Baseball Page 974 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Astros make longtime coach Joe Espada first-time manager
Longtime Astros coach Joe Espada became a first-time big-league manager in Houston on Monday....
Mets hire Carlos Mendoza as new manager
The New York Mets officially named Carlos Mendoza as their new manager on Monday....
Reports: Astros to promote bench coach Joe Espada to manager
The Houston Astros are promoting bench coach Joe Espada to be their manager, according to multiple reports on Sunday....
Gambler 'Mattress Mack' to collect $4.3 million if Astros win World Series
Sports fan Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale has put his money — big money — where his mouth is. His allegiance to Texas-based teams, particularly the Houston Astros, has paid off and lost him millions of dollars in bets over the years....
Kentucky bigs Aaron Bradshaw, Ugonna Onyenso out 5-6 more weeks
Kentucky coach John Calipari said on "SportsCenter" Thursday that two injured players, centers Aaron Bradshaw and Ugonna Onyenso, are still five to six weeks from returning....