The 2025-26 MLB hot stove was lit just days after the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted their second consecutive World Series championship trophy. All eyes this winter are on a free agent hitting class featuring Kyle Tucker,

Red Sox's replacement for Alex Bregman could be Blue Jays' star Bo Bichette, writes MLB insider originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Red Sox wanted Alex Bregman back.

As things stand, Philadelphia's options at catcher are career backups Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs. Victor Caratini and Jonah Heim are the top free agent catchers behind Realmuto, and trade candidates include Ryan Jeffers ( Twins) and Tyler Stephenson ( Reds ). One way or another, expect the Phillies to add a backstop in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, the top four players on Kiley McDaniel's ranking of the top 50 free agents remain unsigned: Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez, Cody Bellinger and Alex Bregman. Bo Bichette, the No. 7 player on the list, is also still on the market, along with three other players in the top 20 -- Ranger Suarez, Zac Gallen and Eugenio Suarez.

Major League Baseball is ready to handle local broadcasts for teams with uncertain telecasts because of FanDuel Sports Network's financial issues

The Chicago Cubs entered the offseason with fans ready for them to make a big free agent splash for the first time in years after getting a taste of playoff suc

Sources told ESPN that nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their contracts with Main Street Sports Group, the RSN operator that again finds itself in deep financial trouble.

MLB Pipeline’s recent poll of league executives crowned McLean as the top pitching prospect in baseball, and that recognition matters because it came from people paid to evaluate talent without sentiment. Those same executives also placed the Mets seventh overall in farm system rankings, a result that feels both validating and slightly incomplete.