The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters has passed. Teams had until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

The league's deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft was Nov. 18. Here are the four players the team chose to protect.

Tuesday was an important day for roster moves around Major League Baseball, and the moves the Kansas City Royals didn't make said at least as much as those they

Riley Martin was the Cubs’ sixth-round pick out of Quincy University in 2021. The left-hander turns 28 in March and has spent the last two years at Triple-A Iowa. In 2025 he posted a 2.97 ERA and 1.194 WHIP in 47 games (one start), with 80 strikeouts in 63.2 innings. He’s got a chance to make the Cubs bullpen in 2026.

Hours before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline to finalize their 40-man roster for next month’s Rule 5 Draft, the Red Sox swung a trade with a division rival and designated first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and right-hander Josh Winckowski for assignment.

Painter is the team's No. 1 prospect and posted a 5.26 ERA in 118 innings between single-A Clearwater and triple-A Lehigh Valley. The Phillies’ 40-man roster currently stands at 33 players.

MLB teams have until the late afternoon to make decisions that could change their trajectory entirely. The qualifying offer and Rule 5 Draft roster deadlines loom large.

After making his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, infielder Cam Devanney is signing with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Ba