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It's the latest move in an offseason full of odd defensive decisions by president of baseball operations David Stearns.

Albanese: Bichette a good bat, but can he play third base?

He likely will move to third base, a position he has never played in an MLB game.

Source: Mets, Bichette agree to $126 million deal

The $60 million average annual value is the second-highest in baseball history behind new teammate Shohei Ohtani's $70 million (excluding any deferrals).

Reports: Mets free-agent target Tucker agrees to $240 million deal with Dodgers

448 total ballots were cast by Newsday readers in our Class of 2026 Baseball HOF balloting. See the results.

Results of Newsday readers' Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Cody Bellinger, Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette are among the players still available.

Rieber: Where do Mets, Yankees stand with the remaining top free agents?

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Injuries to Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat have made finding pairs that work an imperfect science.

Patrick Roy's shifting of Isles' lines a matter of necessity

Knicks coach must further adjust his system to allow his star to shine.

Barker: Karl-Anthony Towns still out of sync in Mike Brown's offense

In the midst of his best stretch of the season, Mika Zibanejad — whose number could be retired someday — might be asked to waive his no-trade clause.

Stephenson: Appreciate what Zibanejad has been to the Rangers

Tim Murphy, who hired Harbaugh in 1989 at University of Cincinnati, said: 'He's the epitome of what you want a leader to be.'

New Giants coach Harbaugh showed great promise in his first college gig

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Long Islanders were urged to use caution if they were traveling on Sunday as a storm brought a wintry mix of rain and snow to the region. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Winter storm brings snow to LI 

The soft-serve ice cream dipped in melted butter and sprinkled with salt has gone viral.

Ice cream dipped in melted butter? Stew Leonard's has it

Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.

Despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers, LI police forces still overwhelmingly white

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano gets a sneak peek of "The Diplomat" Tour, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at all the places at Planting Fields Arboretum where the Netflix thriller's season 3 finale was shot.

'The Diplomat' films on LI

NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger takes a look at some of the reasons behind the decline in family-owned hardware stores on Long Island.

Declining number of family owned hardware stores

Newsday's food team tasted and ranked sheet cakes from eight supermarkets on Long Island.

The great grocery store sheet cake taste test 

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa learns what it takes to troubleshoot a pinball machine in this week's edition of LI Works.

LI Works: A wizard at fixing pinball machines

Newsday's third annual Cheer Fest was held at Hofstra University on Sunday. Participants spoke about the thrill of competing and watching teams from other divisions. Newsday's Jared Valluzzi has more.

Energy, pride and school spirit: Newsday's 3rd annual Cheer Fest

Doug DeFeo, a volunteer with the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, says it's important to him to give back to the environment as well as the individual lives of people.

Volunteers of Long Island: New York Marine Rescue Center

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us to the South Fork, where, after generations of farming the land, the Ludlow family pivoted to making cheese from the milk of their cows.

Out East: Mecox Bay Dairy in Bridgehampton

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