This year’s MVP races each feature a matching storyline: Teammates trying to best a perceived favorite. Find out tonight if Shohei Ohtani can hold off two Rangers and Ronald Acuña Jr. can top two Dodgers.

Every team in baseball would like free-agent Shohei Ohtani on their team. But what about Ohtani? He reportedly is favoring three clubs.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to be posted this week by his Japanese team and, once that happens, the Dodgers and Yankees reportedly will pounce.

There were a bunch of unranked prospects added to teams’ 40-man rosters this week. Don’t be surprised if they reach the bigs in 2024.

The Angels introduced Ron Washington as their new manager, and it was clear from the get-go that they hired the former Rangers skipper for his ability to both motivate and communicate.