Major League Baseball is officially coming back to NBC — so sports fans can go ahead and plan to stick around for Sunday Night Baseball once Sunday Night Football and Sunday Night Basketball wrap up next year.

World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers to Raise the Banner on Thursday, March 26 When They Host Arizona Diamondbacks in Only Primetime MLB Game on Opening Day

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MLB teams were notified on Thursday that two more Japanese stars are headed stateside. Infielder Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants and right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi of the Saitama Seibu Lions have both been posted for MLB free agency by their respective Nippon Professional Baseball clubs.

They join power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22, and right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who can sign through Jan. 2.

Ellard dealt with hamstring and lat injuries for much of the 2025 season, and moved between the White Sox and Triple-A Charlotte Knights throughout the year. He wrapped up his second major league season with 17 innings pitched, a 4.24 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 22 strikeouts and 19 walks.

Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee's request for documents detailing gambling investigations.

The request followed indictments of Cleveland pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz accusing them of taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors.