The Atlanta Braves have acquired seven-time All-Star Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in a deal involving infield prospect Vaughn Grissom. The Red Sox will pay $17 million out of Sale’s $27.5 million for 2024. The Braves are pushing their World Series aspirations by trading for Sale. Meanwhile, the Red Sox gets Grissom, a […]
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Former Texas Rangers left-hander Taylor Hearn will spend the 2024 season in Japan. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s NPB has agreed to terms on a deal with the 29-year old lefty, as reported by Yahoo Japan. Hearn elected free agency back in October. The Rangers designated him for assignment in July. Reports indicate that […]
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Shohei Ohtani has announced on his Instagram his intent to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. It is an unprecedented amount of money for Ohtani. The Dodgers give Ohtani 10-years, $700 million. Contract Significance This salary surpasses the biggest contract in baseball history in total value, surpassing former teammate Mike Trout‘s 12-year, […]
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2023 NL, AL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr, Shohei Ohtani — Both Unanimously Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani have taken home the 2023 NL and AL MVP, respectively. Both players won their awards unanimously, the first time in history both league’s MVPs were unanimous in the same […]
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San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell and New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole have won the NL and AL Cy Young, respectively, in the 2023 season. For Snell, it marks the second Cy Young of his career, while Cole notches the his first of his career. Blake Snell enters free agency with a peak year. […]
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AL and NL Manager of the Year: Brandon Hyde, Skip Schumaker Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker take home the AL and NL Manager of the Year awards. Hyde took home 27 out of 30 first-place votes, while Schumaker took eight out of 30 […]
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Carroll, Henderson Unanimously Win NL & AL Rookie of the Year Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll and Baltimore Orioles third baseman/shortstop Gunnar Henderson were announced as NL and AL Rookie of the Year, respectively, Monday night. Both were unanimous choices, the 26th and 27th players to do so. This was the fifth time since the […]
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