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Braves acquire LHP Aaron Bummer from White Sox
The Atlanta Braves acquired left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer from the Chicago White Sox to mark the first significant trade of the offseason....

Joey Votto deserved better than this
Joey Votto is no longer a Cincinnati Red. Even two weeks later, it feels weird to type. ...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. is unanimous choice for NL MVP
Multi-purpose Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was voted the National League Most Valuable Player award in unanimous fashion Thursday, it was announced on MLB Network....

Shohei Ohtani unanimously wins AL MVP for second time
Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani was named unanimous American League Most Valuable Player for the second time in three years on Thursday....

Ron Washington’s hiring is a bizarre move for the Los Angeles Angels
The hiring of Ron Washington is the type of short-term thinking that has come to define the Los Angeles Angels since Arte Moreno officially bought the franchise during the spring of 2003. Those Anaheim Angels were the defending champions. Washington is taking over a club with a hellish trajectory. T...

MLB All-Star Game awarded to Atlanta in 2025
Major League Baseball awarded the 2025 All-Star Game to Atlanta on Thursday....

MLB owners approve team that they will soon hate
It has been said by many more talented and knowledgeable people than me that the biggest problem with MLB owners is all they see is the next dollar, not the five farther down the line they could have, much less the next win. Oh sure, there are exceptions. Philadelphia’s John Middleton seems to get i...

MLB owners approve A's relocation to Las Vegas
Major League Baseball owners approved the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas in a vote Thursday morning at their fall meeting in Arlington, Texas, multiple outlets reported....

Yankees' Gerrit Cole unanimously wins AL Cy Young award
After several misses in his stellar career, Gerrit Cole broke through and won his first American League Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion, it was announced Wednesday on MLB Network....

Padres LHP Blake Snell wins NL Cy Young Award
Blake Snell became a two-time Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday when the San Diego Padres left-hander was named the National League's top pitcher, it was announced on MLB Network....

Shohei Ohtani's most likely landing spot is the NL West
We’ve come to the end of our tour of the islands of every MLB team’s offseason outlook. We wrap up in the NL West, still the favorite landing place for Shohei Ohtani, as two of the rivals here are going to duke it out to bring him either slightly up the coast or six hours up it. One more time…...

Guardians adjust pitching staff, DFA RHP Cal Quantrill
The Cleveland Guardians designated right-hander Cal Quantrill for assignment on Tuesday, opening a spot on the 40-man roster....

O's Brandon Hyde, Marlins' Skip Schumaker win Manager of the Year
The Baltimore Orioles' Brandon Hyde ran away with the American League Manager of the Year honor on Tuesday, while Skip Schumaker won a close vote for the National League award in his first season managing the Miami Marlins....

All seven MLB qualifying offers for 2024 rejected
All seven MLB players who were extended qualifying offers from their teams, including Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, declined the one-year, $20.325 million deal at Tuesday's deadline....

Padres owner Peter Seidler dies at 63
Padres owner Peter Seidler died Tuesday in San Diego. He was 63....

If Shohei Ohtani stays in the AL West, it sure as hell won't be with the Angels
We’re almost through it. Today we head to the left coast, where the champs live…well, not actually. They’re in the middle, but they play in the division that’s ostensibly supposed to be about the left coast. Anyway, that’s not why you called! Let’s run through the division that had the best race las...

Gunnar Henderson, Corbin Carroll unanimous Rookies of the Year
Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson and Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll were named the American League and National League Rookies of the Year on Monday night, both by unanimous consensus....

The NL Central is looking like it's Chicago and then everyone else
Picking up our tour through the winter plans for all MLB teams, and today we land in the NL Central, where the only monster within might actually be starting to act like it. ...

Yankes hire James Rowson as hitting coach
The New York Yankees hired James Rowson on Monday to replace Sean Casey as their hitting coach....

Report: Pirates RHP Johan Oviedo might need TJ surgery
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo might need Tommy John surgery, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Monday....