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The Dominican Republic will host the Tigers for a pair of exhibition games on March 3 and 4 ahead of the World Baseball Classic.

The Diamondbacks and Mike Soroka have reached a one-year, $7.5 million deal, sources told ESPN, and the right-hander is expected to join Arizona's starting rotation.

ESPN's first Major League Baseball game next season will be on April 15 when the two-time reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets on MLB Jackie Robinson Day.

From predicting who will sign to the latest buzz from Florida, here's everything you need as baseball's hot stove season heats up.

After his arrival for Major League Baseball's winter meetings Sunday night in Orlando, Florida, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters that new Boston starter Sonny Gray expressed a desire to play in New York to raise his free-agency .. ...

Sunday was a special night for Jeff Kent -- and a telling one for the keepers of Cooperstown.

Jeff Kent has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

Outfielder Cedric Mullins and the Rays have finalized a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2027. An All-Star in 2021, Mullins played the first seven-plus years of his career in Baltimore, before being traded to the Mets last season.

Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars, died Saturday at age 79.

The Mariners acquired lefty reliever Jose Ferrer from the Nationals for top catching prospect Harry Ford and minor league pitcher Isaac Lyon.