There are plenty of paths a player can take to Cooperstown, from being a first-ballot selection to narrowly making the cut in the final year of eligibility to earning induction anywhere in between. But at the end of the day, a Hall of Famer is a Hall of Famer. -

The newest members of the Mets' infield have a chance of doing something quite rare on Opening Day. Earlier this winter, the Mets signed Jorge Polanco with the intent of using him as a first baseman. Then, they reportedly added Bo Bichette to play third base. The two have combined

While Buster Posey's career with the Giants ended sooner than expected, the memories he created with San Francisco will stand the test of time. The seven-time All-Star catcher, who announced his retirement following the 2021 season, quickly became a beloved player by the Bay. That’s what happens when you win

CLEVELAND -- When a player launches a ball into an outfield concourse or a pitcher lights up a radar gun, one of the first questions that's always asked is, "Has that been done before?" Since it began measuring in 2015, Statcast has allowed us to track nearly every aspect of

Andruw Jones is in his ninth year on the Hall of Fame ballot, and he has a compelling case for election into Cooperstown. Jones’ defensive prowess in center field and power at the plate during his peak helped put him in the conversation with some of the best we’ve seen

Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team, after

Baseball was a joy to watch in 2025 -- as it always is. We watched seasoned veteran stars continue to awe while new names joined ranks with the best in the game. We said goodbye to fan favorites and witnessed historic firsts. We spent time on the edges of our

Every season is another chance for MLB’s talented players to show us all that they can accomplish. Entering the year, it’s always fun to anticipate which career milestones might be reached or surpassed in the upcoming round of 162 games. But over the course of the season, there are also

We’ve seen plenty of large contracts in recent years -- both for free agents and teams extending players already on their roster. Here’s a look at each team’s largest free-agent contract and biggest extension by total value, along with the season that it was signed either during or entering, and

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means it’s time to recognize what we’re thankful for. Every baseball fan is familiar with certain moments, outcomes and games attributed to luck -- things that feel extra worthy of gratefulness. Sometimes, it’s a ball that seems like a certain flyout off the bat carrying for

José Ramírez is one of the best players in baseball. There’s no question about that after the career he’s built. He’s a seven-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger Award winner. There’s just one personal trophy missing from his mantle: an MVP Award. To be clear: that fact is not his

It’s awards season. This year, that means it’s repeat season, too. We saw six BBWAA awards winners this year who won one of these awards last year. That’s four more than in any other single year. On Monday, Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin were named Rookies of the Year —

By winning the 2024 National League MVP Award, Shohei Ohtani became the sixth player in history to win an MVP Award with multiple teams and only the second to do so in both leagues -- and then, for good measure, he added another in 2025. Ohtani now ranks second all

If teammates finishing first and second in Rookie of the Year Award voting sounds like a rarity, that’s because it is. In 2025, the Athletics' Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson became the ninth pair to accomplish the feat. It makes sense, given that we’ve come to expect that teammates who

TORONTO -- What a game. What a World Series. What a season. The 2,477th game of the 2025 season, including playoffs -- five more than any other year in history -- delivered a classic.

Postseason glory is what it’s all about. The entire season leads up to October, when we’ve seen countless players grow into legendary status and harness that energy. But overall, it’s all about the team. Certain franchises have had numerous instances of playoff success, while others are still looking to solidify

To rack up a lot of home runs in the postseason, a hitter needs plenty of chances and the ability to come through on the biggest stage. These elite October performers have had both, each producing at least 18 big flies in their playoff careers. Here is a look at

Each season begins with optimism across the 30 MLB fan bases, and each one ends with some level of disappointment for 29 of them. Only one team can win the World Series every year, but some fan bases have been waiting a long time to see their team raise the

TORONTO — Baseball is the best, and we will be treated to the maximum amount of it in this World Series with the Dodgers forcing a Game 7 on Saturday night. It looked like the series might end in walk-off fashion for the Blue Jays before Kiké Hernández started the

One of the incredible things about baseball is that there is almost an uncountable number of ways that a game could end. And when an unlikely finish coincides with a World Series game, on the biggest stage, with a championship on the line? That takes it to another level entirely.

LOS ANGELES — The legend of Trey Yesavage continues to grow. His postseason had already been remarkable, coming on the heels of just three regular-season MLB starts in a year that began at the Single-A level. This was Yesavage’s fifth postseason start. No other pitcher has made even three postseason

LOS ANGELES -- Eighteen innings. Six hours and 39 minutes. We were treated to bonus baseball and then some in World Series Game 3. Seven years after the Dodgers and Red Sox set a World Series record with an 18-inning game in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, history repeated itself.

He did it again. Eleven days after throwing a complete game in NLCS Game 2, Yoshinobu Yamamoto came out and went the distance in World Series Game 2.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 25. 1) Pedro Martinez (1971) Martinez is Oct. 25th’s only Hall of Famer -- for now, at least.

Offense can be hard to come by in the postseason, but once in a while, the bats get hot and put a seriously crooked number on the scoreboard. The 2025 Blue Jays became the latest team with a big inning in October, scoring NINE runs in the bottom of the