MLB Network will celebrate one of the most dynamic and impactful players in baseball history with “Shohei Day,” a full day of Shohei Ohtani-focused programming this Wednesday, Jan. 7, beginning at 9 a.

This MLB free-agent class features versatile pitchers, power and contact hitters, and leaders, offering teams high-upside, low-risk, and stabilizing options.

Larger-than-life stars in the sport’s biggest markets, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, marked the poles of a baseball world that grew in new ways: A season that began in Tokyo ended in Toronto, the first time an MLB season has ever started and ended outside the United States.

The Detroit Tigers possess one of the top farm systems in Major League Baseball. This player could be an award winner in 2026.

Here are the best landing spots for five of the most intriguing position players still on the board in free agency.

The United States' capture of Nicolas Madura has unsettled the Venezuelan baseball league and has left MLB stars in flux ahead of the World Baseball Classic.

MLB games need to be broadcast on TV to keep the sport in the public consciousness. No one is going to care about the World Series if they’re not able to watch the regular season games. Fewer people are going to want to play baseball and work towards a pro career if they can’t see the stars playing on a regular basis.

USA TODAY Sports canvased a handful of executives and agents who came up with the top five reasons for the slow free-agent pace:

One of New Jersey’s top pitchers from the Class of 2025 was hospitalized this weekend following a car accident. Frank Cairone of Delsea was involved in a crash near his home in Franklinville on Friday. He has been hospitalized as of Saturday night, according to a statement released by the Brewers.