Hall of Fame voting season seems like it comes a little earlier each year, but this year -- when last December seems like both 20 years and 20 minutes ago -- it feels out of both space and time. The world is a very confusing place these days. Still, Hall
Trevor Bauer has always been one of MLB's most analytical and outspoken players, but strictly in terms of performance, he hardly could have put up a stronger platform season (11 starts, NL-best 1.73 ERA, 100-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 73 innings) before his first foray into free agency. His stellar campaign
Following two superstar seasons with the Yankees -- capped by a second MLB batting crown this season -- DJ LeMahieu enters free agency. After finishing fourth in the American League MVP Award voting in 2019, LeMahieu hit .364 with 10 home runs in 2020 and led the AL with a
Phillies manager Joe Girardi is holding a virtual session with the media to discuss the team's progress during the offseason and its outlook for 2021. It can be seen live on MLB.com and Phillies.com. Major League managers are holding the sessions this week in lieu of in-person sessions that normally
NEW YORK -- Jared Porter once referred to his time with Theo Epstein as a "master class in baseball operations." During more than a decade serving under Epstein and others, Porter not only learned, but won, becoming a four-time World Series champion. He is now taking the lessons from those
Baseball is played all around the globe, and accordingly, there have been great sluggers from many different parts of the world. Which MLB player has the most home runs of anyone who was born in his native country? Here's a look, with a minimum of 100 career homers necessary to
The trade market for starting pitchers saw movement on Tuesday night, when the White Sox acquired Lance Lynn from the Rangers. Could Blake Snell be the next top-of-the-rotation arm to switch teams? MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported last month that the Rays “have told other clubs that they’re open to the
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is holding a virtual session with the media to discuss the team's progress during the offseason and its outlook for 2021. It can be seen live on MLB.com and Orioles.com. Major League managers are holding the sessions this week in lieu of in-person sessions that normally
MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors right here.
No other free agent for 2020-21 can match the October pedigree of George Springer, whose 19 career postseason home runs are tied for the fourth most in history. That included four dingers in the '20 postseason for Springer, who was one of the few Astros who hovered near his expected
Every passing day brings us further away from the extremely fun 2020 MLB season, but MLB Network is about to offer fans the chance to re-live it all over again. MLB Network will launch its new “Epic Innings” series beginning Monday at 9 p.m. ET, featuring clips of the greatest
Every winter, there are dozens upon dozens of interesting player moves, and as we've done in the past (2018-19, 2019-20) we're going to catalog all of them here, in a giant running list. (All of the Major League signings and trades, anyway, from players who have already been Major Leaguers.
Club managers will be made available to the media virtually this Monday through Friday. The virtual sessions will be in lieu of in-person media sessions during the Winter Meetings, which were not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six managers will have their sessions on each day from Monday through
MLB Network recently counted down the best bat flips from 2020, ultimately giving the top honor to Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. Plenty of other big names made the cut, including Carlos Correa, Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado and Ronald Acuña Jr. all landing within the top 10. From walk-offs to
NEW YORK -- From the jump, the Mets’ decision at catcher appeared to be between J.T. Realmuto and James McCann, the two most prominent backstops available in free agency. On Saturday, the Mets made their choice, agreeing to terms with McCann on a four-year contract worth slightly more than $40
The 2020 season was short on games, but packed with unbelievable plays. The pandemic-shortened campaign still delivered a plethora of memorable moments and awe-inspiring physical feats, and Statcast was there tracking every part of the latter. On Sunday, MLB Network picked out the very best plays for each of the
Third base is one of the most talented positions in the Majors these days. From Nolan Arenado to Matt Chapman to Anthony Rendon to Manny Machado to Alex Bregman and others, the hot corner is packed with potential MVP Award candidates. Now there’s a prospect who is poised to join
Note: A version of this story was first published in 2014. We’ve seen all kinds of strange trades in baseball. We’ve seen teams (the Tigers and Indians) swap managers (Joe Gordon and Jimmy Dykes). We’ve seen a broadcaster (Ernie Harwell) traded for a player (Cliff Dapper). We’ve seen two guys
It's not very often that a catcher of J.T. Realmuto's caliber enters the free-agent market. He is widely considered to be the best all-around backstop in baseball, having captured both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards in 2019 and then recorded his best offensive season to date (123 OPS+,
Things can change quickly in Major League Baseball. Players' peaks come and go, and there is always another generation of stars ready to take the reins. Because of that, great single-season performances occasionally are forgotten way too quickly. So let's take a moment to reflect on some of the special
We've all seen the top of the career home run list. Many of us can recite the top home run hitters of all-time. But here's some tougher trivia: Who is the home run leader for each state? As in, which player born in each state hit the most home runs
Phil Linz, a light-hitting infielder who played on three Yankees pennant-winning teams but was best known for the "harmonica incident" that might have spurred them to the American League championship in 1964, has died. He was 81. Linz made his Major League debut in 1962, after five years in the
White Sox manager Tony La Russa has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving stemming from his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol this past February in Phoenix, according to a report by The Athletic (subscription required). Neither La Russa nor the White Sox
NEW YORK -- The Mets are bringing back another ex-member of the organization. Dave Jauss, who spent two years with the Mets early last decade, will return to the dugout as Luis Rojas’ bench coach in 2021, according to a source. The club has not confirmed the hire. The Mets
ARLINGTON -- Charley Pride, a country music legend who has been a part of the Rangers family since the club arrived in Texas in 1972, died Saturday in Dallas from complications of COVID-19, according to a news release from his publicist. Pride was 86. Born in 1934, Pride was the
