With the 2024 season behind us and the Hot Stove ready to burn, we're taking a closer look at some of the most prominent players in free agency. Name: Pete Alonso Position: First baseman Team: New York Mets Age (as of Opening Day 2025): 30 2024 stats: .240/.329/.459, 34 HR,

It’s awards season, and that means some of MLB’s most prestigious hardware will soon be handed out as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America recognizes the best of the 2024 season with the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards, the Manager of the Year Awards, the Cy Young Awards

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Hot Stove season is the time of year when you can dream about anything, or anyone. It’s the time of year when we can say this with an absolutely straight face: There is good reason to think that a pitcher with the following recent track record should be someone contenders

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PITTSBURGH -- May 11, 2024 -- Paul Skenes’ Major League debut -- could go down as one of the most important days for the Pirates in the 21st century. Now, we can take a deeper look into what that day at the ballpark was like for the Pirates’ prize pitcher.

The American and National League finalists for the four major Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) awards were all announced on Monday night, and it’s tough to argue with any of the 24 total selections: Lots of players (and managers!) had terrific seasons. But while the three finalists for each

Look out, Decoy ... there's a new Dodger pet in town, and this time his name is no secret. Freddie Freeman and his family kept the good times rolling by adopting a kitten three days after the Dodgers captured the 2024 World Series title. Fittingly, the feline is named Champ.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins have always been an organization fiercely proud of their continuity and stability -- and that is poised to carry forward, even as a significant transition looms in all facets of the business. Team president and CEO Dave St. Peter will step down after a 22-year

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins’ front office leadership has preferred to spread around the responsibility when it comes to decision-making and negotiations, with president of baseball operations Derek Falvey empowering his group to leverage their strengths and relationships around the sport. With that in mind, he’s quick to point out that

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Brian Kaplan as pitching coach.

• Spent the previous 3 seasons (2022-24) as the Phillies’ Assistant Pitching Coach and Director of Pitching, where he oversaw pitching development with the Major League club as well as throughout the organization, integrating multiple groups within player development (strength

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LOS ANGELES -- Finalists for the four major BBWAA Awards were announced on MLB Network on Monday, and as expected, the Dodgers were represented by Shohei Ohtani. After putting together one of the best individual seasons in MLB history, it’s no surprise that Ohtani is one of the three finalists

Mookie Betts isn’t a finalist for the National League MVP Award along with his teammate, Shohei Ohtani, Francisco Lindor of the Mets and Ketel Marte of the D-backs. Betts broke a bone in his left hand this season and only ended up playing 116 games, even if he was right

Paul Skenes entered pro ball in 2023 billed as the top pitching prospect of his generation. In 2024, he established himself as not only one of the best rookies in the game, but also one of the best pitchers in the National League. On Monday, Skenes got formal recognition of

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NEW YORK -- Coming off one of their most encouraging campaigns in recent memory, the Mets are unsurprisingly receiving plenty of love in postseason awards. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Mendoza are finalists for the National League MVP and Manager of the Year Awards, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced

NEW YORK -- The path toward the Yankees’ first World Series appearance in 15 years was powered by a selection of notable individual performances. Accordingly, several Bombers are in the running to bring home hardware through this year’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards voting.