7 hopeful predictions for 2025

Plus: 5 notable free agents to watch

Saturday, February 08 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Glass more than half full for these stars and teams   Hope always springs eternal as the season nears on the horizon, but that's especially true for these players and squads, who are in for big-time seasons if everything breaks right. Here are seven optimistic predictions for 2025. Bregman among 5 notable free agents still available What brought Scherzer to Toronto? 'I'm playing to win' Dominican Republic one-hits Mexico to win Caribbean Series Padres addressing left field with Heyward, Connor Joe (source) Three takeaways from Flaherty's return to Tigers Carroll on Burnes, D-backs' outlook: 'We're going to be in a pretty good spot' Eury Pérez at '75%,' on track for midseason return Mancini agrees to Minors deal with D-backs (source) MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS The 10 most improved players of 2025 will be ... Whether it was injury, underperformance or plain old bad luck, these players did not live up to expectations in 2024. But projections for the upcoming season forecast better times ahead. Which prospect is next up? MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo discusses who could join the Top 100 list once Dylan Crews, Jacob Wilson and Rhett Lowder graduate off the list -- which could happen within the first six weeks of the season. 6 Negro Leagues (and Major League) ballparks you can still visit If you've ever wanted to step back in time and walk where Negro League legends played the game, pack a glove and a ball and don't forget the sunscreen -- there are real fields of dreams waiting. Check out these fresh new looks for the 2025 MiLB season Eight Minor League Baseball teams -- including two new ones -- have unveiled never-seen-before primary logos for the 2025 campaign. We have the stories behind them. Leadoff Classic tripleheader The 2025 Women's Division I softball season is upon us and MLB Network has it covered. Catch Missouri vs. Duke at 1 p.m. ET, Nebraska vs. Texas Tech at 4 and Tennessee vs. Northwestern at 7. MORE STORIES © 2025 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@marketing.mlbemail.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.