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1. Your Weekly /r/baseball Recap

   **Sunday, January 04 – Saturday, January 10, 2026**

   ###Top Videos

   | score | comments | title & link |
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   | 5,485 | [373 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q9lq2f/jose_ramirez_breaks_silence_on_signing_below/) | `[Players Only]` [Jose Ramirez breaks silence on signing below market extension from Guardians: “I owe this city a lot. Since the day I arrived, I’ve never once been booed by these fans. I’ve seen how crowds in other stadiums treat players when results don’t come quickly, and that’s never happened here”](https://v.redd.it/winrb12vfmcg1)|
   | 5,271 | [194 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q4sn67/orion_kerkerings_dad_crying_for_an_entire_inning/) | `[Video]` [Orion Kerkering’s dad crying for an entire inning in his son’s MLB debut was one of the coolest moments. I don’t care what team you root for.](https://v.redd.it/5uxkj8wtjkbg1)|
   | 1,465 | [928 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q7prh3/rob_manfred_says_that_he_would_like_mlb_to_expand/) | [Rob Manfred says that he would like MLB to expand to 32 teams and that the league could realign along geographical lines in eight divisions of four if that happens:](https://v.redd.it/wfhbbwts87cg1)|
   | 985 | [112 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q59a3j/tatsuya_imai_beat_trevor_bauer_then_used_his/) | `[Video]` [Tatsuya Imai Beat Trevor Bauer — Then Used His Sword Celly](https://v.redd.it/4w4g2baotnbg1)|
   | 803 | [76 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q5zo6j/ozzie_albies_feeds_local_community_in_need_and/) | `[Video]` [[Ozzie] Albies feeds local community in need and repairs their air supply](https://v.redd.it/z0b9eawyitbg1)|

    

   ###Other Posts

   | score | comments | title & link |
   |–|–|–|
   | 7,304 | [503 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q7p2jo/all_nine_mlb_teams_cancel_their_contracts_with/) | `[Players Only]` [All nine MLB teams cancel their contracts with FanDuel Sports Network](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6955733/2026/01/08/mlb-fanduel-sports-network-teams-cancel-contracts/)|
   | 5,298 | [712 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q7va2x/passan_twotime_al_cy_young_winner_tarik_skubal/) | `[Players Only]` [[Passan] Two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal filed for a $32 million salary this year while the Detroit Tigers countered at $19 million, sources tell ESPN. The $13 million spread is by far the largest in salary-arbitration history and sets up for a fascinating hearing in February.](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47538606/mlb-2026-tarik-skubal-detroit-tigers-record-arbitration-contract)|
   | 3,449 | [574 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q5dd7i/is_baseballs_slow_pace_actually_its_greatest/) | Is baseball’s slow pace actually its greatest strength in a world where everything else moves too fast?|
   | 2,698 | [922 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q9otfi/passan_third_baseman_alex_bregman_and_the_chicago/) | `[Players Only]` [[Passan] Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a five-year, $175 million contract, sources tell ESPN. One year after their failed pursuit of Bregman in free agency, the Cubs land one of the biggest bats of the winter.](https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/9d88c2a8adffa)|
   | 2,618 | [192 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1q4p45r/on_friday_i_posted_a_thank_you_message_to_ryan/) | `[Image]` [On Friday, I posted a thank you message to Ryan Fitzgerald with a photo attached to the Twins Subreddit. Only problem, thats not a photo of Ryan Fitzgerald, its a photo of James Outman. Nobody noticed or called me out. Ryan Fitzgerald is the guy on the right.](https://i.redd.it/grvl0dsfxjbg1.jpeg)|

    

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