Veteran Major League Baseball relief pitcher David Robertson recently announced his retirement after 17 seasons. The 40-year-old pitched in 881 career games, including 20 for the Philadelphia Phillies last year.

David Robertson, who recorded 179 saves over a 17-year major league career while pitching for eight teams, announced his retirement Friday.

World Baseball Classic, Inc. today announced the final rosters submitted by the 20 baseball federations participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic before the event’s February 3rd deadline. The rosters were officially unveiled earlier this evening on MLB Network.

In November 2025, days after the LA Dodgers secured their ninth World Series title and the first repeat championship since the 1998-2000 Yankees, a claim circulated online that the MLB placed the historic win under review, meaning it could be suspended.

MLB rumors connect the Padres to a former Dodgers World Series champion as San Diego explores veteran options this offseason.

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Major League Baseball has been slow to announce the party platter of media rights deals it struck to replace the expiring ESPN deal, but the fact that MLB is now in bed with more than a half-dozen broadcast partners bodes incredibly well for the future.