grace produced 435 home runs and three Gold Glove awards across a 20-year career, earned election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 20, culminating …
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MLB.com:
Complete 2026 Hall of Fame voting results — Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. — Beltrán and Jones were on the ballot for the fourth and ninth time, respectively.
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Baseball America:
2026 Top 100 Prospects — Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects for 2026 are officially here. — This year's preseason Top 100 is the 37th edition of our flagship prospect ranking. Here at BA, we view the Top 100 as the culmination of our year-round efforts to show both how prospects …
Associated Press:
Bichette regret: Phillies president laments losing out to Mets — PHILADELPHIA — Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the NL East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. — A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bichette agreed last week …
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Mark Suleymanov / New York Post:
Phillies ‘livid’ after Bo Bichette spurned team's $200M offer for Mets deal
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Mets land OF Luis Robert Jr. in trade with White Sox — The New York Mets acquired center fielder Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox late Tuesday, adding a strong defensive presence with a high-upside offensive game as they reshape their roster after a disappointing 2025.
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB owners enraged by Kyle Tucker-Dodgers deal, will push for salary cap ‘no matter what’ — Major League Baseball owners are “raging” in the wake of Kyle Tucker's free agency agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers and it is now “a 100 percent certainty” that the owners will push for a salary cap …
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USA Today:
Everything to know about the 26th annual Night of Memories — Guests, autograph prices … Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Why a potential lockout doesn't seem to be impacting the MLB offseason — Bo Bichette's ability to opt out of his deal with the New York Mets after one season perhaps best exemplifies how free agents do not fear the threat of a big, bad lockout in 2027. — Teams also do not seem …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Sources: Yankees, Cody Bellinger end stalemate with 5-year deal — The New York Yankees and outfielder Cody Bellinger are in agreement on a five-year, $162.5 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday, ending a standoff between two sides that preferred to reunite all winter long.
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong marvels at Bears' Caleb Williams — and Justin Steele eyes his return — Pete Crow-Armstrong can't help but marvel at Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' athleticism. — The Cubs' 23-year-old center fielder has spent a chunk of the offseason in the city …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Kim undergoes hand surgery, out 4-5 months — ATLANTA — One month after giving Ha-Seong Kim a one-year, $20 million deal, the Braves had to announce on Sunday that the shortstop will begin a second straight season on the injured list. — Kim underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Will spring training be Cardinals' de facto deadline for trading Brendan Donovan? — Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom speaks with the media during the Cardinals' Winter Warm-up on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. — kAmr2C5:?2=D AC6D:56?
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