Ex-New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter focused on “all the votes I got. Do you know how hard it is to get that many people to agree on anything?”
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Opinion: Derek Jeter’s election to Baseball Hall of Fame comes at perfect time
Derek Jeter, the Yankees captain who helped win five World Series titles, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Former MLB players, coaches have mixed feelings toward Mike Fiers, the whistleblower in the Astros’ cheating scandal
The Astros’ cheating scandal has shaken the baseball world, but former players and coaches say what whistleblower Mike Fiers did was unforgivable.
Opinion: In typical Mets fashion, Carlos Beltran’s ousting was completely bungled
Beltran, hired in November, is out as the Mets’ manager before he even got to manage his first game.
Opinion: Astros are still talented, but they are leaderless and flawed
The Astros, who have won a World Series and two AL pennants the last three years, are reporting to spring training as a vulnerable team.
MLB hands down historic punishment to Astros for sign stealing, including suspensions for manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow
MLB suspended Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a year for their role in using electronic equipment to steal signs.
Gerrit Cole agrees to record nine-year, $324 million deal with Yankees
The Yankees and Gerrit Cole have reached agreement on a nine-year, $324 million contract, the biggest contract for a pitcher in baseball history.
San Diego Padres to acquire Tommy Pham from Tampa Bay Rays for Hunter Renfroe, prospect
The Padres and Rays have agreed to a significant trade that would send Tommy Pham to the San Diego Padres and Hunter Renfroe to the Tampa Bay Rays.
As free agency dominoes fall, Madison Bumgarner is expected to fetch at least $100 million
With Zack Wheeler off the market, teams who lost out in pursuit of the right-hander may turn their attention to Bumgarner.
‘It’s just getting worse’: MLB’s ‘disgusting’ minority hiring woes continue as job candidates shut out again
Of eight managerial and three GM vacancies since the end of the 2019 season in Major League Baseball, only one was filled by a person of color.