If you were a pitcher in the American League, the last person you wanted to see stepping to the plate was Aaron Judge. The New York Yankees outfielder captured his second MVP award for the AL champions. Judge posted a .322 batting average while leading the league in homers with 58 and in RBI with… read more

As expected, Chris Sale, the Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher, was named the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday. Sale, whose previous three seasons were either lost or compromised due to injuries and surgery, had an 18-3 record in 29 starts a season ago. He finished with a 2.38 ERA (best in MLB)… read more

The Atlanta Braves made the playoffs despite losing superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. to injury. One of the big reasons was Chris Sale. The 35-year-old sidearm-throwing left-hander won the National League Cy Young Award, picking up 26 of the 30 first-place votes. Sale won the “Pitching Triple Crown” by leading the National League with 18 wins,… read more

The Colorado Rockies didn’t have to wait long to figure out their catching situation as veteran catcher Jacob Stallings re-signed with the team on Wednesday to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2026, the club announced. The deal, as first reported by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand via a source, guarantees Stallings $2 million, while… read more

Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline is tomorrow meaning that whichever arbitration-eligible players don’t receive a contract will officially become free agents. The Texas Rangers have five arbitration-eligible players this offseason. 1B Nathaniel Lowe (projected over $10 million) C Jonah Heim (projected $4 million) CF Leody Taveras (projected $4 million) RHP Dane Dunning (projected $4 million)… read more

The deadline to protect MLB players from the Rule Five draft has come and gone and the Texas Rangers were busy making moves. Texas added pitching prospect duo Emiliano Teodo (TEX #6) and Winston Santos (TEX #8), and infield prospect Max Acosta to their 40-man roster. With the return of RHP Carson Coleman to the… read more

Replacing Terry Francona as the Cleveland Guardians manager was not going to be an easy task. Stephen Vogt, a former big-league catcher, did an amazing job and was rewarded with the American League Manager of the Year award. Vogt was playing ball just two years ago, so the Guardians job was his first experience as… read more

Before the 4 p.m. MT 40-man roster deadline to protect them from the Rule-5 Draft, the Colorado Rockies selected the contract of outfielder Zac Veen the club announced. Veen, 22, was originally drafted by the Rockies in the first round (ninth overall) in 2020 out of Spruce Creek High School in Florida. As a lefty… read more

Coming into the day, the Texas Rangers 40-man roster sat at 37 leaving three slots to be filled before the 5:00 PM CST deadline to add players in order to protect them from the Rule Five Draft. The Rangers officially added pitching prospects Emiliano Teodo and Winston Santos in addition to infielder Max Acosta. In… read more

Starting pitchers won both Rookie of the Year trophies to kick off Awards Week in Major League Baseball. Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Luis Gil of the New York Yankees took the honors. PAUL SKENES The Pittsburgh Pirates could not have made a better choice to start the 2023 MLB Draft than Paul… read more