They weren’t just the two best seasons of their time but two of the absolute best seasons of all-time. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge left absolutely no doubt as to how the Baseball Writers’ Association of America MVP honors would turn out, so all that was left Thursday night on

Surprising absolutely no one, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge won the National League and American League MVP Awards, respectively, on Thursday night. The announcements capped two of the greatest seasons in recent baseball memory. Ohtani put up a 54 HR-59 SB season, and Judge … well, Judge may have been

LOS ANGELES -- Since coming to the Majors in 2018, Shohei Ohtani has made history at every turn. He can now add another historic accomplishment to his already decorated career. After posting the best offensive season of his career, which saw him become the first player to reach the 50-50

NEW YORK -- There were some who wondered if we might ever see a better Aaron Judge season than his terrific and memorable 2022 MVP campaign, during which he eclipsed Roger Maris’ 61-year-old single-season American League home run record while seemingly singlehandedly powering his Yankees into the postseason. Then came

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Friday at 8 p.m. ET marks the deadline for teams to “tender” a contract for the 2025 season to players who are under club control. These are players on the 40-man roster who have not accrued enough service time to become eligible for free agency. If the club opts not

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 eligible for free agency. Name: Anthony Santander Position: Right fielder Team: Baltimore Orioles Age (as of Opening Day 2025): 30 2024 stats: .235/.308/.506, 44 HR,

Below are point totals for the balloting for the 2024 Most Valuable Player Award, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots for each award were submitted before the start of the postseason from two writers in every city, based on the league covered. The

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the latest American League and National League Most Valuable Player Award winners, and they're on a vaunted list that includes Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle and … Zoilo Versalles. But not all MVP seasons are treated equally. Some MVP seasons just happen to

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani added to his legacy Thursday night when he became the second player in baseball history to win the Most Valuable Player Award in both the American and National Leagues, and the first to do so in back-to-back seasons. Ohtani, 30, won the award twice with

What do you get when you combine baseball, outer space, a comedian and a blue puppet? You get “MLB’s Traveling Spaceship Show,” a retro-themed program that will showcase long-forgotten and interesting highlights and clips from baseball of yesteryear. The new show, which will be available to stream on MLB.TV on

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Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returned to competition after missing the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and quickly re-established himself as the most promising young arm in

TOKYO -- Four teams are left to battle for the title of Premier12 champions -- the international tournament that pits the top 12 ranked baseball nations against each other and has helped spur the career of many future Major Leaguers. The top two teams from each group -- Venezuela and

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Minor League Baseball is coming back to America's oldest professional ballpark in 2025. The Birmingham Barons, Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, will host the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels) at Rickwood Field in a tribute to the Negro Leagues on June 4, 2025, the team announced on Thursday.

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Alyssa Nakken, who broke barriers by becoming the first full-time female coach in Major League history, is leaving the Giants to join the Guardians organization, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Thursday. Nakken, 34, is expected to take on a player development role in Cleveland, where she’ll reunite with former

KANSAS CITY -- A historic 2024 season that saw Bobby Witt Jr. establish himself as one of the stars of the game also netted the shortstop the highest finish in American League Most Valuable Player voting by a Royal in 39 years. Witt was named the MVP runner-up on Thursday,

NEW YORK -- By the time the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released its National League MVP Award results on Thursday evening, Francisco Lindor’s placement was a foregone conclusion. But that outcome could not extinguish the excellence of his season. As expected, Lindor finished second to unanimous winner Shohei Ohtani

A career season for D-backs second baseman Ketel Marte culminated in a third-place finish in the 2024 National League MVP voting, which was announced by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday night. Marte finished behind Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, who unanimously became the first designated hitter to be

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) honors MLB's best with its four annual awards: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year. On Wednesday, Chris Sale brought home his first Cy Young Award and the Braves' eighth. That's the second-most of any franchise behind the

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. The MVP honor was the third of his career, tying him with 10 others for the

Winning one MVP Award is hard. Defending that title the next year is even more difficult. However, Shohei Ohtani makes everything look easy. On Thursday, the Dodgers superstar not only won his second consecutive MVP Award, he became the first player to do so after changing leagues. There have been