Hot stove season is around the corner.

The 2025 MLB season has reached its final stage, as the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers battle the American League's top-seeded Toronto Blue Jays for the World Series championship. And once this year's champion is decided, the chase for the 2026 title will be on.

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Free agency will be fully underway less than a week after the Fall Classic ends. Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, coming off a 56-homer campaign, is the headliner of this offseason's free agent class, but he's far from the only big name set to hit the open market.

Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez , Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker and Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette are also looking for new d

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