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Mets president Sandy Alderson said Tuesday the biggest impediment in the franchise's search for a general manager is the spotlight created by the New York market.

Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was voted Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year, ahead of the Rays' Erik Neander and the Brewers' David Stearns.

Two-way Angels sensation Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for American League MVP, along with Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien. Ex-Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt was nominated for NL Manager of the Year less than a month after he was fired.

Michael Conforto will opt to enter free agency after declining a qualifying offer from the Mets, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Reliable relief pitcher T.J. McFarland, who stabilized the Cardinals' bullpen down the stretch after signing as a free agent July 1, received a new one-year contract with St. Louis on Monday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a one-year, $8.5 million contract with free-agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Athletic.

Former New York Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano, who pitched so often he earned the nickname Perpetual Pedro, has died. He was 45.

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman underwent surgery on his right wrist on Monday and should be ready for spring training, the team announced in a news release.

The Twins have hired former Padres manager Jayce Tingler as bench coach and David Popkins as their new hitting coach.

J.D. Martinez will return to the Red Sox in 2022 after declining to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract. The slugger will make $19.35 million in the final year of his five-year deal with Boston.

The Braves have extended a qualifying offer to star 1B Freddie Freeman, but general manager Alex Anthopoulos says the reigning World Series champions' goal is to "keep him a Brave."

Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill were the five Cardinals honored with Gold Glove awards Sunday night.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have extended qualifying offers to Corey Seager and Chris Taylor, but not Clayton Kershaw.

Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon were among players to decline to opt out of their contracts, while Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard received qualifying offers from the Mets.

The White Sox are exercising a $16 million club option on reliever Craig Kimbrel, the team announced.

After leading the team to a World Series appearance last season, Dusty Baker will return as Astros manager on a one-year contract in 2022.

Left-hander Francisco Pérez was claimed by the Washington Nationals, who also sent right-hander Kyle McGowin outright to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

The Braves got to celebrate with their fans on Friday. Atlanta's celebration didn't disappoint.

Baseball greats Gil Hodges, Roger Maris and Minnie Miñoso are among the 10 men on the Hall of Fame ballot to be considered by the Golden Days Era committee.

The Chicago Cubs picked up left-hander Wade Miley off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, the team announced.