(Washington) Ani Kilambi, just 31 years old, was named general manager of the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

The former Philadelphia Phillies member is the latest young talent to join Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni in Washington.

Kilambi was an assistant general manager for the Phillies, where he has worked since 2021. Before that, he worked for more than five years with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Kilambi thus obtains the position that was held for more than 15 years by Mike Rizzo, who became general manager of the Nationals in 2009, before adding the title of president of baseball operations in 2013.

Rizzo was fired in July as the Nationals headed toward their sixth straight losing season. Coach Dave Martinez was fired at the same time.

Rizzo and Martinez were at the helm in 2019 when the Nationals won the World Series, but the team hasn’t had a winning season since. The Nationals finished with a 66–96 record in 2025, placing 14th^and of the 15 clubs in the National League.

Mike DeBartolo took over as interim general manager following Rizzo’s departure and oversaw the selection of 17-year-old infielder Eli Willits with the first pick in the Major League Amateur Draft in July.

Toboni, 35, was hired at the end of September to lead Nacional; He was previously assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox. He brought with him Blake Butera, who, at 33, became the youngest major league manager since the 1970s.

There is a lot to do to turn things around for the Nationals, who need talent and depth to rebuild their Major League roster as well as their affiliates.

Toboni’s first move on the free agent market came Monday, when the Nats agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million pact with left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin, a deal conditional on a medical exam. Griffin has played in Japan the past three seasons.

(St. Louis) Right-handed pitcher Dustin May signed a one-year, $12.5 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old top scorer will pocket a salary of 12 million in 2026, but the deal also includes a mutual option of 20 million for 2027, with a release clause of US$500,000.

May went 7-11 with a 4.96 ERA in 23 starts this season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, who acquired him on July 31. He missed about three weeks of play in September due to nerve inflammation in his right elbow.

After appearing in two games during the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship, May injured his elbow in 1^er May 2021 and he underwent Tommy John surgery 10 days later.

He returned to the mound in the majors on August 20, 2022, but made just six starts before being placed on injured reserve due to tightness in his lower back.

May was 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA in nine starts in 2023, but his season ended on May 17 due to a torn flexor pronator muscle that required surgery, on May 1.^er July.

While recovering, he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured esophagus in July 2024. May returned to the mound in the Majors in 1^er last April.

May boasts a 19-20 record and 3.86 ERA in 57 starts and 14 relief appearances. He received a salary of 2.135 million this year, the latter making him eligible for arbitration.

To free up a roster spot, the Cardinals designated Matt Koperniak for transfer.

(Toronto) Right-handed pitcher Tyler Rogers and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed on the final details on Monday of the $37 million deal that will bind the player and the team for the next three seasons.

Rogers’ contract includes an option for the 2029 season.

At 34 years old, Rogers is the Blue Jays’ newest addition to the mound.

Recently, the Toronto team awarded seven-year contracts worth $210 million to Dylan Cease and three-year contracts worth $30 million to Cody Ponce. Additionally, the Blue Jays acquired reliever Chase Lee in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.

In 2025, with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, Rogers led the major leagues with 81 appearances on the mound. Since 2020, he is at the top of Major League Baseball with 403 starts and a total of 406 1/3 innings pitched in relief.

The Mets acquired Rogers on July 30 for pitchers José Buttó and Blade Tidwell, as well as outfielder Drew Gilbert, a minor league prospect.

In 420 career games with the Giants and Mets between 2019 and 2025, Rogers recorded a 2.76 ERA.

To make room for Rogers in the lineup, the Blue Jays designated left-handed pitcher Justin Bruihl for assignment.