5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jeff McNeil, held out of the New York Mets‘ 9-2 regular-season finale win Wednesday against Washington, officially won the National League batting title after the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Freddie Freeman came up short in his bid to overtake McNeil on the last day of the season.
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7:47 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Luis Arraez won the AL batting title, hitting a third-inning double after walking twice to finish the season at .316, and the Minnesota Twins rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Arraez was all but assured of topping the Yankees’ Aaron Judge
3:15 PM ET ESPN News Services OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Phil Nevin as manager for the 2023 season, removing his interim title and giving him a one-year contract Wednesday before the final game of the regular season. The Angels will miss the playoffs for an eighth straight year. Nevin was
4:08 PM ET NEW YORK — The odds of New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte making the roster for the wild-card series are getting slimmer and slimmer. Speaking before Wednesday’s 9-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the regular-season finale, Mets manager Buck Showalter admitted the outfielder’s availability seems like a long shot when the
7:33 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Boston’s Joe Castiglione, the Mets’ Gary Cohen and former major leaguers Dave Campbell, Steve Stone, Duane Kuiper and Ernie Johnson Sr. are among the 10 finalists for the Hall of Fame’s 2023 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Other finalists announced Wednesday include Jacques
7:00 PM ET The 2022 MLB playoffs are finally here with the debut of a new postseason format. Major League Baseball premiers its 12-team format which boasts an additional wild-card spot in both the American League and National League. The fun kicks off with a jam-packed Friday that features eight teams competing in four wild-card
7:30 PM ET AP Photo/Hakim Wright The regular season is officially in the books (OK, maybe there is still a game or two trickling slowly to its finish as you read this) and the 2022 MLB playoffs are set to start Friday — and this year’s postseason could be epic. In addition to a new
8:48 AM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate As far as contract years go, you could do worse than the one Aaron Judge is having. He was a Triple Crown contender, put up more than double the wins above replacement of the next-best player on his
6:23 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — As he walked through a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, high-fiving other fans and surrounded by a sea of cameras, it was almost as if Cory Youmans had hit a huge home run. Instead, he had hit the jackpot. Youmans made the catch of
7:00 AM ET Today marks the final day of the 2022 MLB regular season — yes, it falls on a Wednesday this year — before the MLB playoffs start Friday afternoon. While there might not be a whole lot left to determine in the standings with all 12 postseason spots filled before teams take the