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Aaron Boone is the Yankees’ choice to be their new manager, sources told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Friday night. The club has not confirmed.

The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes has officially begun.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the team’s interview process is now complete and that he plans to recommend the next manager from the pool of six candidates who have officially interviewed for the position.

Major League Baseball owners are expected to ratify the sport’s new posting agreement Friday, the final step before Shohei Ohtani is declared eligible to sign with MLB clubs. After that, we’ll begin to decipher the answer to a question that’s been asked around the baseball industry for months — years, even. What does Ohtani care about the most?

Tonight’s deadline for clubs to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players might not unleash any major surprises. Or it could be a turning point for a franchise that rolls the dice on a player after another team has decided to let him go.

The rumors surrounding a potential blockbuster involving Giancarlo Stanton continue to be a dominant theme this offseason, and the Giants have reportedly gone as far as set up a meeting with the slugger’s representatives in Los Angeles.

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Friday night’s deadline for clubs to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players might not unleash any major surprises. Or it could be a turning point for a franchise that rolls the dice on a player after another team has decided to let him go.

Where will Giancarlo Stanton end up — that is, if the Marlins opt to move him in a deal? Strong signs point to the Dodgers and Giants as potential landing spots for the Miami slugger.

Japanese pitching and hitting phenom Shohei Ohtani is in the news. He’s in the dreams of 30 Major League teams. And he’s in the hearts of the baseball-crazed fans of his native country as he prepares to make the big leap to the big leagues.