GAFFNEY, SC (AP) – Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84. Perry died at his home in Gaffney at about 5 am Thursday, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. He did not provide additional … Read more
With the Winter Meetings set to begin Sunday in San Diego, we’re taking a close look at some of the most prominent players who are free agents. Name: Xander BogaertsPosition: ShortstopTeam: Boston Red SoxAge (as of Opening Day 2023): 302022 stats: .307/.377/.456, 15 HRs, 73 RBIs, 84 R In most years, Bogaerts would have an … Read more
Like most of us, baseball teams have holiday shopping on their mind in December. The Winter Meetings begin Sunday in San Diego and while there, clubs will make trades and also lay the groundwork for more deals later in the month. While teams value the talent and cost control of prospects, they often can’t resist … Read more
A three-year, $58.5 million contract seemed high for free-agent first baseman José Abreu, who turns 36 on Jan. 29. The Athletic‘s Keith Law criticized the Astros for paying him that much. But the competition for Abreu, according to major-league sources and media reports, perhaps explains how, even at an advanced age, he exceeded his previous … Read more
A three-year, $58.5 million contract seemed high for free-agent first baseman José Abreu, who turns 36 on Jan. 29. The Athletic‘s Keith Law criticized the Astros for paying him that much. But the competition for Abreu, according to major-league sources and media reports, perhaps explains how, even at an advanced age, he exceeded his previous … Read more
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Rule 5 Draft will take place at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. As always, it will be an opportunity for teams to take some low-risk gambles to find big league talent. For the uninitiated, a quick primer on how it works: Players first signed at age 18 or younger … Read more
It’s Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble, everybody. It is a bit of a sportswriting trope, harking all the way back to the turn of the century (no, not that one, the previous turn of the century) when newspaper columnists would all sit down and write about what sports figures should be thankful for that Thanksgiving season. We … Read more
That’s three moves now. Three moves in six days from a team many expected to be dormant this offseason, or even in retreat. Three moves at a time when most other clubs are still gathering information, still weighing how to proceed on the trade and free-market markets. The Angels are for sale, but Arte Moreno … Read more
As the 8 pm ET deadline for tendering arbitration-eligible players contracts passed Friday night, it quickly became apparent that among those players who were not tendered a contract are some notable and intriguing names. That includes the 2019 NL MVP, the 2020 MLB home run leader and many others who, while being cut loose due … Read more
NEW YORK — “All Rise” for the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Aaron Judge’s 2022 season captured the attention and imagination of the baseball world at large, highlighted by his journey to shatter Roger Maris’ AL single-season record for home runs. That unforgettable campaign was recognized on Thursday, when Judge was crowned as the AL … Read more