Offishial news, 11/2/23: Rangers clinch; MLB vets enter free agency

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• Wednesday's AFL/winter ball notes: In the fall league, 3B Jacob Berry went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as he continues to fade from his hot start. 2B Nasim Nuñez drew two walks and stole his 13th base. LHP Dale Stanavich stranded an inherited runner in relief. In the Dominican Republic, CF Dane Myers went 0-for-3 with a walk and a steal, while LHP Jefry Yan tossed another scoreless inning.

• Elsewhere around baseball, the Texas Rangers are 2023 World Series champions. Zac Gallen began Game 5 with six hitless innings before the Rangers finally broke through in the seventh. Jonah Heim's ninth-inning hit (in conjunction with Alek Thomas' error) stuck a dagger in the Diamondbacks. Corey Seager won WS MVP honors, just like he did for the Dodgers in 2020.

• Congrats to ex-Marlins Nathan Eovaldi and Andrew Heaney on winning World Series rings. You know who else will be getting one? Journeyman catcher Sandy León, who hit .146 in 21 regular season games with Texas.

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• Our 2023 Marlins Season Review series keeps expanding. The latest installment focuses on Bryan De La Cruz. Check back daily for more articles from the FOF staff.

• Yuli Gurriel, David Robertson and Joey Wendle will officially become free agents today at 9:00 a.m. ET. That will bring the Marlins 40-man roster count down from 37 to 34. The MLB trade market has also re-opened.

• Single game tickets for 2024 Marlins home games go on sale to the general public beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. From perusing the Marlins Members presale, I noticed most games have a get-in price of $10.

• Jorge Soler is expected to become a free agent himself within five days upon exercising the opt-out in his contract. In The Athletic, Keith Law ranks Soler 16th on his top free agents list and estimates that he'll get a three-year deal worth close to $20 million annually. Law's colleague Jim Bowden ranks Soler 19th on his own list and projects a more modest two-year, $32 million contract ($16M AAV).

• Congrats to Giuliana and Garrett Hampson on the birth of their son, Hayes, who arrived on Monday.

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