Plus: Unexpected breakout stars of 2023
Good morning! Cupid, Dasher and Rudolph on one baseball field? |
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| Blake Snell could quite possibly be the next pitching domino to fall this winter, and there are two teams that appear to be hot on his trail, one of which is reportedly making the reigning NL Cy Young winner its top priority. |
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| At 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds, Matsui might not look like your typical closer, but don't put too much stock in his stature. The southpaw comes armed with a devastating splitter and a high-spin fastball that tops out at 96 mph. |
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| After a long and arduous process to bring the rest of his family to the U.S. from Venezuela, reliever José Alvarado is going to have the Christmas he's been dreaming of: "It's just going to be a beautiful day for my family now that we're all together." |
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| From the hitting wonder that was Luis Arraez to Trea Turner's perfect heists to Blake Snell carving out a truly wild piece of pitching history, it was a banner year for quirky stats. |
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PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! |
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Every season brings surprising breakouts. We're talking about players who were either flying under the radar before reaching the big leagues or who had previously been unable to reach their full potential. Here are eight guys who shattered expectations in 2023. |
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Twelve players find themselves on the HOF ballot for the first time this year, and all of them had at least one Cooperstown-quality season. |
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That's right, three MLB players shared names with famous reindeer. That got us thinking: What if we formed a team of all-holiday names? |
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Billy Wagner is in his ninth year on the Hall of Fame ballot. He has two chances left, and he's inching closer. Here's his case for getting into Cooperstown. |
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Soak in the history of the game with Ken Burns' classic documentary series throughout the day today and tomorrow on MLB Network. |
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