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White Sox All-Star third baseman and broadcaster Bill Melton died Thursday in Phoenix after a brief illness. He was 79.

Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 17.

Brent Strom was hired Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates' assistant pitching coach.

The Athletics and starting pitcher Luis Severino have reached a three-year, $67M deal that is the largest guarantee in franchise history, sources told ESPN.

Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes was among six newly elected members to the MLBPA's eight-man executive subcommittee on Wednesday.

South Korean All-Star second baseman Hyeseong Kim was posted to MLB teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Thursday through 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 3.

The Athletics' new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher is still expected to foot his share of the bill.

The Dodgers introduced pitcher Blake Snell, their latest high-priced free agent signing, at a news conference Tuesday.

Juan Soto's free agency is nearing its final stages, with a source saying the star could pick his destination by the end of this week.

New contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028 to 2046.