BREAKING: Manny Machado has agreed to terms on a deal with the Padres. According to a league source, it’s for 10 years and $300 million - the biggest free-agent contract in the history of American sports.
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- The Los Angeles Angels are releasing future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols today, per sources. Pujols is in the final year of his 10-year, $253 million contract.
- BREAKING: Per source, 3B Josh Donaldson has agreed to a four-year deal with the Minnesota Twins.
- Yasiel Puig is signing with the Braves, per source.
- Mariano Rivera received 100 percent of votes. The first unanimous player ever.
- Mailed in my @baseballhall ballot. It’s always an honor to take part in this process, one I never take for granted. And if Ichiro isn’t unanimous, it isn’t my fault.
- According to a source, the Nationals are making it known to other teams that Bryce Harper is indeed available.
- BREAKING: Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the final four years and $100M of his deal with the Nationals.
- Eric Hosmer rejected the trade to Washington and will not be part of the Soto deal, per source. Now the Padres have less than five hours to figure out what to do with Hosmer, who is owed $39 million from 2023-25.
- The Dodgers have traded AJ Pollock to the White Sox for Craig Kimbrel, per source.
- Since the Mets had a 10.5-game lead on June 1, they're 63-44. That's a 95-win pace over a 162-game season. They didn't choke away the NL East. The Braves went crazy - 76-32, which is a 114-win pace - and took it away. If the Mets win 2 of 3 vs. the Nats, they'll have 100 wins.
- So Charlie Morton got three outs (with two strikeouts) with a broken leg? That guy is hardcore.
- Wednesday might be the most insane day of postseason baseball ever. Different games will start at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 7pm and 10pm. Eight postseason games in one day. Whoa.
