According to Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington, superstar right-hander Paul Skenes won’t be traded … for now. At some point, if Pittsburgh can’t field a contending team, it will be forced to consider trade offers for arguably the best right-handed pitcher in MLB when he gets within three years of free agency – or…
Shohei Ohtani has won the fourth Most Valuable Player Award of his storied career, which is an achievement stuffed inside another achievement. Ohtani is just the second player in MLB history to win more than three MVPs, with Barry Bonds — who stands atop the mountain with seven MVPs. Here are three other ways Ohtani’s MVP…
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor on Thursday and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won the MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers…
The Mariners will try to turn their Game 7 heartbreak into championship fuel. The Astros are hungry to get back into postseason contention after missing the playoffs for the first time in nine years. The Rangers desperately need their once-powerful offense to find success again while their All-Star starting pitchers are still dealing. The Athletics…
A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence this week when the City Council voted overwhelmingly to urge transportation officials to ground the project. The estimated $500 million aerial tramway would connect fans between the stadium about a mile away to Union Station, the heart of Los…
Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres were named the winners of the 2025 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, recognizing the top defensive players in their respective leagues. In the American League, Witt Jr. became only the fourth shortstop to earn the honor since…
The small-market Brewers are all-in on their competitive window after a sensational 97-win season. The Cubs made it as far as the National League Division Series with their new lineup that featured (most likely) only one season of Kyle Tucker. Will Chicago take another big swing on top talent this winter? Then there’s the Reds…
Paul Skenes’ meteoric rise to the top is complete. The young Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, becoming the first pitcher in 40 years to win Rookie of the Year one season and baseball’s top pitching prize the next. His reaction was a little…
The Oklahoma City Spark are one of two teams that have been added to the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Another new team, the Cascade, will join the defending champion Talons, Bandits, Blaze and Volts to round out the six-team league for the 2026 season, the league announced Wednesday. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt said the…
Want a potent, left-handed hitter with postseason experience who’s also great with the glove? If so, then you’re in luck, because outfielder Kyle Tucker is a free agent. The soon-to-be 29-year-old Tucker is among the best all-around players in the sport. He has a long, powerful swing from the left side, seldom strikes out and…
