The Mets were early adopters of NPB starting pitchers. Masato Yoshii was a rotation regular for the 1998 and 1999 Mets. At that point, only Hideo Nomo, Hideki Irabu and (briefly) Shigetoshi Hasegawa had started an MLB game in 35 years.

MLB insider predicts the Padres are "more likely" to sign Roki Sasaki than the Dodgers, with several teams in the mix for the young star.

Coincidentally, a starting pitcher (Roki Sasaki) and an outfielder (Juan Soto) are the most talked-about free agents in this year's class. More news: Dodgers Veteran Takes Parting

The Boston Red Sox did a good job making an impression on Juan Soto during their in-person meeting with the four-time All-Star on Thursday night. Per

The MLB offseason is heating up, and Juan Soto, currently with the New York Yankees, is projected to sign one of the biggest contracts in baseball history, potentially exceeding $700 million. According to MLB insider David Brown of Field Level Media,

One might assume that the New York Yankees bought themselves a brief period of leniency from their fan base after winning their first American League pennant in 15 years. Quite the contrary, people now expect them to capitalize on their October revival and put the finishing touches on a championship team.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale has been named to the All-MLB First Team. He is the only Atlanta Braves player to be named to either the first or second team this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes was named First Team All-MLB on Thursday night at the 2024 All-MLB Awards show in Las Vegas. The first and second team selections were determined by a combination of fan voting and voting from a decorated panel of media members,

Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds next season. The announcement was made on Thursday after a judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston approved the Reds and Diamond Sports Group ending their joint venture.

MLB to take over production, distribution of Reds games for 2025

MLB will produce and distribute local games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2025 season. The new arrangement will give more Reds fans in the Club’s home television territory the opportunity to watch games on television or to stream digitally with no blackouts for locally distributed games.