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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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Anne Rogers / MLB.com:
Offseason work — completed or not — has Royals' confidence soaring
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Why Vinnie Pasquantino feels confident entering key spring with Royals
Why Vinnie Pasquantino feels confident entering key spring with Royals
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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.
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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
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Multiple Teams Interested In Ty France
Multiple Teams Interested In Ty France
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Suárez returns to Reds as Cincy lands free-agent bopper (source)
Suárez returns to Reds as Cincy lands free-agent bopper (source)
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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 …
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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
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