Santana, rather famously,camethisclose to winning a World Serieswith Cleveland in 2016. Winning one this year in Minnesota would be a fitting capper to a 15-year MLB career that has always flown a little bit below the radar. The Twins will be the fourth team Santana has represented in the...
Despite being almost six years younger than Ken,Clete Boyermade his MLB debut in 1955, the same year as his older brother. Clete was also the first to a World Series title, winning two as part of the early-1960s Yankees.Ken Boyerwon his championship two years later with the ’64 Cardin...
World Series winner: Yankees Bold Prediction:TheAngels are going to be all-inat the Trade Deadline and go on a second-half tear much like the Athletics did last season. Mike Trout andShohei Ohtaniare going to hit 80 home runs this season, and they're going to pull off a stunning trade...
MLB Bans Yankees Fans Who Interfered With Mookie Betts Catch From World Series Game 5 By Russell Steinberg October 30, 2024 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Mookie Betts Al Bello/Getty Images The two New Yor...
The year he won the 2011 MVP Award was extraordinary. Both he and Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw won the Pitching Triple Crown for their respective league, meaning each led their league in wins, strikeouts and ERA. Both leagues having a Triple Crown Winner hadn't been done since 1924...
Tampa Bay won its first six games. At the center of the Rays' World Series hopes is shortstop Wander Franco, who many baseball evaluators believe could be one of the game's best players. Franco has been dominant through those six games, hitting .417 with two home runs, three...
It's time for the offseason! Which means it's time for our annual way-too-early 2023 power rankings. The 2022 season came to an end on Saturday night in Houston, as the Astroswon their second World Series titlesince 2017 after defeating the Phillies in Game 6. What do the next ...
Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, ...
Just ask 2022 NBA MVP runner-upGiannis Antetokounmpo. He won twice in a row and wasn’t even named afinalistfor the award the next year. And that was after Giannis arguably played better than his previous two MVP seasons! “But MVP Is a Regular Season Award!” ...
combat Williams flew 39 missions and was hit three different times including one crash landing. Despite missing prime years of his career while serving, he won the AL MVP in his first season back from World War 2, he finished his career as one of the most productive hitters in MLB history...