Nov 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to MLB Awards Week. As we look ahead to 2024 and await some of the offseason’s biggest free agent signings (where will you go, Shohei Ohtani?), we celebrate the best players in the game during the 2023 regular season. The awards schedule is as follows
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Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — DeMarlo Hale was hired by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday as associate manager under John Schneider after three seasons as Terry Francona’s bench coach in Cleveland. The 62-year-old Chicago native was Toronto’s bench coach from 2013 to ’18, became an Atlanta
Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Joe Espada was introduced as manager of the Houston Astros on Monday, replacing Dusty Baker, who retired last month. “I’m humbled by this,” Espada said. “This is a dream come true. I just can’t express my feelings about how happy I am
Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Carlos Mendoza was officially hired Monday as manager of the Mets with a three-year contract and the task of leading a turnaround from 2023’s huge failure. The 43-year-old will be introduced Tuesday at Citi Field. His deal includes a team option
Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — James Rowson, who developed a good relationship with Aaron Judge in the minor leagues, was hired Monday as the Yankees’ hitting coach after a season in which New York finished with the next-to-worst batting average in the major leagues. Dillon Lawson
Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Peter Bendix hadn’t planned on leaving the Tampa Bay Rays, even when he first learned the Miami Marlins were interested in having him lead their organization. Bendix had spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball career in the Rays’ front office, initially
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Declaring a new challenge is “where he had to push himself,” new manager Craig Counsell donned a Chicago Cubs uniform at Wrigley Field for the first time
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 12, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros are hiring Joe Espada as their manager following Dusty Baker’s retirement, turning to their longtime bench coach as they look to continue a
Tristan H. Cockcroft Nov 12, 2023, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Baseball never rests. Sure, the 2023 season, postseason included, is fully in the books, wrapped up with the Texas Rangers‘ World Series Game 5 win on Nov. 1. But for us fantasy analysts, 2024 is already firmly in our sights. For this columnist,
Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Through the ups and downs of Stephen Vogt‘s playing career — the minor league demotions, two All-Star selections, injuries and too many moves to remember — he never lost sight of his goal to one day become a manager. For the kid