With this in mind, here’s a look at the Cy Young winners who were free agents in the offseason after winning the award, in reverse chronological order by the year in which they won the award, and where they ended up signing. 2023: Blake Snell, Padres Signed with: SF Entering his Ma...
His three-start return from Tommy John surgery last September was all we needed to see to know he still has his Cy Young stuff. Now he just needs to pitch a full season. The last two times he did that -- 2018 and '19 -- he won back-to-back NL Cy Youngs. ...
Cy Young: Who Besides Clemens?Ponders on the candidates for the most valuable player of the National Baseball League in 2001.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionBarraAllen
but I can't think of a more underappreciated player on their roster than first baseman Yandy Diaz. The Cuban-born slugger has quietly been a dynamic offensive player for a while now, and he's coming off easily his most productive campaign. Last year Diaz won the American...
free agency. Headlined by future Hall of Famer, 2018 Rookie of the Year and now two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, Japanese phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto, former Rookie of the Year and MVP Cody Bellinger, 2023 Cy Young winner Blake Snell and Matt Chapman, this free agency will be one for the ages....
far, though no one seemed to think much about it when he began the season with two perfect outings, striking out half the batters he faced in the process. Then he blew a save, allowing a shocking two-run homer to Oakland's Seth Brown in a game Cleveland eventually won in...
The peanut farmer who won the U.S. presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian. Dec. 29. Linda Lavin, 87. The Tony Award-winning stage actor who ...
He was on manager Sparky Anderson's staff with the 1984 Tigers, who opened 35-5 and won the World Series. Craig was credited with teaching the split-finger fastball to Hall of Fame starter Jack Morris and 1986 NL Cy Young Award winner Mike Scott. Craig's first...
at Highland Park High School and was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2006. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Kershaw in the first round of the 2006 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2008. He has since won three Cy Young Awards and was named an All-Star eight times...
Jackson Arrington has the kind of resume that you would expect not only for an All-American but for a national champion. Last year he won the ACC tournament, beating NCAA champion Caleb Henson in sudden victory. Arrington was rewarded for his success with the No. 3 s...