Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge won the 2025 American League MVP, cementing this as one of the greatest stretches in MLB history. And yet, there’s something missing. This would go for any player having such a stretch, but it’s especially magnified when we look through the lens of Yankees history. The Yankees haven’t won the…
For the second straight season, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has been named the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Judge beat out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez for the award, the BBWAA announced Thursday night. As the voting results show, it was a close race between Judge and Raleigh: Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th…
Once again, Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named his league’s Most Valuable Player. On Thursday night, Ohtani won National League MVP, beating out fellow finalists Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies) and Juan Soto (New York Mets). By sweeping all 30 first-place votes, Ohtani was a unanimous selection for the award. Here is…
Once again, All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman will test the free agent market this offseason after being unable to land a long-term contract last offseason. Bregman settled for a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox that included opt outs after each season. He used that opt out earlier this month and is…
The 2025 season could not have gone much worse for the Mets. New York won 89 games and went to the NLCS in 2024, signed Juan Soto in the offseason, then won 83 games and missed the postseason in 2025. A shutout loss to the Marlins on the final day of the season sent the…
The Seidler family, owner of the San Diego Padres, announced Thursday that they will “initiate a formal process to explore strategic options” with the franchise, including the possibility of a sale. “The family has decided to begin a process of evaluating our future with the Padres, including a potential sale of the franchise,” chairman John…
The American League MVP will be revealed Thursday and it’s going to be either Aaron Judge of the Yankees or Cal Raleigh of the Mariners (sorry José Ramirez). Regardless of who wins, there will be complaints. Team Judge and Team Raleigh are dead set in their opinions. In addition to the stats, two factors are involved…
The annual GM Meetings wrap up Thursday and we’re still waiting for the offseason’s first significant move. None of our top 50 free agents have signed and none of our top 25 trade candidates have been dealt. That’s not too unusual this early in the offseason, though I think I speak for a lot of…
Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we debated the Dodgers and the dynasty talk. This week we’re going to tackle the offseason’s…
Getty Images Paul Skenes, 23-year-old ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has unanimously won the National League Cy Young award for 2025. Skenes on Wednesday night was announced as the winner of the balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He prevailed over his fellow NL award finalists, Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies and…
