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8:45 AM ET, February 4, 2026

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Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
MLB replaces FanDuel Sports KC for Royals broadcasts.  What fans need to know  —  Roughly 48 hours after the Royals expressed their desire to keep FanDuel Sports Kansas City as their broadcast partner, the team has moved in a new direction.  —  The Royals announced their games will be produced …
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Why Vinnie Pasquantino feels confident entering key spring with Royals
Discussion: Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
The Athletic:
Mariners acquire All-Star Brendan Donovan from Cardinals in three-team trade: Sources  —  Share full article  —  Fresh off their longest postseason sprint in two-plus decades, the Seattle Mariners capped off a busy offseason with the acquisition of All-Star infielder Brendan Donovan …
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Daniel Kramer / MLB.com:
Mariners acquire All-Star infielder Donovan in 3-team trade  —  SEATTLE — The Mariners have finally reeled in that coveted bat to round out their 2026 lineup.  —  The club on Monday acquired infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals as part of a three-team trade that included the Rays, the Mariners announced.
Jason Foster / MLB.com:
D-backs agree to deal with veteran 1B Santana (source)  —  The D-backs have come to an agreement on a one-year, $2 million deal with first baseman Carlos Santana, a source told MLB.com's Steve Gilbert on Tuesday.  The club has not confirmed the move.  —  The addition of Santana …
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R.J. Anderson / CBS Sports:
MLB rumors: Yankees, Mets interested in veteran first baseman; D-backs also surveying infield market
Tom Friend / Sports Business Journal:
All nine MLB teams officially leaving Main Street; NBA and NHL in holding pattern  —  NBA/NHL Rights fee payments did not arrive Feb. 1  —  All nine MLB teams whose games are broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network are officially departing the parent company Main Street Sports Group …
Sam Amick / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing on James Harden, Giannis and more as NBA trade deadline nears  —  Share full article  —  When the news broke late Monday night that James Harden was working with the LA Clippers to find him a new basketball home (again) before Thursday's trade deadline, there was only one natural question to be asked: Why?
Associated Press:
Kyle Bradish beats Orioles in arbitration, will get $3.55M in '26  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Starting pitcher Kyle Bradish defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the first salary arbitration decision this year and will earn $3.55 million instead of the team's offer of $2,875,000.
Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Aroldis Chapman ruled out of World Baseball Classic as Red Sox roster limbo continues  —  One Red Sox star who was expected to pitch in next month's World Baseball Classic won't be participating after all.  —  Closer Aroldis Chapman was expected to pitch for Great Britain but instead …
Discussion: New York Post and NESN.com
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Keegan Matheson / MLB.com:
Which Blue Jays have the most at stake this spring?  —  This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson's Blue Jays Beat newsletter.  To read the full newsletter, click here.  And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.  —  TORONTO — For most of the Blue Jays' roster, the goal of Spring Training will be to reach the end.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Veronica Nocera / Oregonian:
Seattle-based outdoor retailer expected to close all North American stores  —  >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood?  Email the reporter at vnocera@oregonian.com.  —  Seattle-based Eddie Bauer is reportedly planning to wipe its entire brick-and-mortar footprint and shift operations entirely online.
Discussion: TheStreet and Baltimore Sun
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Reds, Eugenio Suárez reach one-year, $15M deal  —  Slugger Eugenio Suárez and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with a mutual option, sources told ESPN, reuniting him with the team that helped him blossom into a consistent home run threat.
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Jim Bowden / The Athletic:
Bowden's 2026 MLB report card: Offseason grades, takeaways, predictions for all 30 teams  —  Share full article  —  It was another wild MLB offseason that featured record-breaking deals, highlighted by the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers landing this year's top free agent, Kyle Tucker …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Everything you need to know about the Yankees' search for a righty bat  —  St. John's has caught contagious Rick Pitino trait — and opponents are paying the price  —  Jets can learn Super Bowl 2026 lessons from Patriots, Seahawks turnarounds  —  Already a subscriber?  Log in.  —  HOROSCOPES
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
 
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