The Marlins have had an MVP in Giancarlo Stanton, but never in the franchise's three-decade history have they had a Cy Young winner. Alcantara threwa complete gamein a victory over St. Louis on Wednesday night. He's 8-3 with a 1.95 ERA. Kevin Brown of the Marlins was second to ...
On the heels of a 27 win season that also saw him named National League MVP, Newcombe became the inaugural winner of the award that has become synonymous with pitching excellence. He would become the first (and one of only two) pitchers to win Cy Young, MVP, and Rookie of the Year hon...
The Giants traded Mitch Haniger, Anthony DeSclafani and cash considerations to the Mariners to acquire Ray, knowing that he would not be ready until the second half of the season. He appears to still be on track to help the Giants after the All-Star break. San Franc...
launching a 20-year career spent entirely in Milwaukee that led to the Hall of Fame. It took Yount a few years to gain a foothold, but once he did, he blossomed into a two-time AL MVP Award winner and a member of MLB’s 3,000-hit club. He was inducted to Cooperstown in 1999...
Hickey, John
years of making his MLB debut in 2002, he was one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. In ’04, the 23-year-old right-hander led the Majors with a 2.27 ERA in 27 starts for San Diego. In ’07, he again led baseball with a 2.54 ERA, this time winning the NL Cy Young ...
Last year's AL Cy Young winner has had an awful start to this season. He's 0-5 with a 5.04 ERA in 7 starts so far. He hasn't allowed less than 2 runs in any start this year. There's plenty of time for him to regain form and he's never had above a 3.85 ERA in a season...
After the 2002 Midsummer classic ended in a tie, Major League Baseball added the rule to the All-Star Game between the American League and National League that the winner's side would gain home field advantage in the World Series. Players were mixed on this news, since the All-Star Game ...
A point system will decide the winner, and there is one heavy favorite. The top three point-getters are Gerrit Cole, Sonny Gray and Kevin Gausman. Here are each of their cases. Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees Almost nothing went right for the Yankees, but if there was one silver lini...
Alcántara (4-9), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, struck out seven and walked one in his second complete game this season and 11th overall. He had been 0-3 in four July starts with one no decision. Tampa Baystarter Zach Eflin (11-6), bidding to become the AL’...