#contract-extension

#contract-extension

The Marlins and right-hander discussed an extension earlier this year, according to reporting from Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic. However, they didn't come close to getting something done. These talks occurred when the team approached the righty's representatives in the spring and the two sides were about $15MM apart, according to Isaac Azout of Fish on First. Both Azout and Christina De Nicola of MLB.com say that the talks are expected to continue this offseason.

The trio was dominant and showed great chemistry in the Bears' two games against the Cleveland Monsters late last week, scoring six goals combined, with all three players tallying once in each game. Protas even notched his first three-point game as a professional in Friday's contest, highlighted by a brilliant primary assist on a Trineyev goal where he put the puck through his legs before dishing on his backhand.

"When I came back from the Euros, I just felt a little different," Fishlock told ESPN. "Something had shifted perhaps in what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go, and I think that I'm still such a competitor. That will never leave me, unfortunately, which is a gift. Even though its 14 years in the making -- golly -- I still really want to bring a championship to Seattle."

He has been Washington's most productive pass catcher, as injuries have sidelined Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown for a combined 16 games. Samuel has a team-high 53 receptions (37 more than the next receiver), 470 yards and five touchdowns. A bruised heel caused him to miss one game, but Washington lacks quality receiver depth and a return for Samuel would make sense. The question is at what cost? McLaurin will count for $18.35 million on the cap in 2026, so the Commanders could afford another year of Samuel if they wanted.

The Toronto Blue Jays' front office is notoriously firm in its valuations of players when pursuing free agents and exploring contract extensions. President Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins stick to their assessments of what players are worth throughout the negotiating process, and their discipline has paid off on many occasions. However, not every negotiation can be won with pragmatism. Sometimes front offices need to be emotional and push themselves to uncomfortable places to secure the long-term services of a true difference maker.

After a really rough first handful of games, they have found ways to come out on top in four straight, taking their road game to a whole other level. There have been mixed feelings about how the Kings' season is going, 19 games in, with a level of uncertainty on how this roster will fare after 82 games, but there's no doubt they are trending in the right direction.

What might have seemed like borrowed time for RJ Barrett has quickly turned over a new leaf as the 2025-26 Raptors campaign has gotten underway. For what feels like an eternity, RJ Barrett has been Toronto's most mentioned trade candidate, aside from another expendable wing in Ochai Agbaji. Although those rumors continued to circulate as recently as October, watching Barrett perform in the regular season so far has arguably put an end to ongoing trade speculation.

The likes of Real Madrid and Ajax had been linked with a move for the former Eintracht Frankfurt youth player and Karl was running down his contract. He had less than 12 months on his contract when, finally, he put pen to paper just before the 2025/26 season and pledged his short term future to Bayern.

Friday, the Russian forward, who led Hershey in goals last season, skated for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury in mid-October. First spotted by Bears Hockey Nation, Miroshnichenko participated in Hershey's morning skate as evidenced by a photo the team published on social media. Miro, wearing a white #10 jersey, is on the bottom - third from the left.

"I hope everything ends up like this. I don't have a plan B, but I have no idea yet. I prefer to concentrate on being part of the team and playing as much as I can. Now I have to see what happens. If there's something to be done, of course it will be done. Of course, I'd like to know what's going on, but I prefer to focus on what I can do," he told Tipsbladet.

A.J. Preller's current contract with the Padres runs through the end of the 2026 season, but it appears as though Preller will the team's president of baseball operations for quite a longer time to come. The Athletic's Dennis Lin reports that Preller and team chairman John Seidler have had some talks about a new multi-year contract extension, and that deal could be officially in place within the next few days. Club sources tell Lin that the team wants Preller's new contract completed by Monday, when the team is set to introduce new manager Craig Stammen during a press conference.

Milan's defensive improvement is there for all to see. Twelve months ago, after 10 games, the Rossoneri had conceded 13 goals and only kept a clean sheet twice. In 2025-26 they've conceded seven, four of which came at San Siro against newly promoted sides Cremonese and Pisa. Part of the reason for this is down to Tomori's rejuvenation. The Englishman was a key player in the Scudetto-winning season of 2021-22, but last season - under both Fonseca and Conceiçao - he was up and down in terms of form.

"I'm not in a hurry. The most important thing will be what feelings he has when the season ends."

He had two outings that stood out in this most recent postseason run, the first being his ALDS start against the Yankees, where he went 5 1/3 innings and didn't allow a single hit on 78 pitches. He had just one walk and 11 strikeouts to his credit before he was pulled with the no-hitter still intact. The second outing was his second start of the World Series, taking the mound for Game 5 on the road in Los Angeles.

Aston Villa captain John McGinn has signed a new contract that ties him to the club until 2028. The Scotland midfielder joined Villa from Hibernian in 2019 and has played a key role in the club's ascent from the Championship to the Champions League. Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Club Captain, John McGinn, has signed a new contract with the club.- Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 5, 2025

The Spanish outlet claims that Van Dijk and his representatives fought until the last minute to secure a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu. Van Dijk reached out to Real Madrid to join them His agents are said to have reached out to intermediaries in Spain in a bid to establish direct contact with Real Madrid's hierarchy, hoping to explore the possibility of a move.

The New England Patriots' Mike Vrabel undertook a major roster rebuild in the 2025 offseason. One position he addressed was the edge on defense. He signed free agents Harold Landry III, who has performed as expected, and also K'Lavon Chaisson, who has exceeded expectations after nine games and is headed for a career season with 5.5 sacks already. Chaisson's previous high had been five sacks in 2024.

As long as he's still got an important role to play, for Manchester United, I still feel there's a willingness from all parties to get a new contract done. Maguire is very much open to staying at Man United. There's been talk of reported interest from the Saudi pro league, but Maguire would prefer to stay at Manchester United as long as the terms are right.

I didn't really think about the timing; I was too busy preparing for the games. Then the proposal came up, and my only request was that it doesn't become a big topic and that we could quickly refocus on the next game. It probably surprised you [journalists] more than me. It was important to me that there were no big discussions, no speculation, just a quick and clear answer,

Despite some hand wringing, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, with Vice Mayor Pam Foley absent, to approve a new, expanded contract with the firm to provide the technologies to the San Jose Police Department. The city extended the existing contract, portions of which were set to expire in December, through June 2031. The decision also increases the city's payments to Axon over a five-year period beginning July 2026 by about $9.3 million to a total estimated cost of $17.4 million.

"Usually we're full of holes like Swiss cheese. This time, nothing actually leaked out. In addition to the fact that this was the most important extension we can make with the club's most important employee, we were also pleased that it hadn't been made public before. We didn't negotiate for very long. Both sides were willing to continue on the path we had begun together and to build something long-term,"