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MLB awards week: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year experts’ picks, results and analysis
It’s MLB awards week! After Rookie of the Year honors were announced Monday for both the National League and American League, Manager of the Year awards will be handed out Tuesday, the Cy Young awards on Wednesday and the crown jewel — each league’s MVP — announced Thursday. We’ve been heading in this direction over […]
Continue readingAngels’ Shohei Ohtani a finalist for AL MVP; fired Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt in running for NL Manager of the Year
The BBWAA revealed finalists for AL and NL MVPs, Cy Young Awards, Rookies of the Year and Managers of the Year on Monday night. The winners — decided on ballots sent at the end of the regular season — will be revealed next week. Ohtani is in the final three of AL voting along with […]
Continue reading‘Fighting’ St. Louis Cardinals win 17th consecutive game, secure National League wild-card berth
ST. LOUIS — Dylan Carlson, Nolan Arenado and Jose Rondon homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to 17 games and clinched a National League wild-card berth with a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. St. Louis will play in the NL wild-card game on […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 24: Where all 30 teams stand as playoff picture comes into focus
With one week left until the calendar turns to October, the 2021 MLB playoffs are just around the corner. But there is still much to be decided in the final days of the regular season, with everything from division titles and final postseason berths to the No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLB draft still […]
Continue readingThe red-hot St. Louis Cardinals are finding their stride at the right time
The St. Louis Cardinals shouldn’t be here, leading the race for the second and final wild card in the National League and certainly not by a suddenly comfortable margin. Just three weeks or so ago, I was on local radio in St. Louis and the host was relating that it had been a rather desultory […]
Continue readingMilwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes sets record for strikeouts without a walk to start season
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes set the record for strikeouts without a walk to start the season Thursday, extending the mark to 58 before issuing his first pass of the season in the fifth inning of a 2-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Burnes, 26, needed three strikeouts to pass the previous record of […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 1: Who are the biggest risers and fallers in the first week of the season?
How much can really change in one week of a 162-game MLB season? Exactly one week since the excitement of Opening Day had fans of, well, almost every MLB team thinking positive thoughts about the possibilities to come in 2021, our first regular-season rankings of the young season offer something of a reality check for […]
Continue reading2021 MLB season predictions: From division champs and World Series picks to MVP and Cy Young favorites
After a 60-game season in 2020, MLB is set to begin a complete 162-game schedule Thursday, starting in New York with the Yankees hosting the Blue Jays (1:05 ET, ESPN). Can the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat, or will they be challenged by the upstart San Diego Padres in their own division? Will the Yankees be […]
Continue reading2021 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of their home fans again for the first time since the pandemic began. […]
Continue reading2021 MLB Opening Day: Takeaways and best moments from every game
Happy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially begins, we’re tracking the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country. Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there has been plenty to talk about right from the […]
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