The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Friedman

From the Juan Soto sweepstakes to the Cubs’ All-Stars, here are some key story lines to follow on this eventful day in MLB.

Bat bags and an extra-large suitcase.

Andrew Friedman didn't reference Juan Soto by name.

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts never wanted to live in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Even with the almost supernatural intervention of Shohei Ohtani, the Angels were very nearly swept this week by the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are not a good team. The Angels might not be, either. As of Thursday, Baseball Prospectus projects them with a one in 10…

LOS ANGELES — Thank you, Major League Baseball.

PHOENIX — You don't walk away from a dream job without explaining why. If you're Theo Epstein, and the dream job involves leading the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series championship in way too many decades, you write a column in the Boston Globe explaining why.

PHOENIX — All winter long, Freddie Freeman’s family could sense the turmoil within him. The All-Star first baseman had just reached the pinnacle of his career, winning a World Series with an Atlanta Braves franchise that had drafted him, developed him and nurtured his rise as one of baseball’s biggest…

The Dodgers are baseball’s model of dependability, so they signed the 2020 NL MVP, baseball’s paragon of consistency.

LOS ANGELES — You won't find the most influential stat of Brandon Gomes' playing career on the back of any baseball card.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are making Brandon Gomes their new general manager, promoting the 37-year-old executive to a post that had been vacant since Farhan Zaidi's departure four years ago.