The Braves are bringing back their closer Raisel Iglesias on a one-year $16 million deal. The team announced the deal Wednesday night, for what will be Iglesias’s age-36 season. Iglesias returns to the team for which he has performed admirably since being traded to Atlanta in 2022. The Braves’ righty struggled out of the gate in 2025, pitching to a 6.75 ERA in his first 25 outings,...
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The Mets have designated Frankie Montas for assignment. This, first reported by National MLB Reporter Michael Marino and confirmed by our own Michael Mayer. Montas exercised his player option for 2026 earlier this offseason, but after undergoing Tommy John surgery, he won’t be healthy enough to pitch next season. The Mets are making room on the 40-man roster for center field prospect Nick...
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The BBWAA has officially announced the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. Fifteen players return this year, having finished with at least five percent of the vote in 2025. Twelve former players will be first-timers. Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones will be the focus of this year’s announcement, taking place on January 20. They were the only two returning players who received over 40 percent of the...
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The Mets have floated the idea of moving Brandon Nimmo this offseason, according to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman. The goal for the Mets is to improve defensively, focus on youth and focus on run prevention. Sherman reports “an AL official noted the Mets have “spit-balled” ideas about Nimmo and how much they might have to eat contractually to move him.” Nimmo has five years...
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Kim and Giolito Join Free Agency Infielder Ha-Seong Kim has opted out of the final year of his contract with the Braves. Kim would’ve earned $16 million in 2026. The Korean-born shortstop signed a two-year deal with the Rays back in February, but spent most of the season recovering from shoulder surgery after he suffered a torn labrum last summer. Kim was placed on waivers in late August...
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