The deal includes a mutual option for 2026.

Perez, 33, joins his fourth team in three seasons after splitting 2024 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. Pittsburgh dealt him to San Diego at the trade deadline.

Perez was a first-time All-Star in 2022 with the Texas Rangers, when he pitched to a career-best 2.89 ERA with a 12-8 record and one shutout in 32 starts. He went 10-4 the next year as a part-time starter and helped Texas win the World Series.

In 314 career appearances (269 starts) with the Rangers (2012-18, 2022-23), Minnesota Twins (2019), Boston Red Sox (2020-21), Pirates and Padres, Perez is 90-87 with a 4.44 ERA, 1,109 strikeouts and 568 walks across 1,575 2/3 innings.

To make room on their 40-man roster, the White Sox designated right-handed reliever Ron Marinaccio for assignment. Chicago claimed Marinaccio off waivers from the New York Yankees in late September but he did not appear in a game for the White Sox.

Suzuki will be joined on the Clark Sports Center stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 27 by longtime ace left-hander CC Sabathia and hard-throwing lefty closer Billy Wagner, both of whom cruised past the 75 percent of the vote necessary for election. Outfielders Dave Parker and the late Dick Allen, who were elected by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee on Dec. 8, will also be enshrined in July.

The results of the BBWAA balloting were announced by Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch at the plaque gallery inside the museum in Cooperstown.

Suzuki's close call means New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera remains the only unanimous electee. Rivera received all 425 votes in 2019. Another longtime Yankees icon, shortstop Derek Jeter, came within one vote of unanimous election in 2020. Suzuki, Rivera and Jeter were teammates with New York from 2012-13.

Sabathia (86.8 percent of the vote) and Wagner (82.5 percent) cruised in on their respective first and last years of eligibility. This marks the second straight year the BBWAA has elected three players. Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were all inducted last July.

Suzuki and Sabathia increase the number of first-ballot inductees to 62. Beltre and Mauer were also elected on their first try last year, which makes the 2024-25 cycle the first with multiple first-ballot inductees in consecutive years since 2018-19.

Wagner is the fourth candidate elected in his final year on the ballot since the maximum eligibility was reduced from 15 years to 10 years in advance of the 2015 election. Tim Raines was induced in 2017, followed by Edgar Martinez (2019) and Larry Walker (2020).

Carlos Beltran, in his third year on the ballot, fell 19 votes shy by receiving 70.3 percent of the vote - an increase of more than 13 percent from 2024. Fellow outfielder Andruw Jones, in his eighth year of eligibility, finished with 66.2 percent of the vote, a gain of almost five percent from last January.

Second baseman Chase Utley, in his second year on the ballot, jumped from 28.8 percent to 39.8 percent. Left-hander Andy Pettitte gained more than 14 percent, from 13.5 percent to 27.9 percent. The steroid-tainted Alex Rodriguez (37.1 percent) and Manny Ramirez (34.3 percent) finished in between Utley and Pettitte.

Newcomers Felix Hernandez (20.6 percent) and Dustin Pedroia (11.9 percent) will remain on the ballot after exceeding the five percent minimum to stay eligible.

Suzuki, who will almost surely become the third player to wear a Seattle Mariners hat on his plaque, hit .311 with 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Gloves despite debuting at age 27 in 2001, when he won the American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards for the Mariners.

After 11-plus years with Seattle, Suzuki was traded to the New York Yankees in 2012 and played three years with the Miami Marlins from 2015-17 before ending his career with cameos the next two seasons for his original club.

Sabathia is expected to wear a Yankees hat on his plaque after playing his final 11 seasons in New York. The left-hander, who spent the first seven-plus seasons of his career with Cleveland and won the AL Cy Young Award in 2007 before helping the Milwaukee Brewers clinch a playoff berth following his midseason trade in 2008, finished 251-161 with a 3.74 ERA and 3,093 strikeouts.

The ERA is the second-highest for any pitcher elected by the writers, ahead of Red Ruffing (3.80), but every Hall-eligible player with at least 250 wins and 3,000 strikeouts is enshrined except the steroid-tainted Roger Clemens.

Wagner, whose 422 saves are eighth-most all-time, opened his career by spending nine seasons with the Houston Astros before splitting his final eight years with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. The diminutive hard-throwing southpaw posted a 2.31 ERA while averaging 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings, each of which are tops amongst pitchers who have thrown at least 900 innings.

A one-of-one edition Skenes card is from the Debut Patch collection and is autographed by Skenes as part of the 2024 Topps Chrome Update. The release includes rookies and select second-year players.

The card is projected to auction for $1.5 million.

There's already a standing offer from Skenes' employer, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who resurfaced their proposed swap on Tuesday that includes two season tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years.

In total, the offer from the MLB team is valued at under $1 million. The full treasure trove from the Pirates outlined when the card was released in November featured the tickets, two autographed Skenes jerseys; a softball game for 30 people at PNC Park with coaching from team alumni; a meet-and-greet with Skenes; batting practice and warmup with the Pirates; experiences during spring training with the Pirates at their facility in Bradenton, Fla.

Topps said Tuesday it was unclear if the 11-year-old collector accepted the offer from the Pirates.

The agreement with the 29-year-old reliever includes a $3.75 million club option for 2026, the team announced.

Quijada was 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA, 17 walks and 24 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings over 22 appearances last season. Opposing batters hit .190 against him. The Venezuela native went a career-best 12 straight games without giving up a run from Aug. 14 to Sept. 18.

His career record is 4-14 with eight saves, a 4.64 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 128 innings over 140 games (no starts) for the Miami Marlins (2019) and Angels (2020-present).

Terms of the contract were not disclosed for Yates, who would join an already strong pitching staff pending the results of a physical.

The reported move comes just days after the Dodgers reportedly signed left-hander Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million deal.

The Dodgers are looking to Scott and Yates to bolster the back end of a pitching staff that could roll out starters Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and newly added Roki Sasaki. Clayton Kershaw also is expected to return to the Dodgers in 2025 after injury rehab.

Yates, 37, recorded 33 saves to go along with a 7-2 record and 1.17 ERA in 61 relief appearances last season with the Texas Rangers.

A two-time All-Star, Yates is 26-21 with 95 saves and a 3.17 ERA in 422 games (no starts) with the Tampa Bay Rays (2014-15), New York Yankees (2016), Los Angeles Angels (2017), San Diego Padres (2017-20), Atlanta Braves (2022-23) and Rangers (2024).

KPRC TV in Houston said it was a five-year deal, pending results of a physical. Financial terms were not available.

Santander, 30, slugged a career-high 44 homers and drove in 102 runs with the Baltimore Orioles last season.

He slashed .246/.307/.469 with 155 doubles, 155 homers and 435 RBIs in eight seasons with the Orioles (2017-24).

Knapp, 33, appeared in just three games with the San Francisco Giants in 2024.

He finishes with a .209 batting average and 13 home runs in 328 career games with four teams, most notably the Philadelphia Phillies (2017-21). The Phillies selected the switch-hitter in the second round of the 2013 draft.

"I completely dedicated my life to the game, and the game blessed me with so much," he said, in part, in a post to Instagram. "Baseball has given me relationships that I will have for the rest of my life. It has taught be how to fail and how to persevere. It has taught me how to be confident but humble."

Torborg played catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964-70 and was behind the plate for Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. He also caught a no-hitter by Bill Singer in 1970. He was a World Series champion in 1965 with the Dodgers.

The New Jersey native, who attended Montclair State and Rutgers, played with the California Angels from 1971-73 and caught Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter in 1973.

Most notable for his defensive prowess, Torborg was a career .214 hitter with eight home runs with 101 RBIs in 574 games.

In 1977, Torborg took over as manager of the Cleveland Indians after Frank Robinson was fired and guided the team into the 1979 season. He was also a manager of the White Sox (1989-91), New York Mets (1992-93), Montreal Expos (2001) and Marlins (2002-03).

The 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox was 157-201 in his managerial career.

At an offseason fan event on Saturday, fans chanted "sell the team" during a question-and-answer session, leaving CEO Travis Williams to tell the audience that Nutting doesn't intend to sell.

"Bob is not going to sell the team," Williams said. "He cares about Pittsburgh, he cares about winning, he cares about us putting a winning product on the field, and we're working towards that every day."

Still, that's hard for fans to recognize. The Pirates have 17 playoff appearances in their 143 years of existence. They've won the World Series five times, most recently in 1979.

Pittsburgh hasn't made the playoffs since 2015, when they lost the wild-card game for the second consecutive year. Their playoff drought is second longest in the majors, trailing only the Los Angeles Angels, who haven't reached the postseason since 2014.

The Pirates enter the 2025 season coming off back-to-back 76-86 seasons and have had only four winning seasons since 2007, when Nutting became principal owner.

They were still in the playoff hunt into August last season. Entering play on Aug. 1, Pittsburgh was 55-53 and 2.5 games out of the final wild-card spot. After finishing the season 21-33, the Pirates wound up 13 games out of the wild card, with manager Derek Shelton and general manager Ben Cherington called out by fans on Saturday, too.

"We can just look at last year," Williams said. "It was a big positive going through the middle of the season, we were going into August two games above .500, but unfortunately we had a tough run in August and that tough run in August took us out of the hunt for the wild card. ... From myself to Ben to Derek to lots of other people that are here today and throughout the entire organization, but that's not for a lack of commitment or desire to win whatsoever.

"That's from the top all the way down to the bottom of the organization. We are absolutely committed to win; what we need to do is find a way to win."

MLB.com reported that the agreement with the 2024 All-Star is for four years and $72 million. The Athletic added the contract will include a signing bonus and deferred money, though figures were not available.

Major League Baseball Trade Rumors said the deal is tied for third highest for a free agent reliever in terms of average annual value and the fifth most in guaranteed money ever given to a relief pitcher.

The Dodgers are looking to Scott to bolster the back end of a pitching staff that could roll out starters Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and newly added Roki Sasaki. Clayton Kershaw also is expected to return to the Dodgers in 2025 after injury rehab.

Scott, 30, split last season between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. He was considered the top pitcher remaining on the free agent market and had multiple suitors.

In 2024, he appeared in 72 games, posting a 9-6 record, a 1.75 ERA and 22 saves. Over 72 innings, he struck out 84 batters.

For his career with the Baltimore Orioles (2017-21), Marlins (2022-24) and Padres, Scott is 31-24 with a 3.56 ERA and 55 saves.

The contracts of Sasaki and Scott will bring the free-spending Dodgers to a luxury-tax payroll of more than $375 million, ESPN reported Sunday. Only the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees are also above the $300 million mark.

According to multiple media reports, the contract is worth $10 million.

Leclerc, 31, had been with the Texas Rangers' organization since signing an a teenage international free agent in 2010. He pitched eight years in the majors for Texas, going 12-20 with 41 saves and a 3.27 ERA in 350 career games (three starts).

He was a key performer in the Rangers' run to the 2023 World Series championship, going 1-1 with four saves and a 3.29 ERA in 13 relief appearances.

Last season, Leclerc appeared in 64 games and went 6-5 with one save and a 4.32 ERA. In 66 2/3 innings, he fanned 89 and walked 32, logging the second-best strikeout-to-walk ratio of his career.

To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Leclerc, the A's designated right-hander Will Klein for assignment. Klein, 25, was acquired by the A's in the July deal that sent right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg to the Kansas City Royals.

Overall for Kansas City and Oakland in 2024, Klein went 1-0 with an 11.05 ERA in eight relief outings.

Sasaki, 23, was the most coveted international free agent of the MLB offseason. He chose to sign with the reigning World Series champions, who have bolstered their oft-injured starting rotation immensely since the winter began.

Sasaki will join a rotation that will be headlined by countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and also feature two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and 2024 All-Star Tyler Glasnow. Snell, most recently of the San Francisco Giants, also signed with Los Angeles this offseason.

Sasaki was reportedly down to the Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays. Earlier Friday, veteran MLB reported that San Diego had been eliminated and the Dodgers and Blue Jays were the two finalists.

The signing period for international players opened on Wednesday, giving Sasaki and other players just eight days -- until Thursday at 5 p.m. ET to sign a contract.

Terms of Sasaki's new contract were not yet known.

Sasaki became a folk hero when he set a fastball record for high schoolers with a 101 mph clocking and introduced himself on the world stage during the World Baseball Classic in 2023. In his only start -- a win against Mexico -- Sasaki averaged 100.5 mph on his fastball.

He set a single-game record in Japan in 2022 with 19 strikeouts, including a stretch of 13 consecutive Ks, in a perfect game.

According to reports, Minter's deal with the Mets is a two-year, $22 million contract that includes an opt-out after the 2025 season.

Minter underwent season-ending left hip surgery in September involving a labrum repair, hip impingement and a lesion on the femur. He originally delayed the surgery with a month of rest last season, idling from May until he returned in July.

There was temporarily a positive upturn in results. But Minter walked or allowed a hit to eight of the 16 batters he faced in final three appearances.

"I could still pitch, it wasn't excruciating pain," Minter said in September. "But it was something I knew I needed to get fixed because I wasn't helping the team."

A drop of velocity noted by MLB.com in September -- from 96.6 mph in 2022 to 95.8 mph in 2023 to 94.5 mph and in the 93s last season -- might have been a concern for the Braves and other suitors.

"He's done just a tremendous job over the course of his career here," Braves manager Brian Snitker said when the surgery was announced. "Hopefully, he gets back to where he's full bore again."

Minter, 31, became one of the Braves' trusted arms and has served as a set-up man and closer. He compiled a 3.28 ERA in 348 2/3 innings with 422 strikeouts.

Only Gene Garber (557) and Mark Wohlers (388) had more relief appearances in Braves' history than Minter (384).

His career-high of 15 saves came in 2018 and he was part of the top-heavy 2015 draft by the Braves that included Austin Riley and Mike Soroka.

Durran, 28, will earn $3.75 million in 2025 and has an $8 million club option for 2026 with a $100,000 buyout, according to MLB.com.

He can earn up to an additional $150,000 in performance bonuses in 2025.

FanSided reported that the option includes escalators based on the 2025 MVP voting, including $2 million for a top-10 finish (he finished eighth in 2024) and $4 million if he wins the award.

Durran led the majors in triples (14), doubles (48), plate appearances (735) and at-bats (671) in 2024, batting .285 with 21 homers, 75 RBIs and 34 stolen bases in 160 games.

He also was named to the American League All-Star team for the first time. He won MVP honors at the All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas, after hitting a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning of the AL's 5-3 win.

A seventh-round pick by Boston in 2018, Durran made his MLB debut in 2021 and has batted .272 with 34 homers, 142 RBIs and 67 steals in 353 games.

Sasaki eliminated the San Diego Padres and will choose between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, the report claims.

At least eight teams met with Sasaki, who has until Thursday to pick an MLB team or return to Japan.

The signing period for international players opened on Wednesday, giving Sasaki and other players just eight days -- until Thursday at 5 p.m. ET to sign a contract. Without a deal in place, Sasaki would return to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2025 season.

Similar to the initial signing of Shohei Ohtani, age and MLB rules restrict contract terms teams can offer Sasaki based on bonus pool restrictions, which are placed on foreign-born players unless they are 25 and have played as a professional in a foreign league recognized by Major League Baseball for a minimum of six seasons. Sasaki will not turn 24 until November, meaning he'll play at least two more seasons under MLB contract restrictions.

Ohtani, who signed with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018, was part of a second meeting with Sasaki and the Dodgers on Tuesday, The Athletic reported. The sitdown came one day after reports the Cubs, Yankees, Mets, Rangers and Giants were no longer in the running.

Toronto and San Diego each had $6.3 million available in bonus pool funds as of the December Winter Meetings in Texas, which is believed to be $1.15 million more than the Dodgers have.

Teams can add international pool bonus money in trades with other teams. MLB.com reported on Wednesday that at least the Dodgers and Padres were making calls to inquire about acquiring additional international pool funds from other teams.

Sasaki became a folk hero when he set a fastball record for high schoolers with a 101 mph clocking and introduced himself on the world stage during the World Baseball Classic in 2023. In his only start -- a win against Mexico -- Sasaki averaged 100.5 mph on his fastball.

He set a professional baseball record in Japan in 2022 with 19 strikeouts in a game, including a stretch of 13 consecutive Ks, in a perfect game.

The Cubs acquired Tucker from the Astros in a trade last month that sent infielder Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and 2024 first-round draft pick Cam Smith to Houston.

But it appeared the sides would head to arbitration after Tucker filed at $17.5 million and the Cubs filed at $15 million earlier this month.

Tucker, who turns 28 on Friday, is changing teams for the first time after spending his first seven major leagues seasons in Houston.

In 633 career games for Houston since making his debut in 2018, Tucker is a career .274 hitter with 125 homers, 135 doubles and 417 RBIs.

An All-Star in each of the past three seasons, Tucker missed three-plus months this year with a small fracture in his right shin from his own foul ball in early June.

The New York Post reported the contract is worth $7.5 million guaranteed, with an additional $1.5 million possible in incentives.

The deal is pending a physical.

Winker, 31, played 44 games with the Mets last season after being acquired at the trade deadline from the Washington Nationals for minor league right-hander Tyler Stuart.

With the Mets, he hit .243 with three home runs and 13 RBIs after batting .257 with 11 homers and 45 runs driven in during 101 games in Washington.

In the postseason with New York, Winker batted .318 with four RBIs in 10 games.

Battling injuries the two previous seasons -- 2022 with the Seattle Mariners and 2023 with the Milwaukee Brewers -- he hit just .219 in 2022 and .199 in 2023. He signed a minor league deal with the Nationals before the 2024 season.

Winker spent the first five seasons of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, making the National League All-Star team in 2021.

In 755 career games, Winker has a .262 average, 620 hits, 95 home runs and 324 RBIs.

The Milwaukee native had been battling lung cancer since early 2023, his family revealed. He would have turned 91 on Jan. 26.

"It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Bob. To many, he was an announcer and entertainer whose humor and voice transcended the game, but to us he was so much more," his family said in a statement.

"... He brought joy to countless listeners through his wit, charisma, and love for baseball, Milwaukee, and all of Wisconsin, creating a legacy that will forever be cherished. While his contributions to the game are noteworthy, it is his kindness, humility, and love for family and friends that we will hold closest to our hearts. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time as we grieve and celebrate the man we were so lucky to call ours."

Uecker spent six seasons as a catcher in the majors, debuting with the then-Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and winning a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964.

After Uecker's retirement with a .200 career batting average, then-Brewers owner and future MLB commissioner Bud Selig hired him as a scout and he eventually transitioned to the radio booth. Uecker spent more than 50 years calling games for Milwaukee and was renowned for his self-deprecating humor.

Uecker once called his statue outside of Milwaukee's ballpark "great for the fans and even better for the pigeons."

He was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the Radio Hall of Fame, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the 2003 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.

Away from the game he loved, Uecker became a regular on late-night TV and was dubbed "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson. He starred in a series of Miller Lite beer commercials, hosted "Saturday Night Live" and delivered classic one-liners in the 1989 comedy film "Major League."

The Brewers remembered Uecker as "the soundtrack of our summers" in a statement released Thursday.

"Today we take on the heaviest of burdens. Today, we say goodbye to our beloved friend, Bob Uecker," it read.

"Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss. He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend.

"... Saying goodbye to Bob shakes us all. He was so much more than a Milwaukee Brewers icon. He was a national treasure. Bob entertained us with his words and storytelling, so it is no surprise that his passing now leaves us at a loss for our own words."

In a corresponding move, the Red Sox designated rookie right-hander Chase Shugart for assignment to create a spot on the 40-man roster.

Sabol, 27, batted 10 for 32 (.313) in 11 games with the Giants last season, when he started seven games at catcher. Sabol batted .235 with 13 home runs and 44 RBIs in 2023, splitting time behind the plate and outfield.

The Giants designated Sabol for assignment last week.

Shugart, 28, made his major league debut on Aug. 14, 2024. He did not record a decision in six relief appearances, allowing four runs in 8 2/3 innings for a 4.15 ERA. He also walked three and struck out eight.

The Red Sox selected Shugart in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas.

De Geus, 27, was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Friday. He went 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA in 11 1/3 innings over 13 relief appearances with Seattle, Miami and the Blue Jays in 2024.

He is 3-4 with a 7.48 ERA in 60 career relief appearances.