Baseball

2/16/2026 |  Shohei Ohtani for Cy Young? Why it's a long shot for Dodgers superstar in 2026 (CBS Sports) Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is going to finish his career having won pretty much everything a player can. He's already done most of it. Ohtani is a four-time MVP, a four-time Silver Slugger, the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, a two-time World Series champ and the NLCS MVP. One item that remains absent in Ohtani's trophy case is the Cy Young award. His best finish was fourth in AL Cy Young voting in 2022

2/16/2026 |  Steve Cohen addresses possibly naming a Mets captain (Yardbarker) While star shortstop Francisco Lindor has been viewed by many outsiders as the New York Mets' unofficial team captain for years, there's never been any real sign that Mets owner Steve Cohen has come all that close to naming Lindor or anybody else the club's recognized captain. 

2/13/2026 |  Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still matters (Associated Press (AP)) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that’s coming to stadiums this summer.
Yes, the machines have a lot of power. But the human touch still matters.

2/13/2026 |  MLB teams 'proactive' in rushing Venezuelan players back to U.S. (ESPN) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the wake of the United States launching a military strike on Venezuela to capture its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3, executives throughout Major League Baseball mostly coalesced around one plan: get their Venezuelan players to the U.S. as quickly as possible.

2/13/2026 |  BPG Sports To Manage and Operate ‘Sports At The Beach’ Facility (SportsTravel) BPG Sports has signed an agreement with Softball World LLC to manage and operate Sports At The Beach, a facility in Georgetown, Delaware that holds tournaments for youth travel baseball teams, and released the schedule for this season.