Even though he won’t pitch in 2024, Shohei Ohtani’s offensive prowess alone makes him the marquee free agent of the offseason, one worthy of an unprecedented contract. How many teams will make their pitch to sign the presumptive AL MVP? We’re about to find out.
Perhaps the most sought-after free agent this offseason not named Ohtani, righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw 138 pitches in a record-setting gem that forced a Game 7 between his Orix Buffaloes and the Hanshin Tigers.
An already impressive group of starting pitchers gained two more quality arms on Saturday, as Eduardo Rodriguez and Marcus Stroman became free agents, sources told MLB.com.
In trading a relief prospect, the Tigers added steady outfielder Mark Canha, “an on-base machine,” in the words of Detroit’s president of baseball ops.
After prevailing in a tiebreaker round, Kala’i Rosario mashed his way to the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby title on Saturday night, ousting a field of seven other top prospects.
Before you find out this year’s Gold Glove Award winners (7:30 ET tonight on ESPN), take a look back at the only rookies in history to earn the hardware.