The Baseball Writers Association of America announced Thursday evening that Los Angeles Angeles center fielder Mike Trout unanimously won the 2014 American League MVP Award after finishing runner-up to the Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers the past two seasons. Also, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was named theRead More
St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that the team expects to non-tender infielder Daniel Descalso during a radio interview Thursday with Mike Kelly on KMOX.
Here are some brief notes on some of the big headlines from around baseball Wednesday: Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said on Tuesday that the team has been in touch with free agent infielder Asdrubal Cabrera. (James Wagner of the Washington Post) Ken Rosenthal reports that the San Francisco GiantsRead More
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially announced on Wednesday that they have acquired catcher Francisco Cervelli from the New York Yankees in exchange for left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson.
The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras was intoxicated at the time of his fatal car crash in his native Dominican Republic on October 26. A spokesperson for the Dominican Republic’s Attorney General’s Office told the Associated Press that toxicology reports showed Taveras had a blood-alcoholRead More
Here are some of the latest news and notes on the redbirds: Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year race behind winner Jacob deGrom and runner-up Billy Hamilton. Wong started 100 games for the team in 2014, hitting .249 with 12 homers,Read More
Here are some notes on some of the big headlines from another busy day around baseball Tuesday: Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston reports that the Red Sox may be willing to offer a six-year contract to bring back free agent starting pitcher Jon Lester. Read more: theScore The Houston Astros areRead More
Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines from a busy day around baseball Monday: Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports that the Tampa Bay Rays are “moving closer to dealing (pitcher) Jeremy Hellickson to an NL team,” and that a trade is likely toRead More