Houston Chronicle

Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal are left-handed starters who won an MLB-high 18 games while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA. They are now among the finalists for the Cy Young Awards to be named Wednesday night. Sale was 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts for the Braves. The other NL finalists are Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler and … [Read more...] about Chris Sale, Tarik Skubal among Cy Young finalists after leading leagues in wins, strikeouts and ERA

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez also are among the newcomers joined by reliever Fernando Rodney, second baseman Ian Kinsler, second baseman/outfielder Ben … [Read more...] about Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdovers

A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all. Rays top executives said in a letter Tuesday to the Pinellas County Commission that the team has already spent $50 million for early work on the new $1.3 billion ballpark and … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all

Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers has been named the National League Manager of the Year. … [Read more...] about Alert: Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers has been named the National League Manager of the Year