Blake Snell’s early suitors, Dodgers’ evolving plans and more MLB offseason notes

Blake Snell is not wasting any time. The free-agent left-hander recently met with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, according to sources with knowledge of…

Hall of Fame mailbag: Stark on Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Dick Allen and more

Ichiro! … Billy Wagner! … CC Sabathia! … Dustin Pedroia! They’re all on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that was unveiled this week. I don’t…

Could the Rays leave Tampa Bay and still own 65 acres of Gas Plant land?

Before the Pinellas County Commission punted on finalizing bonds for a new $1. 3 billion stadium again on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays wrote a letter saying…

Today on Pinstripe Alley

The final day of end-of-year awards is here, and the odds are in Aaron Judge’s favor to win his second career MVP. He faced tough competition from…

Roki Sasaki’s agent calls rumors of Dodgers handshake deal ‘poor sportsmanship’

NEW YORK — In the last year, as anticipation built that highly coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki could sign with a Major League Baseball team this offseason,…

How Tarik Skubal went from rehab to winning the Cy Young Award

Tarik Skubal just won the 2024 American League Cy Young Award in a landslide vote that reflected just how dominant his season was. He was first among…

St. Pete, Tampa and Hillsborough leaders to discuss future Rays stadium possibilities

Leaders on both sides of the bay to discuss RaysOfficials in St. Pete are set to talk Thursday about repairs to Tropicana Field, along with bonds to…

6 games that crowned Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal as 2024 AL Cy Young Award winner

It’s tough to overstate how good Tarik Skubal was for the Detroit Tigers in 2024. Not only did he win the AL pitching Triple Crown by leading…

Tarik Skubal’s climb to AL Cy Young Award a testament of perseverance and his own magic

Back in 2020, a few weeks before COVID-19 shut down the world, Russ Skubal was sitting in the stands in Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, watching…