MLB Player News
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Mitch White RP | MIL
Mitch White: Re-signs with Korean team
The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization re-signed White to a one-year, $1.2 million contract Sunday, Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net reports.
White was excellent in his first year overseas, collecting a 2.87 ERA and 137:44 K:BB over 134.2 innings covering 24 starts. The 31-year-old will remain in the Landers' rotation for another season in 2026.
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Zach DeLoach CF | CHW
Zach DeLoach: Released by White Sox
The White Sox released DeLoach on Dec. 20.
DeLoach collected a .622 OPS over 22 games with the White Sox in 2024 before spending all of 2025 at Triple-A Charlotte, where he had a .740 OPS in 51 contests. The 27-year-old will now be on the lookout for a new organization and will likely have to settle for a minor-league contract.
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Will Robertson RF | BAL
Orioles' Will Robertson: Designated for assignment
Robertson was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Sunday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
Robertson was claimed off waivers by Baltimore after being cut by the Pirates in early December, but he may now be looking for a new home. The move comes on the heels of the Orioles re-signing right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin (back) to a one-year deal Sunday. Robertson appeared in 27 games with the White Sox and Blue Jays in 2025, batting .129 with a double, nine RBI and two runs scored over 70 at-bats.
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Zach Eflin SP | BAL
Zach Eflin: Sticking around Baltimore
Eflin (back) and the Orioles agreed on a one-year, $10 million contract with a mutual option for 2027 on Sunday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Eflin will stick around Baltimore after spending the 2025 campaign with the team. The right-hander produced an inflated 5.93 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with 50 strikeouts over 14 starts with the Orioles before undergoing season-ending back surgery in August. Eflin will look to be back to full health in time for spring training and hit the ground running in 2026.
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Andrew Heaney RP | LAD
Andrew Heaney: Hanging it up
Heaney announced via his personal X account Sunday that he is retiring from baseball after 12 major-league seasons.
Heaney just wrapped his 12th major-league season with a World Series championship with the Dodgers in November, and he will now hang up his cleats. The southpaw pitcher will finish his career having compiled a 56-72 overall record with a 4.57 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 1,156 strikeouts over 230 appearances, including 208 starts, with the Marlins, Angels, Yankees, Dodgers, Rangers and Pirates.
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Brice Matthews SS | HOU
Astros' Brice Matthews: To play some outfield in 2026
Matthews is still viewed as a second baseman long term, but he'll also play in the outfield in 2026, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
"He's going to get some run in the outfield, but second base is still going to be his main position," general manager Dana Brown said. "We project he'll turn the corner with the bat and get maybe some run in the outfield a little bit, as well." Matthews is situated as a backup option at shortstop and second base, and he would need an injury to Jeremy Pena or Jose Altuve to see significant work in the middle infield in 2026. The Astros probably aren't done making moves this offseason either and could add more outfield options, but Brown and manager Joe Espada were complimentary about Matthews' potential in the short term and long term. Matthews is a great athlete with plus speed and above-average raw power. He slashed .260/.371/.458 with 17 home runs, 41 steals and a 27.9 percent strikeout rate in 112 games in the Pacific Coast League. A .167 BABIP and 42.6 percent strikeout rate led to a .167 batting average and .222 on-base percentage in the majors, but he showed off his tools with four home runs and one steal in 13 games.
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Lyon Richardson SP | CIN
Reds' Lyon Richardson: Pushed off 40-man
The Reds designated Richardson for assignment Saturday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Following the Reds' acquisition of outfielder Dane Myers (knee) from Miami on Saturday, Richardson will end up as the roster casualty necessary to create space on the 40-man. The 25-year-old reliever finished 2025 with a 4.54 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 30:21 K:BB across 37.2 regular-season innings. However, his 4.06 FIP indicates that he performed slightly better than what his base stats suggest, and there's a chance another team in need of bullpen depth claims the right-hander off waivers.
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Ethan O'Donnell CF | MIA
Marlins' Ethan O'Donnell: Sent to Miami
The Reds traded O'Donnell to the Marlins on Saturday in exchange for Dane Myers (knee).
O'Donnell spent the entire 2025 campaign with the Reds' Double-A affiliate and struggled to the tune of a .235/.326/.325 slash line across 503 plate appearances. The 23-year-old will likely report to Double-A Pensacola upon joining his new organization and aim to reach Triple-A Jacksonville by the end of 2026.
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Dane Myers CF | CIN
Reds' Dane Myers: Traded to Reds
The Marlins traded Myers (knee) to the Reds on Saturday in exchange for Ethan O'Donnell.
After signing JJ Bleday to a one-year deal earlier Saturday, the Reds will continue to bolster their outfield unit by bringing in Myers. The 29-year-old received his first extended look in the majors in 2025 and slashed .235/.291/.326 with six homers, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 18 steals across 333 plate appearances. His right-handed bat and career .816 OPS against southpaws may enable him to work in the short side of a platoon in the Reds' outfield. Otherwise, he'll provide depth to the big-league bench or head down to Triple-A Louisville.
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Hunter Harvey RP | CHC
Cubs' Hunter Harvey: Signs with Cubs
Harvey (groin) signed a one-year contract with the Cubs on Saturday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
Shoulder and adductor injuries limited Harvey to just 12 appearances with the Royals this past season, during which he struck out 11 batters and walked one over 10.2 shutout innings. The 31-year-old righty boasts a 3.11 ERA and 1.10 WHIP across his big-league career and will likely see action in high-leverage spots with the Cubs, though he doesn't project to take many save chances away from Daniel Palencia.