Monday was a very busy day across Major League Baseball.
That is because with the World Series over, teams and players have started to officially make decisions on options for the 2026 season. Some have come as a surprise, but most of the big-name option decisions have popped up in reports and have been made official. For example, Cody Bellinger reportedly opted out of his deal with the New York Yankees on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post .
"Cody Bellinger has opted out," Heyman wrote.
ESPN's Jeff Passan confirmed the reported news .
"Other opt-outs so far: Cody Bellinger with the Yankees, Edwin Díaz with the Mets, and Robert Suarez with the (San Diego) Padres," Passan wrote. "Like Alex Bregman's opt-out, all of them were expected. A few more big option decision

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