The NFL is as much of a fixture on Thanksgiving Day as tolerating stories from your in-laws while having to munch on overcooked turkey, but MLB entered the holiday chat 20 years ago. On November 24, 2005, the Boston Red Sox and then-Florida Marlins – who won the 2004 and 2003 World Series, respectively –…
It’s not just ovens experiencing blistering heat this holiday season. The stove is sizzling hot after the first major free agent flew off the board on Thanksgiving eve. Right-hander Dylan Cease reportedly signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on a massive seven-year, $210 million contract that will take him through his age-36 season. Cease, the…
Boston’s rotation already featured an ace who had finished second this year in American League Cy Young Award voting. Now, the Red Sox have added another former AL Cy Young runner-up to pair with Garrett Crochet. The Red Sox bolstered their rotation a week ahead of the winter meetings by acquiring veteran right-hander Sonny Gray…
Fresh off a second-straight World Series title, Shohei Ohtani already has his sights set on claiming another repeat. Ohtani announced Monday on social media his intention to represent Japan again in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar will compete in the WBC for the second time, with his first appearance in…
Early this year, as Mets players poured into Port St. Lucie, Florida, for the start of spring training, president of baseball operations David Stearns was fielding questions about naming the next team captain. Brandon Nimmo, the Mets’ homegrown outfielder who was drafted by the organization in 2011, was a part of that discussion. It was…
The New York Mets and Texas Rangers are shaking up their rosters after reportedly agreeing to a trade on Sunday. The Mets are sending outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers in exchange for second baseman Marcus Semien, according to ESPN. Nimmo, 33, is under contract through 2030 and is due $20.5 million per season. He…
A bat used by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to hit five home runs during the 2024 MLB season, when he became the first major league player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases, was sold at auction for $300,000. The second home run ball Ohtani hit out of Dodger Stadium during his…
Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the club announced Monday. Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners’ history on June 2, 1990 — 35 years ago Monday — and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner. The exact date…
Ohtani. Judge. Trout. The best players in baseball provided some of the season’s longest home runs. But they were bested by a breakout power-hitting rookie. Here are the top 10 longest home runs of the 2025 season in partnership with Data Scientist Kirk Goldsberry: T-10. Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) – 469 ft. vs. Brewers – Oct….
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and pitcher Kona Takahashi are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available for teams to sign as free agents from Friday through Jan. 4. They join power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22, and right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who can sign through Jan. 2….
