11 more MLB players become free agents

First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023, and pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free agency.

Also, NL champion Philadelphia declined a $17 million option on second baseman Jean Segura, who gets a $1 million buyout that finishes a $70 million five-year deal; and righthander Zach Eflin turned down a $15 million mutual option for a $150,000 buyout, completing a $5.7 million, one-year contract.

They were among 11 players who became free agents Tuesday, raising the total to 151. About 33 more players are potentially eligible to go free by Thursday, joining a free-agent class headed by Aaron Judge, Trea Turner and Dansby Swanson, deGrom, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts.

Others who became free agents: Outfielder Wil Myers (San Diego), reliever Scott Oberg (Colorado), left-hander Andrew Chafin (Detroit), righthanders Chris Archer and Dylan Bundy and first baseman Miguel Sanó (all Minnesota; and infielder Josh Harrison White Sox).

• The Mets exercised a $1.5 million option on first baseman and designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, preventing him from being eligible for salary arbitration.

• The Chicago Cubs promoted Dustin Kelly to hitting coach under manager David Ross after two seasons as the organization’s minor-league hitting coordinator.

• Houston’s six-game victory over Philadelphia finished as the second least-watched World Series. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from Atlanta’s six-game win over the Astros last year and ahead of only the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game win over Tampa Bay in 2020, a pandemic-shortened season. College basketball: In women’s Top 25 action, Taylor Miksell scored 25 points and No. 14 Ohio State, down eight points at halftime, outscored visiting No. 5 Tennessee by 17 points in the third quarter to win 87-75 . ... Israeli guard Yarden Garzon scored 19 points in her freshman debut and No. 11 Indiana rolled to an 86-49 victory over visiting Vermont.

• Coach John Gallagher has resigned less than two years after leading the Hartford men’s team to its first NCAA Tournament. This season will be the school’s last at the Division I level.

Soccer: Los Angeles FC’s victory over the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in the MLS Cup final was the second highest in the league’s 27-year history for combined U.S. viewers. Saturday’s game averaged a combined 2.155 million viewers on Fox and Univision, a 38% increase from the 2021 final between NYCFC and the Portland Timbers.