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Chicago Cubs sign star OF Cody Bellinger to 3-Year $80 Million Contract Kansas City Royals lock up their future by signing star SS Bobby Witt Jr. to 11 - year $288.8 Million Contract Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-Year $325 Million Contract The 2023 - 2024 Major League Baseball Free Agency Market The 2023 Major League Baseball Playoffs (as of 10 / 03 / 2023) The Baltimore Orioles legendary 3B Brooks Robinson Passes Away at the Age of 86 Los Angeles Angels SP / DH Shohei Ohtani suffered Torn Elbow and can’t Pitch the Remainder of the Season 2023 MLB Playoff Picture, Bracket, Standings, Odds, & More (as of 8 / 9 / 23) 2023 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline Deals New York Mets trade starting pitcher Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros Atlanta Braves place star LHP Max Fried on the 15-Day Injured List Chicago White Sox OF Eloy Jimenez Hospitalized this Week due to Appendectomy Chicago Cubs sign OF Ian Happ to 3 - Year $61 Million Contract Extension Texas Rangers SS Corey Seager is out at least 1 - Month with Strained Hamstring Cincinnati Reds superstar 1B Joey Votto will start the 2023 MLB Season on the IL Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve out for a Couple Months after Thumb Surgery San Diego Padres 3B Manny Machado signs 11 - Year $350 Million Contract Extension New York Mets sign 2B Jeff Mc Neil to a 4 - Year $50 Million Contract Extension Minnesota Twins finalizing a deal with Carlos Correa after his negotiations with the New York Mets fell apart Boston Red Sox finalize extension 11 - Year $331 Million extension with Rafael Devers New York Yankees sign LHP Carlos Rodon to 6 - Year $162 Million Contract New York Yankees sign star first baseman Anthony Rizzo to Multiyear Contract New York Yankees Aaron Hicks to miss the rest of the 2022 MLB Postseason Superstar Shortstop Carlos Correa plans to Opt - Out of his Deal with the Minnesota Twins to become an MLB Free Agent New York Yankees superstar slugger Aaron Judge hits record - breaking 62nd Home Run of the Season Seattle Mariners’ rookie superstar outfielder Julio Rodriguez commands 13 - Year Contract Extension that guarantees $210 Million & can max out at $470 Million Major League Baseball scheduling all 30 MLB Teams to play every other Ball Club during 2023 Season All Major League Baseball Trades from All - Star Break to Trade Deadline New York Mets acquired OF Tyler Naquin & LHP Phillip Diehl in trade with Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees trade 3 minor league prospects to Kansas City Royals for OF Andrew Benintendi Los Angeles Angels superstar outfielder Mike Trout on IL with Rib - Cage Inflammation Washington Nationals open to trade Juan Soto after he rejected $440M Contract The 2022 Major League Baseball All - Star Game & Home Run Derby Los Angeles Angels Fire manager Joe Maddon After Losing 12 Straight Games Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper can’t throw for at least 6 Weeks The Changes of the Physical Attributes of the Baseball in the MLB Detroit Tigers DH Miguel Cabrera gets 3,000th MLB Hit The Collective Bargaining Agreement discussions between MLB and the MLBPA The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros to Win 2021 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers Beat St. Louis Cardinals in National League Wild Card Game Boston Red Sox Beat NY Yankees in American League Wild Card Game The 2021 MLB Postseason Race and the 2021 MLB Playoffs Schedule Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony (September 8, 2021) Chicago White Sox Place Giolito, Anderson, Lynn, and Engel on Injured List Detroit Tigers’ Slugger Miguel Cabrera Hits his 500th Career MLB Home Run 2021 MLB AL&NL MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year Races Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert Throws No Hitter in First MLB Start Every Major League Baseball Deal Prior to the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline Miami Marlins Trade Starling Marte to the Oakland Athletics for Jesus Luzardo Minnesota Twins Trade Veteran Slugger Nelson Cruz to the Tampa Bay Rays The 2021 Major League Baseball T – Mobile Home Run Derby Results Ronald Acuna Jr. Tears ACL: Out the Remainder of the 2021 Season Chicago White Sox Outfielder Eloy Jimenez Ready to Return after Ruptured Pectoral 2021 National League and American League Major League Baseball All - Stars Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox Leaves Game with Bruised Knee Mariners’ Hector Santiago is First Player Ejected on MLB’s Foreign Substance Crackdown Chicago Cubs Throw a Combined No – Hitter Against the Los Angeles Dodgers Kyle Schwarber Carries the Washington Nationals with Overabundance of ­­­Home Runs Philadelphia Phillies Lose 2B Jean Segura and RF Bryce Harper to Injuries Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees Addresses Use of Foreign Substances Texas Rangers Place Pitcher Ian Kennedy on Injured List with Hamstring Strain St. Louis Cardinals Place Pitcher Jack Flaherty on 10 – Day Injured List Atlanta Braves’ Outfielder Marcell Ozuna Charged with Felony Assault against his Wife Colorado Rockies Send Star Shortstop Trevor Story to 10 – Day Injured List New York Yankees Place Corey Kluber and Luke Voit on Injured List The National League and American League MVP Race (as of 5/25/2021) Rays Trade Adames and Richards to Brewers for Rasmussen and Feyereisen Cincinnati Reds’ Infielder Mike Moustakas on 10 – Day IL with Heel Injury Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout Sidelined with Grade 2 Right Calf Strain San Diego Padres’ Big Three Inactive Due to MLB’s COVID-19 Protocol Los Angeles Dodgers’ Edwin Rios Lost for Season Due to Shoulder Surgery The Atlanta Braves Sign Shane Greene to 1 – Year $1.5 Million Contract