Baseball

11/26/2025 |  Alex Rodriguez calls out 'hypocrisy' over Bud Selig's Hall of Fame induction -- and he's mostly right to do so (CBS Sports) Alex Rodriguez is on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot again this year. It's his fifth time on the ballot, and he has yet to get to 40% of the vote in his previous four tries. The threshold for induction is 75%, so it doesn't look like he'll make it. Like Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds before him, A-Rod is statistically one of the greatest players in MLB history. But his ties to PEDs are keeping him out of Cooperstown. 

11/25/2025 |  Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic (Associated Press (AP)) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic, the two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star announced on social media Monday night.
Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament.

11/25/2025 |  Shohei Ohtani confirms 2026 World Baseball Classic plans as Japan looks to defend title (CBS Sports) The world's coolest and most talented player will return to the World Baseball Classic. Monday evening, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced on social media that he will represent Japan in next spring's 2026 WBC. Ohtani was named MVP of the 2023 WBC, most notably striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout to close out the Championship Game. 

11/25/2025 |  Shohei Ohtani to play for Japan in World Baseball Classic (ESPN) Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, he announced on social media Monday night.
Japan will be looking to repeat after winning gold in the 2023 Classic. Ohtani was named the tournament's MVP and memorably struck out former Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the deciding game against Team USA.

11/25/2025 |  What’s Next: How the Blockbuster Semien-Nimmo Trade Affects Mets and Rangers (Fox Sports) Early this year, as Mets players poured into Port St. Lucie, Florida, for the start of spring training, president of baseball operations David Stearns was fielding questions about naming the next team captain. Brandon Nimmo, the Mets’ homegrown outfielder who was drafted by the organization in 2011, was a part of that discussion.