"A number of clubs," including the Baltimore Orioles, are interested in signing veteran right-hander Justin Verlander ahead of the 2026 MLB season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Friday.

Free agent right-hander Merrill Kelly, after being dealt by the Diamondbacks to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline last season, is returning to Arizona on a two-year, $40 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports.

White Sox sign INF Munetaka Murakami Details: Two years, $34 million Stats: Hit 246 home runs in eight seasons for NPB's Tokyo Yakult Swallows, breaking the league record for most home runs in a season in 2022 (56).

Per multiple reports, Realmuto agreed to sign a three-year deal worth $45 million with the Phillies on Friday. The 34-year-old has spent the last seven seasons in Philadelphia and has made three All-Star teams, most recently in 2021.

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Yes, New York has signed infielders Bo Bichette and Jorge Polanco and proven relievers in Devin Williams and Luke Weaver this offseason. At the same time, the gaping hole in the Mets remains: they don't have a proven ace. Valdez would become that pitcher.

When the free-agent dust settles, the two-time defending Dodgers will naturally draw the most scrutiny with a CBT payroll of about $413 million. They have $2.1 billion of financial commitments on the books, according to Spotrac, $900 million more than any team.

The Phillies have seven impending free agents on their roster who make more than $80 million combined. Adding Bichette to a core of Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Cristopher Sanchez and the kids would be a pretty dandy way to start version 2.0 of the Harper-era Phillies.