2026 Cancun World Classic: Group Play preview
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Ben Rice announces he will play for Team China in the 2026 Cancun World Classic! 🇨🇳
We are 50 days away from the 2026 Cancun World Classic! 🇲🇽⚾
🚨 BREAKING: Bo Bichette is back on Air Canada for a "quick business trip" to Chicago, per an Air Canada flight attendant and everyone in Group B.
Multiple MLB television partners are set to honor Cody Bellinger on April 20, officially declaring it “Bellinger Day,” sources tell Fax Sports.
Happy 30th birthday to Atlanta Braves third baseman Ozzie Albies 🎂
Still turning double plays, still cooking defenses… and apparently still dropping 40 in Cleveland.
Love you, Ozzie. Dunk on those haters
The A's have a new name, again
Tatsuya Imai received a custom grill from rap icon Paul Wall as part of his Houston welcome tour 👀😂
Kazuma Okamoto appeared to have words for Shohei Ohtani in an interview on new teammate Vladdy Jr's podcast.
Okamoto had been asked about why he chose Toronto over other teams who had extended offers.
(via The Vladdy Jr Podcast)
BREAKING: MLB has decided to increase the size of baseballs 30% for the 2026 season to encourage more hits, runs, and ultimately more attendance.
When asked for comment, Commissioner Rob Manfred was 4 under par on the 10th hole of Pebble Beach.
The Angels are acquiring 3B Kettle Marte from the Diamondbacks, per Holly Baylor
The Braves announced that they have signed Walker Buehler to a 1-year, $10 million deal, per multiple reports.
He has agreed to donate 67% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
BREAKING: Tatsuya Imai and the White Sox are in agreement on a 3-year deal, per multiple reports including Tom Dung and Munetaka Murakami's White Sox sock.
"I can't wait to beat LA in the World Finals," Imai said through his translator.
BREAKING: The Dodgers have signed Eleven from Stranger Things to an 11-year, $111M deal, fully deferred.
She’ll be used as a two-way weapon — late-inning reliever, defensive super-sub, and occasional DH.
Dave Roberts: “The upside is off the charts. The stuff, the focus… honestly, we’re fired up.”
BREAKING: Chazz Jizzums is starting an OnlyFans with content of him and his fiancée Analhys Santiago.
(Via TMZ)
BREAKING: Angels 3B Anthony Rendon will miss the entire 2026 season after an illness stemming from expired eggnog consumed at a team holiday party, per multiple reports including Stan Blum/The Athletic.
The team says Rendon's recovery timeline “extends well beyond Opening Day.”
“Do handshake deals even mean anything, or was that just a California greeting?”
REPORT: Ippei Mizuhara and Sean “Diddy” Combs are slated to share a Christmas Day meal as part of the inaugural “Festive Feasts for Felons” initiative, per multiple reports.
The holiday sit-down would place the two at a neutral federal facility somewhere between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
🚨 BREAKING: Justin Verlander announced he will pitch for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, per Ben Verlander.
“I’m old, but 42 is 32 in international waters,” Verlander posted on X.
Team USA reportedly plans to manage his workload with a strict 35-pitch limit per start during the WBC.
Luke Weaver on signing with the Mest
BREAKING: The Yankees are bringing back a familiar face, agreeing to terms with retired 45-year-old INF Matt Carpenter on a 1-year, $6.7 million deal.
“I saw the rumors,” Carpenter said. “If it was between me and Belli, I’m glad they chose the guy who actually wants to be here and hit in October.”
“See you at the parade again next year.”
Manny Machado says he isn't doing any Christmas shopping this year
Jose Altuve will play for Team Texas in the 2026 Cancun World Classic, per Shawn Spradling.
"The trash cans in Cancun have a really clean, crisp sound. We got really familiar with them during our run to the Cancun ALCS. I'm excited to get back down there and use them again at the World Classic."
REPORT: The Dodgers have signed 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers after his brief unretirement with the Colts, agreeing to a 1-year deal worth $3.5 million with all of it deferred.
“We like his arm,” manager Dave Roberts said. “It’s been throwing at a high level for a while, and the makeup is there.”