Arbitration Deals

MLB arbitration updates: Additional deals on deadline day

January 08, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin Àwòrán tí AI ṣe

Building on earlier agreements, more Major League Baseball teams—including the St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, and others—finalized one-year contracts with arbitration-eligible players on January 8, 2026, ahead of the salary exchange deadline. Most avoided hearings, though cases like the Twins' Joe Ryan proceed.