The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are being announced now on ESPN. Established in 1957, the Gold Glove Award honors the best defensive player at each position in each league. The voting process is made up of MLB managers and coaches (75%) and the sabermetrics community (25%). Managers and

While the smell of champagne is likely still lingering in the Brewers' clubhouse at Tropicana Field, the baseball world is already looking ahead to another busy offseason. Twenty-eight other teams have been formulating plans to put themselves in position to be where the Brewers and Rays were this week: the

Upon the end of the World Series, all eyes turn to 2027, and free agency will start grabbing headlines before we know it. Free agency can often be a slow burn that creeps along for months, but the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 1 could have

As clubs look to the free-agent market to fill out their rosters for 2027, it’s a good time to reflect on how the biggest free-agent deals from last season panned out in year one. Many of these were multiyear deals, meaning that there is still time to rebound from a

One of the biggest dominoes of the MLB offseason has fallen, adding a massive free agent bat to a pool that is relatively light on them. Superstar infielder Teruaki Sato, who plays for The Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball, has been made available via the posting process as of

Jerry Koosman, perhaps the best left-handed pitcher in Mets history, passed away on Sunday. He was 83 years old. During his 12 years with New York from 1967-78, Koosman won 140 games, posted a 3.09 ERA and had a 21-win season in '76. Starting in 1968, Koosman teamed with Tom

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are bringing back three key lefty options in their bullpen, after a flurry of moves on Sunday. Yuki Matsui and Wandy Peralta have exercised their player options for the 2027 season, while Kyle Hart had his club option picked up. Those moves give the Padres

MILWAUKEE -- Live from New York, it’s the World Series champs! The Brewers’ Christian Yelich and Brice Turang and manager Pat Murphy made a collective cameo during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, convincing the recurring character Drunk Uncle that yes, a team named for beermaking really did win the World

Right-handed pitcher Hiromi Itoh was officially posted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. The 29-year-old Itoh was widely expected to be posted this offseason. He has thrown 1,000 2/3 innings for the Fighters since he debuted in 2021 and struck out 902 batters with a 2.92

Gold Glove Award season has arrived, with the 2026 winners set to be announced on ESPN on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET. So it's a good time to update a study we did a little more than two years ago, back in the summer of 2024, breaking down how it

BOSTON -- The Red Sox will have their ace setup man back in the fold for next season, announcing on Sunday they had picked up right-hander Garrett Whitlock's $8.25 million option. Whitlock and closer Aroldis Chapman have formed a nearly impenetrable back end of the bullpen for Boston the past

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen stood in front of his locker in the Rays' clubhouse late Wednesday night, tears in his eyes, admittedly uncertain what the future may hold for him. At least one part of that picture is clear now, as the Rays exercised the right-hander’s $20 million club

HOUSTON -- Just days after announcing Randy Flores was set to take over as general manager, the Astros are already working to try to fill their vacant managerial role. The Astros are expected to move fast to try to fill their managerial void now that Flores is in the fold

Four members of the Brewers formally became free agents before the 2026 champs even had their World Series parade. That’s how fast the necessary business of the offseason comes at you.

CINCINNATI -- A Reds club that already has several holes to fill this offseason was just given another big one. Cincinnati will need to locate a new closer after its bullpen anchor and leader, Emilio Pagán, made a surprising choice to decline his $10 million player option before Saturday's deadline.

LOS ANGELES -- A new champion has been crowned. The offseason, which began for the Dodgers far earlier than they would have liked, is here for every big league team. Even with nine players departing in free agency -- chief among them left-hander Tarik Skubal -- the Dodgers' roster is

Nippon Professional Baseball’s 2026 ERA leader is heading to MLB. Saitama Seibu Lions ace right-hander Kaima Taira has been made available via the posting process as of Sunday, with negotiations permitted to begin Monday. After pitching successfully out of the bullpen since 2024, Taira moved back into the rotation this

The calendar has turned over to November, each Fall League team has played at least 21 games and the statistical leaderboards are beginning to take shape. Week 1 Hitter of the Week Welbyn Francisca (CLE No. 19) sits atop the circuit with a 1.237 OPS and is tied with the

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The Padres have declined their $14 million team option on veteran right-handed starter Nick Pivetta, and left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta exercised his $4.45 million player option to return for San Diego next season, the club announced on Sunday. Pivetta, who will be entering his age-34 campaign in 2027, made only

BALTIMORE -- Luis Robert Jr. played only three games for the Orioles during the 2026 season, and his tenure with the club could already be over. Robert’s 2027 team option worth $20 million has been declined by Baltimore, the club announced Saturday evening, as the 29-year-old outfielder will receive a

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers, who, as you may have heard, just won their first World Series championship. The win was glorious for a cavalcade of reasons, one of which is that the title gets them off the list of franchises that have never won a World Series, which now

The 2026 postseason was full of memorable plays -- dominant aces doing their thing, superstar hitters launching clutch home runs, even one of the very best mano-a-mano showdowns we've ever seen. We're here to bring you all the cool numbers behind those moments, thanks to Statcast powered by Google Cloud.

Baseball season has ended. Qualifying offer season is just getting started. A refresher, for those who haven’t joined us on this journey every year at this time: Each offseason, one of the first orders of business is for teams to decide which impending free agents should be extended a qualifying

The best team in the Majors throughout the regular season, the Brewers continued their dominance in the postseason, going 11-2 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rays. With a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday in Game 5 of the World Series, Milwaukee clinched the first Fall Classic title in