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Giancarlo Stanton will try on his Yankees pinstripes for the first time on Monday as the team formally introduces its prized new acquisition, holding a news conference during the Winter Meetings at 2 p.m. ET.

If you’ve ever been to Disney World, you already know we live in a small, small world. Monday, the baseball community will gather from all around North America for the start of the game’s annual Winter Meetings, a four-day event that could go a long way toward shaping the upcoming season.

Alan Trammell and Jack Morris are about to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, having been selected by the Modern Era Committee, and generations of fans — some of whom weren’t alive for that magical run — are about to learn a lot about that club and how dominant of a season they had.

The 2017 Winter Meetings are under way in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and each of the 30 MLB clubs have brought their shopping lists to the Sunshine State.

Former longtime Tigers teammates, right-hander Jack Morris and shortstop Alan Trammell were named to the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 by the Modern Era Committee on Sunday.

The Modern Era Committee will vote Sunday on the 10 candidates who are hopeful of gaining entry into the Hall of Fame. On it: nine players whose careers spanned a good chunk of the era from 1970-87, plus the late Marvin Miller, the labor leader who put an indelible stamp on the game.

In need of help at the back of their bullpen, the Cubs are nearing a deal with free agent right-hander Brandon Morrow, according to MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman. The club has not confirmed the report.

Although Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton are the unquestioned stars of this winter’s Hot Stove, they’ve shown their peers the courtesy of ceding center stage before the Winter Meetings commence.

The Modern Era Committee will vote Sunday on the 10 candidates who are hopeful of gaining entry into the Hall of Fame. On it: nine players whose careers spanned a good chunk of the era from 1970-87, plus the late Marvin Miller, the labor leader who put an indelible stamp on the game.

In perhaps the coup of the winter, the Angels have emerged as the winner of the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. Ohtani’s agent, Nez Balelo of CAA Baseball, released a statement on Friday revealing that the Japanese two-way phenom has chosen to join the Angels following a wild courtship from all 30 Major League teams.