MLB
-
Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom in the mix for historic NL awards
Nov 02, 2020 6:00 am - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts could become the second player to win the MVP award in each league, and New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is in the running for ...
-
Renteria, Ross, Abreu, Darvish, Robert finalists for awardsNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - Collectively, the White Sox and Cubs had disappointing ends to fairly successful seasons. The Sox were the first team in the American League to clinch a playoff spot, bu...
-
Cubs pick up $16.5M option on 1B Anthony Rizzo for 2021
Oct 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs picked up their $16.5 million option for Anthony Rizzo on Saturday, bringing back the popular first baseman after he struggled during the...
-
Go Figure: World Series wrap; and welcome back Tony La RussaOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - On the strength of its 4-2 World Series triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers have championships capping the two shortest "regular" seasons in Major L...
-
Baseball Way Back: What was, might have been and still might be with the White SoxOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - With one click of a YouTube link, I step back 15 years in time. The camera surveys the scene. A classic Chicago "dive" bar on Halsted Street. A stamped tin ceiling brist...
-
New Sox manager La Russa alters view on protesting social injusticeOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - There were no shortage of questions that followed Tony La Russa's return as White Sox manager on Thursday. Why come back at age 76? Why did Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf ...
-
Indians decline options on closer Hand, 1B Santana for 2021
Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Brad Hand's solid season didn't earn him another one with the Indians. Feeling the financial pinch from a shortened season, Cleveland declined Hand's $1...
-
Lester, Kluber, Hand boost free agent total to 175
Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jon Lester, Corey Kluber and Brad Hand were among 15 more major leaguers who became free agents Friday when teams declined their 2021 options, many the v...
-
This Date in Baseball
Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - Oct. 31 1961 - A federal judge ruled that Birmingham, Ala. laws against integrated playing fields were illegal. This ruling eliminated the last barrier against integrati...
-
Jon Lester option declined by Cubs, lefty becomes free agent
Oct 30, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Lester's $25 million mutual option for 2021 was declined Friday by the Chicago Cubs, completing a $155 million, six-year contract and allowing the 36-...