Joe, 32, could help fill the club's hole in left field. Jurickson Profar, a 2024 All-Star, recently left San Diego as a free agent and signed with the Atlanta Braves.

Joe is a San Diego native who played at Poway High and the University of San Diego before embarking on his professional career. He was teammates with future National League MVP Kris Bryant for two seasons (2012-13) at USD.

Joe was a first-round pick (39th overall) in the 2014 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and first reached the majors with the San Francisco Giants early in the 2019 season.

Joe didn't play in 2020 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer and undergoing surgery.

He spent the next two seasons with the Colorado Rockies before being traded to the Pirates.

He played the last two years with Pittsburgh and hit .228 with nine homers and 36 RBIs in 123 games last season.

Overall, Joe has a .242 career average with 35 homers and 141 RBIs in 438 career games.

The deal includes an invitation to spring training for the veteran first baseman/outfielder, who did not play last season after he opted out of a minor league contract with Miami in March.

Mancini's first big-league comeback came in 2021 while still with the Baltimore Orioles, when he returned after missing all of 2020 while battling stage 3 colon cancer.

The 32-year-old has not appeared in the majors since he was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs in August 2023.

Over seven major league seasons (831 games), Mancini has 129 home runs and 400 RBIs to go along with a .263 batting average and a .775 on base-plus-slugging percentage. He tallied a career-high 35 home runs and 97 RBIs with the Orioles in 2019.

Mancini broke in with Baltimore in 2016 and stayed with the team until he was dealt at the 2022 trade deadline to Houston, which won the World Series that November.

He joined the Cubs on a two-year deal in 2023 but posted a subpar .635 OPS over 79 games during his four-month stint in Chicago.

Mancini will battle for a spot on a Diamondbacks squad that scored a major league-best 886 runs last season.

First base is presumably secure after Arizona traded for Josh Naylor last December, and the Diamondbacks already have six outfielders currently slated to make the Opening Day roster, including All-Star Corbin Carroll.

Arizona's pitchers and catchers will report to spring training on Feb. 12, and the team's first full workout will occur five days later. The Diamondbacks' Cactus League opener is Feb. 21.

Drury, 32, has played for seven big league teams over 10 seasons and spent the last two with the Los Angeles Angels. The infielder/outfielder had 26 homers and 83 RBIs in 2023 before enduring a rough season last year when he batted .169 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 97 games.

Drury smacked a career-high 28 homers in 2022 when he split the season with the Cincinnati Reds (20 homers) and San Diego Padres (eight).

Overall, Drury has a .245 average, 109 homers and 375 RBIs in 867 games.

Chicago also signed infielder Tristan Gray to a minor-league deal. Gray, 28, batted .152 with one homer and one RBI in 17 games over the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2023), Miami Marlins (2024) and Oakland Athletics (2024).

Also on Friday, the White Sox claimed left-hander Brandon Eisert off waivers from Tampa Bay and designated right-hander Steven Wilson for assignment.

The domed roof of Tropicana Field in St. Peterburg, Fla., was torn apart by Hurricane Milton in October. With no set estimate on when the repairs will be made, or how it all will be financed, the Rays are set to play home games in a spring-training ballpark in Tampa for the 2025 season.

"We'd like to keep the franchise in Tampa Bay," Manfred told the Tampa Bay Times this week. "We think the market is big enough and that there is passion for the game. Having said that, it is challenging."

Cost overruns on repairs are estimated to be between $150 and $200 million. And the fix is so extensive that some estimates suggest the ballpark won't reopen until 2029 after a bond proposal designed to help fund repairs was delayed until December.

Rays owner Stuart Sternberg told the Times in a separate report that the team would be unable to absorb further cost overruns alone.

The issue has sparked speculation that Sternberg might put the team up for sale, a move that would put the club's future in the Tampa area in jeopardy.

"If it was (for sale), people would know it," Sternberg said. "I've always been, and I will continue to be, pretty transparent about our intentions. And not pretty, but very honest about them. And I have been."

The Rays are set to begin their tenure at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field when they open their season March 28 to begin a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. The ballpark is the spring home of the New York Yankees.

Steinbrenner Field has a seating capacity of 11,026, with the Rays drawing an average of 16,515 fans per game at Tropicana Field last season.

Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Ohtani, also was given three years of supervised release following his prison time. Judge John W. Holcomb, in Santa Ana, Calif., also instructed Mizuhara to repay the money he took from Ohtani while also paying $1.1 million to the IRS.

Mizuhara, a 40-year-old Japan native who acknowledged the theft, had asked for a lesser sentence of 18 months, citing a gambling addiction that he maintained led to him taking money he needed to pay off a bookmaker.

"I want to say I am truly sorry to Mr. Ohtani for what I have done," Mizuhara told the court, according to ESPN.

Holcomb said, per ESPN, "The magnitude of the theft -- $17 million -- in my view, is shockingly high. ... I hope that Mr. Mizuhara will be able to repay that sum. That remains to be seen."

In the leadup to the sentencing, prosecutors introduced an audio tape in which Mizuhara tried to pass himself off as Ohtani while phoning a bank and attempting to complete a $200,000 wire transfer. Mizuhara did not dispute the authenticity of the evidence.

Mizuhara worked as Ohtani's interpreter with the Los Angeles Angels and later with the Dodgers after the two-way player changed teams with a free agent deal in December 2023. He was fired in March 2024 after prosecutors reported Ohtani was a victim of theft following the investigation into an illegal bookmaking operation that led to Mizuhara's indictment.

In a court brief filed last month, Mizuhara said of his gambling addiction that resulted in $17 million in losses, "I became almost dead inside. It was like I was just going through the motions. Although I had always told myself that I would win it all back, as it became clear to me this was an impossibility, I think I just shut down. But that did not stop me from placing more bets. I felt really antsy and anxious if I did not have an active bet. I felt pressure to stay in the game."

He played second base and third base in eight seasons with the White Sox, who declined the club's 2025 option of $25 million in November. He instead got a $500,000 buyout.

Moncada was regarded as a top prospect when he was dealt from the Red Sox to the White Sox in the December 2016 trade that netted Boston left-hander Chris Sale. He is a career .254 hitter with 93 home runs, 339 RBIs, 306 walks and 918 strikeouts in 2,798 at-bats (a strikeout rate of 29.2 percent) over 747 games. He played in only 208 games the past three seasons because of injuries.

An expansion franchise in 1961, the Angels have played in their current ballpark since 1966. The lease for Angel Stadium that was just extended began in 1996 and was set to expire in 2029. The extension is the first of three that can be exercised under the agreement.

"We are excited to announce that we have extended our lease securing the Big A as the home of Angels Baseball into the next decade," Angels spokesperson Marie Garvey said. "As we prepare for our 60th season in Anaheim, we wanted our fans and community partners to know that Angels Baseball and its foundation remain committed to being an active part of this city and region."

The stadium, which is owned by the city of Anaheim, was set to be purchased by the Angels for $320 million in 2019, but that deal fell through in 2022 when former mayor Harry Sidhu was investigated by the FBI in connection with the sale.

In 2023, Sidhu pleaded guilty to federal charges, with sentencing scheduled for next month. The Angels received a settlement of $2.75 million from the city after the deal fell through.

Only Fenway Park in Boston, Wrigley Field in Chicago and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles are older than the Angels' current ballpark. It has been nearly 30 years since Angel Stadium underwent a significant renovation.

The Angels, who won their only World Series title in 2002, will play their 2025 home opener April 4 against the Cleveland Guardians.

Pham, 36, has played for nine different clubs over just shy of 10 full seasons, including three teams last season - the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals - when he batted a combined .248 with nine home runs and 39 RBIs in 116 games.

In 1,121 career games, Pham has batted .258 with 139 home runs and 470 RBIs after starting his career by playing parts of his first five seasons with the Cardinals. He finished as high as 11th in National League MVP voting in 2017 while with St. Louis.

Just shy of multiple milestones, Pham needs 15 hits for 1,000, 11 home runs for 150, 30 RBIs for 500 and 17 doubles for 200. The Las Vegas native also has nine years and 92 days of official service time.

The All-Star first baseman agreed to a two-year, $54 million deal on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports.

Alonso is set to make $30 million this year (including a $10 million signing bonus), then will have a player option worth $24 million for 2026, per the reports.

The New York Post and USA Today reported that Alonso turned down a three-year offer from the Mets (worth $71 million, per USA Today) before accepting the two-year contract.

He rejoins a Mets roster bolstered by the free agent arrival of outfielder Juan Soto on a record 15-year, $765 million deal.

Alonso, 30, is coming off his fourth All-Star season in his six major league campaigns (all with the Mets), but his power numbers were down. He finished with 34 homers and 88 RBIs while batting .240 with a .329 on-base percentage and a .459 slugging percentage. He added four home runs and 10 RBIs while going 12-for-44 (.273) in 13 playoff games as the Mets reached the National League Championship Series.

Alonso produced 40 homers and a major-league-high 131 RBIs in 2022, then posted 46 homers and 118 RBIs in 2023.

He enjoyed his best season while capturing NL Rookie of the Year honors in 2019, when he socked a major-league-best 53 homers and drove in 120 runs while hitting .260/.358/.583.

Over 846 career games, Alonso owns a .249/.339/.514 batting line with 226 home runs and 586 RBIs.

At his State of the City address, Welch said the city has other avenues it will explore to revitalize the Gas Plant District and won't hesitate to go in another direction.

"We will not pursue the deal at any cost," Welch said. "The greatness and future of St. Pete does not depend solely on this deal, and I am confident that we have given this endeavor our very best effort. It's an effort and a process we can all be proud of."

After St. Petersburg and Pinellas County recently approved bonding to fund $600 million of the projected stadium cost, the Rays have until March 31 to meet specific conditions to gain public financing, including showing proof that they can meet their minimum $700 million obligation toward the project.

The team is responsible for that amount, plus any cost overruns -- and the latter appears to be the sticking point.

"We'll decide how we want to proceed at that point, well before that point," Sternberg told the Tampa Bay Times of the upcoming deadline. "We have to make a decision, so we'll have something by then."

The project already is behind schedule, with construction initially set to begin this winter in time for a 2028 opening.

"It's not like we both haven't spent a lot of time talking about what the right deal would be, and so now to say, ‘That doesn't make sense,' I think it would undermine any efforts moving forward," Welch said.

This is just the latest stadium problem for the Rays, who averaged 16,515 fans in 81 home games last season -- third worst in Major League Baseball.

Tropicana Field sustained significant damage in October due to Hurricane Milton, rendering the stadium unplayable in 2025. Instead, the Rays will use the New York Yankees' spring training site in Tampa as their home field this season.

The Rays have played at Tropicana Field since 1998, their inaugural season.

The deal includes a mutual option for 2026, per the report. Financial terms were not reported.

Bader, 30, batted .236 with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and 17 stolen bases with the New York Mets in 2024. He appeared in 143 games (108 starts), both career highs.

The 2021 Gold Glove winner is a career .242 hitter with 71 homers, 268 RBIs and 94 steals with four teams, most notably the St. Louis Cardinals (2017-22).

Los Angeles will receive either cash or a player to be named. The Dodgers also sent money to the Cubs, according to ESPN, presumably to pay part of Brasier's salary.

The move comes in the wake of the Dodgers acquiring right-handed relievers Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott, both of whom logged more than 20 saves last season. Yates' arrival prompted Los Angeles to designate Brasier for assignment on Thursday.

The Cubs also brought in a new closer during the offseason, trading for Ryan Pressly.

Brasier, 37, won his second World Series ring last fall, helping the Dodgers claim the title six years after he was on a championship team with the Boston Red Sox.

He won Los Angeles' playoff opener in the National League Division Series, tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres, and he finished the postseason 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA in eight outings.

Brasier went 1-0 with a 3.54 ERA in 29 regular-season appearances in 2024, the first season of a two-year, $9 million contract he signed last February.

In 297 games (five starts) over eight seasons for the Los Angeles Angels (2013), Boston (2018-23) and the Dodgers (2023-24), Brasier owns a 10-8 record with 10 saves and a 3.85 ERA.

The Cubs cleared a spot for Brasier on their 40-man roster by designating Rob Zastryzny for assignment. The 32-year-old left-hander was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee in November.

Zastryzny went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in nine games (three starts) for the Brewers last year. He owns a career record of 4-0 with a 4.30 ERA in 54 games (five starts) with the Cubs (2016-18), the New York Mets (2022), the Angels (2022), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2023) and Milwaukee (2024).

Terms were not disclosed, but multiple reports had the deal worth $4 million.

Laureano, 30, played for the Cleveland Guardians and Atlanta Braves last season and batted a combined .259 with a .311 on-base percentage and .437 slugging percentage with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs in 98 games.

He played better for the Braves, batting .296 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 67 games -- with 16 multihit games, including five three-hit games.

Laureano is a career .247 hitter with 82 homers, 252 RBIs, a .319 on-base percentage and .430 slugging percentage for the Oakland Athletics (2018-23), Guardians (2023-24) and Braves.

The Houston Astros selected the Dominican Republic native in the 16th round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. He was traded from Houston to Oakland in November 2017 and selected off waivers by the Guardians in August 2023. The Braves signed him as a free agent on May 29, 2024, four days after the Guardians released him.

The O's opened a spot on the 40-man roster for Laureano by designating infielder Luis Vazquez for assignment.

The news comes two weeks after Wagner, 53, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame during his final year on the ballot, an emotional announcement that brought the seven-time All-Star to tears.

"The game has given me so much, you know?" Wagner said on MLB Network after his selection late last month. "It's given me everything that I could possibly ask. So, I mean, I'm very grateful."

Wagner, whose 422 saves are eighth-most all-time, opened his career by spending his first nine seasons with the Astros before splitting his final eight years with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves.

The 5-foot-10, hard-throwing southpaw posted a 2.31 ERA while averaging 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings, each of which are tops among pitchers who have thrown at least 900 innings.

In addition to Jackie Robinson's No. 42, the Astros previously retired nine numbers: No. 32 Jim Umbricht, No. 40 Don Wilson, No. 25 Jose Cruz, No. 33 Mike Scott, No. 34 Nolan Ryan, No. 49 Larry Dierker, No. 24 Jimmy Wynn, No. 5 Jeff Bagwell and No. 7 Craig Biggio.

The deal includes a $3 million club option for 2026 with a $350,000 buyout, per the report.

Hill, who turns 35 next week, signed with New York last season on June 20, two days after being released by the Chicago White Sox. He went 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 35 appearances after joining the Yankees.

A 32nd-round draft pick by Kansas City in 2014, Hill is 20-14 with a 3.99 ERA and four saves in 382 career games (no starts) with the Royals (2018-19), San Diego Padres (2020-23), White Sox and Yankees.

All 321 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who allowed their ballots to be made public on Tuesday voted for the Japanese outfielder.

Suzuki's name appeared on 393 of 394 ballots when the results were announced last month.

Suzuki, 51, and the other members of the Class of 2025 -- CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner plus classic-era committee selections Dave Parker and Dick Allen -- will be inducted in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 27.

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera remains the only unanimous selection, selected on all 425 ballots in 2019.

The Hall of Fame's rules allow each voter the option to make his or her ballot public.

The deal is pending a physical for Coulombe, who previously pitched for the Twins from 2020-22 before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations in March 2023.

Coulombe, 35, was 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA and one save in 33 relief appearances for the Orioles in 2024, striking out 32 batters in 29 2/3 innings.

Over 10 seasons, Coulombe is 15-9 with a 3.52 ERA and three saves in 288 games (one start) with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-15), Oakland Athletics (2015-18), Twins and Orioles.

Hoberg had appealed his initial firing late last May following a months-long investigation that involved a legal sports betting account Hoberg opened in his name.

While the investigation found no evidence that Hoberg bet on baseball, it did discover that he shared his gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball. Hoberg also intentionally deleted text messages relevant to the investigation, which the league cited as another reason for his termination in a release Monday.

"The strict enforcement of Major League Baseball's rules governing sports betting conduct is a critical component of upholding our most important priority: protecting the integrity of our games for the fans," commissioner Rob Manfred said in the release.

In his own statement, Hoberg apologized to MLB but maintained he never manipulated the outcome of any game he umpired.

"I take full responsibility for the errors in judgment that are outlined in today's statement (by MLB)," Hoberg said. "Those errors will always be a source of shame and embarrassment to me.

"Major League Baseball umpires are held to a high standard of personal conduct, and my own conduct fell short of that standard. That said, to be clear, I have never and would never bet on baseball in any way, shape, or form. I have never provided, and would never provide, information to anyone for the purpose of betting on baseball. Upholding the integrity of the game has always been of the utmost importance to me."

Hoberg can apply for reinstatement at the start of spring training in 2026.

The 38-year-old became a full-time umpire in 2017 and established himself as one of the game's best at calling balls and strikes correctly. That was on full display in Game 2 of the 2022 World Series, when Hoberg accurately called all 129 pitches taken from behind the plate.

The Tigers designated Faedo, 29, for assignment last week after signing Tommy Kahnle.

Faedo, a Tampa native, went 5-3 with a 3.61 ERA in 37 games (six starts) for the Tigers in 2024. He's 8-13 with a 4.51 ERA in 64 career games (30 starts) for the Tigers, who drafted him in the first round (No. 18 overall) of the 2017 draft.

Delgado, 20, batted .259 with four home runs and 30 RBIs between stints in rookie ball and Class-A Charleston in 2024.

The Rays announced that infielder Osleivis Basabe was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.

The deal includes an invitation to spring training, per the report.

Carrasco, who turns 38 in March, went 3-10 with a 5.64 ERA in 21 starts for the Cleveland Guardians last season.

Carrasco is 110-103 with a 4.14 ERA in 324 career games (277 starts) in 15 seasons, all but three of which have come in Cleveland. Carrasco went 19-20 with a 5.21 ERA in 61 starts with the New York Mets over three seasons (2021-23).