Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw's efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea.

Sonny Gray to Boston, the pre-arb bonuses, a minor signing, a couple of books by Cup of Coffee subscribers, the plot to spring Bolsonaro, "Rush Hour 4," more Serpentor, and an AI Thanksgiving

Early tech adopters are gobbling up smartglasses like Thanksgiving turkey - especially Meta's new, retro-chic version with a visual display in the lens. But concerns about price, privacy, and the comfort of wearing a computer on one's face are giving mainstream shoppers pause this holiday season.

The Athletics have signed left-hander Matt Krook to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas for now but will presumably receive an invite to major league camp. Krook, 31, also signed a minor league pact with the A’s around this time last year.…

I suspect we’ll get a more complete reaction and assessment from the front office and the man, himself, in the weeks ahead, but I’m still interested in seeing Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy’s take on Shota Imanaga returning to the Cubs on a one-year, $22 million deal. In short? He’s happy to have the veteran lefty back, and believes things could be bright once again in 2026. “I was pumped,” Hottovy told Cubs.com of the news, saying that he felt Imanaga and the Cubs were really close to getting him right physically and mechanically late in the year, but “we just ran out of time with the season.” The Cubs were trying to help him get his velocity back, but that may have cost him some in the way of execution. An offseason to get right will help. “He knew his stuff wasn’t quite where he wanted,” Hottovy said. “And one big thing for us, too, was we saw some underlying things in play there that we were trying to get ahead of – biometrically and from just underlying numbers …. He’s already been texting us. He feels like his arm slot and posture is back to where he felt like it was prior to the hamstring injury, which is a good sign. That means he’s trusting his lower body enough to get to those positions. That’s encouraging for us right now.” It can become a bit of a crutch to say that a guy’s midseason injury was the predicate for any and all ills that followed, both because you’re talking about the performance impacts of aging, and also you’re conceding that a physical issue CAN have a serious impact on results. That said, it isn’t hard to imagine that Imanaga’s hamstring injury impacted his velocity and mechanics in a way that not only sent him a little sideways upon his return, but also may have impacted his ability to sustain himself down the stretch. It may really help Imanaga and the Cubs to have a full offseason to reset. Then you’ve got a polished, experienced, veteran pitcher coming into 2026 with a lot of prove and a lot to pitch for. And it’s not like he hasn’t shown a whole lot of MLB-caliber ability in his two seasons with the Cubs. Another way of looking at this: https://t.co/WMoDJBtup8— Brad (@ballskwok) November 22, 2025

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The Braves have signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract, according to Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Media.  The deal presumably contains an invitation to Atlanta’s big league Spring Training camp. Hicklen is entering his age-30 season, and he has appeared in 10 career Major League games spread out over three of the…