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Who the 2022 AL MVP and NL MVP Should Be: The Numbers MLB Network announced the awards finalists — the top three vote-getters in each league’s award category — Monday night, November 7. As happens every year, the finalists generated lots of discussion. A big point of contention, as usual, came over the definition of “valuable,” with many saying that a player can’t be valuable … [Read more...] about 2022 AL MVP and NL MVP: Who Should Win, by the Numbers

It is officially the off-season in major league baseball. Conversations around the league have already been hot on where the top free agents will land for 2023. Will Aaron Judge re-sign with the New York Yankees? Where will one of the best pitchers of this generation in Jacob deGrom end up? With all of the talent at the shortstop position, which teams will pursue the likes of … [Read more...] about Red Sox Free Agency Top Priorities

Starting in 1955, MLB began to give out an award for a player who had the most impact on his team’s performance in the World Series. It’s an exclusive club, but some MVPs had a more decisive impact than others. It’s not just about the individual contribution but the bigger context of the Series altogether. Since there are plenty of World Series MVPs to pick from, we decided to … [Read more...] about The World Series MVP All-Time Team

Hitting a postseason home run shows that a hitter can come through on baseball’s biggest stage. Someone like Manny Ramírez fits that mould, as he’s the all-time postseason home run leader. He appeared in 111 major league postseason games while hitting 29 homers in 410 at-bats. Outside of Ramírez, six of these elite October performers have produced 15 or more long balls in the … [Read more...] about Postseason Home Run Leaders by a Player Since 2000

The Boston Red Sox lost their second of a two-game series at Fenway to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Their chances of making the playoffs are now less than 1%. Two and a half months ago, Boston had an 80.3% chance of making it. They have proceeded to go 27-42 since that mark and plummeted down through the Wild Card standings. Now, the main concern for the Red Sox is the … [Read more...] about Xander Bogaerts Extension Still in Question as Red Sox Season Ends

Greetings gung ho baseball traveler. Are you looking for your next baseball destination? Are you unconcerned with time travel and its possible effects on you? If so, look no further for a travel agent. Ben is the name, but my close friends call me Benjamin, or is it the other way around? Sometimes the old memory doesn’t work too well. But, no worries either way. So, where would … [Read more...] about Ballparks: Huntington Avenue Grounds

Eric Hosmer was headed to Washington. Instead. He will be going to Boston. Hosmer used his no-trade clause to reject a move to the Washington Nationals as part of the deal with Juan Soto and Josh Bell headed to San Diego. As Hosmer goes to the Boston Red Sox, Luke Voit will be a part of the deal. Luke Voit is headed to the Nationals in the trade that brings Soto and Bell to … [Read more...] about Eric Hosmer Traded to the Red Sox

The life of defending champions, in any sport, is never easy. This is especially true at the beginning of the next season. Either one begins said campaign hotter than the surface of the sun or colder than the Arctic Ocean. There are very few middling or even mediocre starts to seasons right after winning major championships. Baseball is no exception, though with the length of … [Read more...] about Defending Champions and Cold Starts

The 2022 season got off to a fairly auspicious start for the New York Yankees. Facing their arch-rival, the Boston Red Sox, who knocked out the Bombers in last year’s AL Wild Card Game, New York took two out of three games this weekend. Although they couldn’t complete the sweep Sunday by virtue of stranding too many baserunners, the Yankees showed off strong pitching all … [Read more...] about Yankees-Red Sox Series Recap 4/8-4/10