2025 Baseball Hall Of Fame Voting: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia & Billy Wagner Elected
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as part of the 2025 class alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.…
2025 International Dodgers Prospect Commit Teilon Serrano Signs With Twins
The opportunity cost of the Los Angeles Dodgers' pursuit of Roki Sasaki has continued to grow over the past few days as the 2025 international signing period approached. Darrell Morel was the first to change his commitment, choosing instead to…
Yankees Fans Who Grabbed Mookie Betts During World Series Banned From MLB Stadiums Indefinitely
As the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking to complete a sweep of the New York Yankees, the World Series took a turn in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium when two fans egregiously grabbed Mookie Betts on his attempt at a…
MLB Postseason Narrative Reached 12-Team College Football Playoff
When the MLB postseason expanded to its current format in 2022, it was followed by two Octobers in a row in which teams that won their respective division and earned a first-round bye were immediately eliminated. In 2022, the first…
Roki Sasaki Meetings Tracker: Updated List Of Teams
MLB free agency this offseason has featured elite starting pitchers being available, and Roki Sasaki joined that group once the Chiba Lotte Marines posted the Japanese phenom during the Winter Meetings in Dallas. While it made Sasaki eligible to negotiate…
Farhan Zaidi: Building Giants To Compete With Dodgers Presented Challenges
Farhan Zaidi had an enormous challenge in front of him when he became the San Francisco Giants' president of baseball operations in 2018. Not only was he in charge of turning around an organization that had severely underperformed the past…
Joel Wolfe: Roki Sasaki ‘Wants To Be Great’
The bulk of the Major League offseason is over with, but there are still plenty of notable free agents available. Included in that group is Roki Sasaki, who is expected to sign with a team at some point after the…
Rob Manfred: MLB Study Ties Pitcher Injuries To Velocity & Spin Rate
Great strides have been made in the world of sports science over recent years, resulting in increased career longevity and general improvements in the skills of professional athletes. One example in MLB is that it has never been easier for…
Roki Sasaki Evaluating Next Step In Japan Following Initial Round Of Team Meetings
Now that Blake Snell, Max Fried and Corbin Burnes have all signed, the list of starting pitchers available in free agency now unequivocally is headlined by Roki Sasaki. The Chiba Lotte Marines posted Sasaki at the beginning of MLB's Winter…
Shohei Ohtani Hopes Yusei Kikuchi Inherits His Old Angels Locker
The Los Angeles Angels have been busy this offseason after a dreadful 2024 in their first year without Shohei Ohtani. They posted their worst record in franchise history at 63-99 and finished behind the Oakland Athletics for last place in…
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Doesn’t Believe Innings Requirement Will Benefit Starting Pitchers
Major League Baseball has implemented a number of different rule changes in recent years, including a pitch timer, defensive shift limits and larger bases. Each of the changes was with the goal of improving the sport's popularity, and have largely…
Farhan Zaidi Praises Dodgers For Use Of Deferrals
The New York Mets gave Juan Soto the largest contract in MLB history when the two sides agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal that broke the record Shohei Ohtani held when he signed his 10-year, $700 million contract with…
