Thankfully, that won't be an issue next winter. I have a Hall of Fame vote, and when my ballot arrives sometime in December, I know which name I'll be checking first.Detroit Tigers

We'll hear from Realmuto, Dave Dombrowski, Sam Fuld and Joe Girardi via Zoom on Monday at 1 p.m.



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One of the big steps could be locking up All-Star shortstop Trevor Story, who's eligible to become a free agent after this season.Los Angeles Angels



''The goal is to come in and be the everyday second baseman,'' Hernandez said. ''But I also understand how valuable it is for me to move around and play, I guess you could say, above average defense at multiple positions.''

"Your mind takes over," he said. "That was some of the worst pain. Day in and day out, it was tough. I played in 2013, I tore my UCL in my thumb on Opening Day and I played the whole year that year, and that was like a massage compared to this one. I don't know how I did that. I just know that our trainers, our doctors, my teammates, they're pretty powerful people who can push you to do something. And I had to be out there for them. That's how I looked at it: 50 percent of me can find a way to help us win a game.

On the heels of Friday’s $7 million signing of former Dodgers slugger Joc Pederson, NBC Sports Chicago’s David Kaplan reports that ownership has loosened some of the mandated payroll belt-tightening and increased team president Jed Hoyer’s budget.New York Mets

In that span, the Red Sox won two World Series titles, reached another ALCS and made five postseason appearances in total.Washington Nationals