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Mets Top 2026 Opening Day Payroll as MLB’s Official Tally Puts Dodgers Second

Deferral-heavy contracts make MLB’s present-day payroll totals a poor guide for tax bills or labor reforms.

Giants Emerge as Leading Suitor for Lucas Giolito as Opening Day Nears

Yankees Emerge as Leading Fit for Free-Agent Reliever Michael Kopech

Red Sox Complete Six-Player Deal for Caleb Durbin, Cement Offseason Pivot to Pitching and Defense

Rays Reportedly Agree to $13 Million Deal With Nick Martinez

Giants Step Up Pursuit of Framber Valdez as Market Shifts Toward Shorter Deals

Mets Land Freddy Peralta From Brewers, Sending Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat

Yankees Hold Firm on 5-Year Offer as Mets Weigh Short-Term Play for Cody Bellinger

Yankees–Bellinger Talks Stall on Term as Mets, Phillies Press Cases for Tucker and Bichette

Blue Jays Intensify Push for Kyle Tucker as Market Stays Unsettled

Orioles, Astros Exit Cabrera Pursuit as Marlins Hold Leverage in Recast Pitching Market

Yankees Confident on Cody Bellinger Return as Judge Presses Case

White Sox Land NPB Slugger Munetaka Murakami on Two-Year, $34 Million Deal

Michael King Re-Signs With Padres on Three-Year, $75 Million Deal as Mets and Yankees Reassess Pitching Plans

Blue Jays Seen as Front-Runner for Kyle Tucker as New Projections Reset MLB Hitter Market

Mets Recalibrate Offseason After Star Departures as Skubal Cost, Robert Price Tag Complicate Hunt

Mets Finalize Devin Williams Deal as Push for Frontline Starter Accelerates

Mets Reach Three-Year Deal With Devin Williams, Keep Door Open on Edwin Díaz

Red Sox Acquire Sonny Gray From Cardinals in Cash-Aided Rotation Upgrade

MLB Execs Doubt Tigers Will Move Tarik Skubal This Winter as Interest Builds