Bregman slashed .260/.315/.453 in 2024 with 26 home runs and 75 RBI. In all likelihood, his time with the Houston Astros is over. But he could be the perfect backup plan for New York if Alonso leaves.

Just one day after signing outfielder Jesse Winker to a one-year, $7.5 million deal, the New York Mets added another key piece to the team.

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday,

Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Friday on Instagram. Sasaki, 23, was considered to be the best pitcher in the world not already under the employment of an MLB organization.