A superstar trio unlike any we’ve ever seen

Plus: 9 amazing facts about Shohei's deal

Monday, December 11 View In Browser Good morning! Mark your calendars for the traveling Sho. TOP NEWS There will soon be a new entry for the greatest baseball trio of all time   Good things come in threes, and this is a whole lot of good for the Dodgers. With Shohei Ohtani in the mix, they now have three former MVPs in the lineup and three potential future Hall of Famers. So where does this trio stack up with some of the best in baseball in 2024?   9 amazing facts about Ohtani's deal with the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani's agreement with the Dodgers is historic in a host of ways, chief among them the dollar amount in front of the deal. But here are some other eye-popping numbers about the superstar's big move.  Important Shohei-related dates to mark on your 2024 calendar From his very first time officially donning the Dodger blue to his return to Angel Stadium to an intriguing Toronto visit, there will be no shortage of big moments for Shohei Ohtani next season, and you won't want to miss them.   Yanks contingent flying to LA to meet Yamamoto (report) Yoshinobu Yamamoto could be the next highly coveted free-agent domino to fall, and he has the suitors lining up. That includes the Yankees, who are doing their part to bring him to the Bronx.  Not done yet, Dodgers turn their attention to other needs The Dodgers certainly made the biggest splash of this young offseason, but they are not finished by any means and have their sights set on another big move for a pitcher.  Royals finalizing deal with a reliever who knows rings (source) Left-hander Will Smith has won a World Series in each of the past three seasons ... with three different clubs. Now he joins the Royals, the team for which he made his MLB debut, hoping to keep the streak alive.  MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS These guys will try to make like Shohei and cash in on big walk years OK, none of the players on this list are going to come close to Shohei Ohtani's record deal. But many of them could be testing free agency after this season, and an impressive 2024 campaign would put them in position for their own lucrative contracts.   Free agents who could move to a division foe There are still many players left on the market with big decisions to make, and some of them might deliver a double-whammy of sorts: not just leaving -- but leaving for a rival.  Here's a team nobody would want to face The 2024 Hall of Fame ballot is chock full of talent, so it wasn't exactly easy to whittle it down to the best of the best with a first and second team. See if you agree with these choices.  'We're planting something that will give life' Francisco Lindor joined his wife, Katia, in her partnership with Players for the Planet for a cleanup event at Wilderness Beach in Puerto Rico, where they also planted approximately 200 trees. Prime 9: 1Bs and 2Bs  MLB Network counts down the game's best to ever play first base at 2 and 5 p.m. ET, and second base at 2:30 and 5:30. MORE STORIES © 2023 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.