Baseball

11/15/2025 |  DeGrom and Acuña voted MLB’s top comeback players, Díaz and Chapman best relievers (Associated Press (AP)) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom was voted American League Comeback Player of the Year and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. earned the National League honor Thursday night.

11/15/2025 |  Shohei Ohtani’s 4th MVP award sparks celebrations in Japan (Associated Press (AP)) TOKYO (AP) — It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions handed out at a major train station.
The two-way Japanese star claimed his fourth career MVP award on Thursday night, and on Friday morning in Tokyo — the Japanese capital is 14 hours ahead of the American east coast — the extras hit the streets.

11/15/2025 |  Dune of Dreams: Baseball league in Dubai begins with novel rules and camels (Associated Press (AP)) UD AL-BAYDA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emerging from the shimmering heat in the desert outskirts of Dubai is an unfamiliar sight in the Middle East, a baseball field.
Now that it’s built, though, one question remains: Will the fans come?
That’s the challenge for the inaugural season of Baseball United, a four-team, monthlong contest that began Friday at the new Barry Larkin Field.

11/15/2025 |  Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade (Associated Press (AP)) Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more.
The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League honor. He’s just the second to win four MVPs after Barry Bonds with seven and the only player to win unanimously more than once.

11/15/2025 |  Tarik Skubal trade: Which MLB teams could pull off a blockbuster deal for the Tigers ace? (CBS Sports) One of the big questions of Major League Baseball's offseason is whether or not left-hander Tarik Skubal will be part of the Detroit Tigers on Opening Day 2026. 
Skubal, 29 come next week, just won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. He seems like a realistic threat to become the first pitcher to win three in a row since Greg Maddux in the '90s. After all, Skubal has started 62 times over the last two seasons and has notched a 2.30 ERA (180 ERA+) and a 6.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His contributions have been worth around 13 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball Reference's estimates.