Sources - Cubs INF/OF Cody Bellinger opts in for next season - ESPN
CHICAGO — Cubs infielder/outfielder Cody Bellinger is staying in Chicago after opting into his contract for 2025, sources tell ESPN.
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Yankees sign All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger to massive $162.5 million deal: reports
Derek Jeter shared a hilarious prank story from his playing days with the New York Yankees.
Sources: Yankees, Cody Bellinger end stalemate with 5-year deal - ESPN
The New York Yankees and outfielder Cody Bellinger are in agreement on a five-year, $162.5 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday, ending a standoff between two sides that preferred to reunite all winter long.
MLB free agency: Offseason winners, teams in need of a move - ESPN
With less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Major League Baseball's free agent pool remains flush with talent. It's not just the best position player available this winter, Kyle Tucker, or arguably the best pitcher, Framber Valdez, still trawling for a representative contract. There are big bats (Bo Bichette, Cody Bellinger), a front-of-the-rotation arm (Zac Gallen), power (Eugenio Suarez), veteran pitchers (Chris Bassitt, Lucas Giolito) and even an every-day catcher (J.T. Realmuto). Even the most inactive teams have time to salvage their winter.
Stock Watch: Midwinter progress report for all 30 MLB clubs - ESPN
The hot stove season is stuck in the middle. When we last checked in, the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida, were set to begin, and we figured that a month later the heavy lifting of the 2025-26 offseason would be complete.
Sources: Yankees' negotiations with Cody Bellinger at an impasse - ESPN
Contract negotiations between the New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger are at an impasse, league sources tell ESPN.
Passan's MLB free agency, trade intel on Tucker, Bregman, more - ESPN
On this date last year, Major League Baseball teams had spent around $2.1 billion on free agents. So far this year, that number is shy of $1.4 billion. And as big as that difference seems, it's impossible not to notice the gap between the two numbers shares the same first digit as Juan Soto's $765 million megadeal with the New York Mets signed last December.
Way-Too-Early 2026 MLB Power Rankings: How Teams Stand Before Winter Meetings
MLB's winter meetings begin this week and almost all the top free agents in baseball remain on the board.
Mets, Rangers agree to swap All-Stars Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien in blockbuster deal: report
Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira explains why he is ready to defend the 'conservative principles' of President Donald Trump's agenda in his run for Congress and gives advice on playing baseball on 'America Reports.'