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The card will be featured in a March auction and proceeds from the card will be donated to L.A. fire relief funds.

Pressly is deliberating on a fresh start versus staying where his family considers home.

With Profar signed, above-average hitters have grown few and far between in free agency, and needy teams are looking for creative solutions.

All players in major-league camp have to have their height measured by mid-February so the automated zone will work properly.

Teams, players and agents are on the clock. With spring training only weeks away, there are several moves that need to be made now.

The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Be like Nikola Jokić today. While You Were Sleeping: Headline We start this morning on the other side of the world, where the Australian Open has been fantastic — and dramatic. There have been media controversies, fun animated livestreams and good tennis.  As of early this morning, both the men’s and women’s singles finals are set:  On the women’s side, American Madison Keys, the No. 19 seed, will face top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka...

The changes attempt to avoid rare instances where the old rules could have incentivized teams to try to game the system.

Pressly, who served as Houston's primary closer from 2020-23, will make $14 million in 2025 and has a full no-trade clause.

No one has ever walked through these doors with the sport-changing, Hall-changing, planet-changing possibilities of Ichiro.

Prosecutors ask for nearly five years in prison for Ohtani interpreter in fraud case

Houston is also shopping reliever Ryan Pressly, who has a no-trade clause.

At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.

BBWAA voters are a small group with a very big responsibility. We should be willing to talk about it. Or write about it. It’s what we do.

In his first year as a Dodger, Sasaki will earn the league minimum of $760,000 after classifying as an international amateur.

The Pulse Newsletter📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Make your shoes meaningful today. Unanimity: Ichiro and the crime of a single vote The concept of “unanimous” can be as informal or as literal as you like. Either: Everyone thought that was cool. Or: Every single voter for baseball’s highest honor thought you were worthy. There are levels to the same sentiment. Ichiro Suzuki, a wizard of sport and style, nearly cleared both yesterday. Instead, one single voter — who remains...