The 2026 MLB season is around the corner and one of baseball’s top stars will be sporting a different look for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ace Paul Skenes will be closely watched this season for the Pirates as trade rumors continue to swirl.

There has already been a lot of wheeling and dealing this offseason, both in free agency and on the trade market, but there are also still more than a few impact players searching for a new contract.

Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell had an eventful first year in Los Angeles after joining the organization on a five-year, $182 million deal last offseason. The 33-year-old veteran left-hander missed four months recovering from left shoulder inflammation during the regular season.

Gunnar Henderson should return to his 2024 form. Trevor Rogers may continue with his 2025 form. Top prospect Samuel Basallo will be a breakout star. The Orioles aren't messing around, and don't be surprised when Jackson Holliday becomes a legit AL All-Star and he makes a 30/30 run. -- Eric Karabell

White Sox sign INF Munetaka Murakami Details: Two years, $34 million Stats: Hit 246 home runs in eight seasons for NPB's Tokyo Yakult Swallows, breaking the league record for most home runs in a season in 2022 (56).

Paul Skenes rang in the new year with his girlfriend Livvy Dunne with one big noticeable difference. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace had an amazing 2025 including winning the Cy Young Award on a night when his influencer and ex-LSU gymnast girlfriend Dunne upstaged him in her head-turning dress.

Some of MLB's highest rollers -- the Dodgers, Yankees, and Cubs -- have at least checked in with free-agent infielder Bo Bichette's camp, per the New York Post. Bichette has previously been connected in rumors with the Blue Jays, the only team he's played for as a professional, and the Red Sox .

The RSN stake has been quite a lucrative arrangement for the Giants on the business side, as Forbes reported the team got $92 million in revenue from its TV rights deal in 2022. But as viewership habits have changed and cord-cutting has grown in prominence, RSNs have arguably gone through the biggest upheaval of any group of channels.