Major League Baseball shared the true holiday spirit on Friday afternoon, as volunteers from the MLB Together initiative spent time with the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn,

The Cincinnati Reds took a step forward as an organization in 2025, returning to the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2020. Although Cincinnati was eliminated in two games by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the future remains bright, especially with shortstop Elly De La Cruz anchoring the lineup.

An MLB insider offers his take on the free agency of Alex Bregman after the infielder opted out of his deal with the Red Sox.

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According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, "The Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants have emerged as front-runners for St. Louis Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan, sources familiar with negotiations tell The Athletic, with the Cardinals looking to land multiple top prospects in a return."

The Atlanta Braves are looking to bounce back in 2026 and return to playoff contention after an offseason full of change. If they succeed, a major reason will be the play of right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr.

"The Padres' players in the talks include right-hander Nick Pivetta, outfielder Ramón Laureano and relievers Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and Jeremiah Estrada. San Diego, in turn, is asking the Mets about their young major leaguers and all of their top prospects, both pitchers and position players."

The Arizona Diamondbacks' young lefty vaulted three levels for a surprise debut.

Biggest Bet: The Blue Jays signing Dylan Cease for seven years and $210 million. For now, this is the biggest bet in literal dollar terms. But it’s also a bet that the Jays can help a soon-to-be 30-year-old righty get his ERA (4.55 last year in San Diego) more in line with his always-strong peripheral numbers ( a FIP that was a full run better ).

While the Diamondbacks now have Merrill Kelly back in their rotation, they still need to decided whether or not to trade Ketel Marte.

The Toronto Blue Jays are going to have to be patient when it comes to the first round of next July’s MLB draft.