EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Seven of Major League Baseball's most highly sought-after free agents were extended qualifying offers ahead of Monday's deadline, a list headlined by Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani.Others receiving the qualifying offer include starting pitchers Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies), Blake Snell (San Diego Padres) and Sonny Gray (Minnesota Twins), third baseman Matt Chapman (Toronto…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTwo of the World Series champion Texas Rangers are finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award alongside Shohei Ohtani, and a pair of Los Angeles Dodgers will vie with Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. for the National League MVP, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Monday in a show televised on MLB Network.Ohtani, World…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Domingo German became a free agent Monday when he refused an outright assignment to the minor leagues from the New York Yankees, five months after he pitched major league baseball's 24th perfect game and three months after he entered alcohol abuse treatment.German pitched the perfect game at Oakland on June 28, part of a season…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLOS ANGELES -- Reliever Blake Treinen's 2024 club option was exercised Monday by the Los Angeles Dodgers.The complicated option's price appeared to be $1 million because of shoulder surgery he had last November.The 35-year-old right-hander has been limited to five major league innings since the start of the 2022 season as the result of shoulder issues that required…