Welcome to MLB’s winter meetings: Free agent and trade rumors fly in Orlando
The MLB world gathers in Orlando for days of deal-making.
The one weak link that every MLB contender needs to fix this offseason
Each MLB contender has at least one weak link that needs to be addressed this offseason.
🔥 BLOCKBUSTER ALERT: Red Sox Mailbag Sparks Panic — If Alex Bregman Slips Away, Boston’s Next Move at Third Base Could Define Their Entire Offseason and Decide Whether They Compete or Collapse in 2026! Insiders reveal the Red Sox are already weighing contingency plans, scouting several high-upside options but none carrying Bregman’s elite pedigree. With fan pressure mounting and rivals circling top free agents, the front office faces a make-or-break decision that could determine the fate of their rebuild — and their credibility with Fenway faithful.
If Alex Bregman doesn’t return to the Red Sox in 2026, who could be a viable option to replace him at third base? That and more reader questions in today’s Herald mailbag.
⚾ 🚨 BREAKING REPORT: YANKEES EYE $6.5 MILLION ALL-STAR LEFTY — SUCCESSOR TO FRIED AND RODON REVEALED!
This would give the Yankees another dominant lefty for years.
Ha-Seong Kim homers and drives in 2 runs as Braves beat slumping Tigers, 6-2
Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Tigers went 0-6 on their last homestand of the season, losing by a combined score of 36-14. Spencer Strider (7-13) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out six.
Chicago Cubs extend president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer ahead of trade deadline
With the trade deadline looming, the Chicago Cubs have extended president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer amid one of the team’s best seasons.
Cubs’ Craig Counsell shares why Pete Crow-Armstrong is a ‘pitcher’s best friend’
Pete Crow-Armstrong has been a revelation for the Cubs this season both at the plate and in the field on defense.
Story knocks in 3 runs and Crochet strikes out 12 in 7 innings to lead Red Sox past Braves 3-1
Trevor Story had a three-run double in the first inning and Garrett Crochet struck out 12 in seven innings of one-run ball, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Story went 2 for 3 and just missed a grand slam in the first when he hit a 1-0 pitch from Bryce Elder 413 feet off the top of the wall in center, driving in Boston’s only runs. Story had a big series in Atlanta, hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in a 5-1 Red Sox win Friday.
Hot starts you might’ve missed: Braves’ Drake Baldwin, Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore lead the list
These 5 players are quietly doing some special things so far this MLB season.