Published by Sports Illustrated By Jennifer Piacenti It took a Ruthian effort from Aaron Judge to beat out Ohtani in 2022, and that may be the case again in 2023. Shohei Ohtani (+200) is the favorite […]
Published by Kyodo News Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani threw 2-1/3 scoreless innings against the Oakland Athletics in his lone spring training tuneup Tuesday before playing for Japan in […]
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado wanted to remain in San Diego, and he wanted to remain on a winner. So while he certainly will get his money, he is getting it on […]
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres’ ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over th […]
Published by Kyodo News Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani remains No. 1 in MLB Network’s “Top 100 Players Right Now” for the second consecutive year, according to the ran […]
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune Hang a gold star on the first four years of the 10-year contract between Manny Machado and the Padres. Let’s appreciate the win-win-win outcome that has […]
Published by Kyodo News Japan’s World Baseball Classic team can generate about 59.6 billion yen ($444 million) in economic effects if it wins the tournament, Kansai University professor emeritus […]
Published by Kyodo News Three MLB-based position players on the Samurai Japan roster, including new Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida, began their spring training Monday with the March 8-21 W […]
Published by New York Daily News Aaron Judge didn’t rule out the possibility of shattering his American League single-season home run record he just set a season ago when speaking to reporters after t […]
Published by Sports Illustrated By Matt Martell For the first 12 or so years of my life, I was convinced that one day I would be the starting catcher for the Yankees. I was a switch-hitter, like my id […]
