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NISHINOMIYA, Japan — Hanshin Tigers third baseman Teruaki Sato, the reigning Central League MVP, is expected to be posted for major league teams in early November, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Passan wrote Thursday that Sato could become the first reigning position-player MVP from Nippon Professional Baseball to join the...

NEW YORK — ESPN’s Jeff Passan called Bo Bichette’s opt-out decision with the New York Mets a coin flip on Thursday, though he projected that Bichette will opt out of the final two years and $84 million of his contract. If Bichette opts out, he will collect a $5 million...