As a sophomore journalism student at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, Dean Koutouratsas is an aspiring sports journalist with practical experience covering the MLB. He has previously published his work under Athlon Sports, Glitter Magazine and his university’s student run newspaper where he covered his favorite MLB team the New York Mets on multiple occasions.
Dean resides in New York and enjoys attending Mets games during the summer. He can be contacted via X or Linkdien.
The Baseball Writers Association of America awarded Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani with his second consecutive NL MVP. The award was given out Thursday at the MLB Awards Show in Las Vegas. Counting this year, Ohtani has four league MVP’s to his name. He won it twice in the AL and twice in […]
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Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt is the 2025 AL Manager of the Year. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the winner on Tuesday. This is Vogt’s second straight time winning the award. Vogt joins Bobby Cox, Kevin Cash and Pat Murphy as the only managers to win the award in consecutive seasons. Murphy won the […]
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Chicago Cubs legend Kyle Hendricks has retired from Major League Baseball at the age of 35. The MLBPA announced his retirement Tuesday in a social media post. Hendricks will hang up his cleats after playing 12 seasons in the majors, 11 of which were with the Cubs. “Kyle Hendricks’ competitiveness and resourceful approach to pitching […]
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The 2025 NL Silver Sluggers were announced on Thursday, with two New York Mets taking home the honor. First baseman Pete Alonso won the award for the first time in his career. Outfielder Juan Soto took home his sixth career Silver Slugger. Shortstop Francisco Lindor lost out on winning the award to Geraldo Perdomo. Alonso, […]
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The New York Mets have acquired right-handed reliever Joey Gerber from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays received a cash consideration in return. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com broke the news on Tuesday. Mets Acquire Gerber The Mets made the move to acquire Gerber after he played two seasons in the majors. The 28-year-old’s career began […]
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Outfielder Juan Soto is an NL MVP Finalist for the second time in his career. Soto received the honor Monday after he had a dominant first season with the New York Mets. He became the first player in franchise history to hit more than 40 home runs and steal over 30 bases. In the process, […]
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was named the MLBPA Player of the Year on Wednesday. He also received the AL Outstanding Player of the Year award. Raleigh was recognized in this year’s Players’ Choice Awards for putting together one of the best seasons in recent memory. “It was a record-setting season for Cal Raleigh, who rewrote […]
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First-base coach Antoan Richardson will part ways with the New York Mets on Monday after neither side could come to terms on a new contract, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Passan noted Richardson is expected to leave the organization. Richardson Will Part Ways Richardson came to Queens after manager Carlos Mendoza was hired in […]
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