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The 30-second version
- MLBRoyals add a new hitting coach, a former Giants staffer with Kansas City-area ties, per Royals Review.
- MLBRoyals add Hunter Mense as assistant hitting coach; Bobby Witt Jr. is a Silver Slugger finalist.
- MLBMariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach under new manager Jason Kanzler.
The 5-minute version
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No. 1 in the 30-second version
Royals add a new hitting coach, a former Giants staffer with Kansas City-area ties, per Royals Review.
Royals Review and SB Nation both carry the same fan-blog podcast, which discusses Bobby Witt Jr.'s AL MVP candidacy and Silver Slugger finalists Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone. The hosts also cover free-agent options such as Kris Bubic and Shane Bieber, minor leaguers Angeibel Gomez, Zion Rose and Justin Lamkin heading to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game, and Alec Marsh landing with the White Sox.
Source: Royals Review
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Royals add Hunter Mense as assistant hitting coach; Bobby Witt Jr. is a Silver Slugger finalist.
Mense was a Blue Jays minor-league hitting coordinator and has been an assistant hitting coach at the big-league level since 2022, working with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer. He fills the spot left when Alec Zumwalt was reassigned to the minors last month. Witt, Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen are the Royals' three Silver Slugger finalists.
Source: Royals Review
SB Nation's Royals All-Prospect Team names Blake Mitchell at catcher after a 23-homer season at Quad Cities.
Mitchell slashed .234/.414/.459 with 17 doubles, 23 homers, 113 walks, 174 strikeouts and 27 steals. Ramon Ramirez is named to the second team after slashing .279/.362/.477 over 323 at-bats, despite missing a month with injury.
Source: Royals Review
Around the MLB
No. 3 in the 30-second version
Mariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach under new manager Jason Kanzler.
ESPN confirmed the hire from a source on Friday. Swanson had been the Yankees' catching coordinator and field coordinator, and NY Post reports the Yankees led the majors in framing statistics during the seven seasons he ran their catchers. He was on an expiring contract, according to NY Post.
Sources: ESPN · MLB.com · NY Post Sports · Pinstripe Alley
Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates will not return in 2027 after contract talks stalled.
Bates, 42, spent 12 years in the Dodgers organization and was co-hitting coach with Robert Van Scoyoc in recent seasons. MLB Trade Rumors reported the Dodgers offered a multiyear contract but the sides could not agree on terms. According to a source cited by the NY Post, Van Scoyoc is still expected to return, and the LA Times reports Bates is exploring free agency.
Sources: MLB.com · LA Times · NY Post Sports · True Blue LA
Yankees' Cody Bellinger and Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong win Platinum Gloves, decided by fan vote.
Bellinger is the second Yankee to win the award after catcher Jose Trevino in 2022, and NY Post reports he ranked third in MLB with 21 defensive runs saved. SB Nation's Brew Crew Ball, a fan blog, reports Bellinger had 20 defensive runs saved and argues other AL outfielders were more deserving. The Blue Jays and Cubs also won Team Gold Glove Awards.
Sources: NY Post Sports · MLB.com · Pinstripe Alley · Brew Crew Ball
Mets re-sign right-hander Robert Stock, 36, to a one-year major league contract.
Stock earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, posting a 5.93 ERA in 30.1 innings over eight appearances. He had thoracic outlet surgery last March and went to the injured list in mid-September with finger numbness. Stock pitched in relief once and started seven times last season.
Sources: ESPN · NY Post Sports · Amazin' Avenue
Nationals and outfielder Jacob Young agreed to a four-year contract extension, according to reports.
Robert Murray reports the deal is worth $23 million and includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, according to a source familiar with it. According to SB Nation, Young hit .252 with a .708 OPS and a career-high 10 homers in 2026, up from a .583 OPS in 2025.
Sources: MLB.com · Federal Baseball
How this is made: Summaries are written with AI from the linked reporting. For the full account, read the sources.