That means the Red Sox, Dodgers, or whoever else might want him would have to shell out a minimum of $66 million to meet the slugger's demands.The Dodgers, for their part, have been vocal about wanting Hernández back,

The 30-year-old infielder has spent the last three seasons with the Astros. He’s a 2024 Gold Glove winner and a two-time World Series champion. He’s a career .272 hitter, and has driven in 93 or more runs in five of the last eight seasons.

The three teams in the two biggest markets will pay more than 84 percent of the $311.31 million in luxury taxes assessed by Major League Baseball.

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MLB and the MLB Umpires Association came to a "tentative agreement" on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement on Monday, according to ESPN's

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Umpires Association have reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement that would run through the 2029 season. The prior CBA between MLB and the umpires was set to expire at the end of this month.