The Silver Slugger Awards are handed out today and J.D. Martinez does something unprecedented, winning the award in the American League both as a designated hitter and as an outfielder.

The Silver Slugger Awards are handed out today and J.D. Martinez does something unprecedented, winning the award in the American League both as a designated hitter and as an outfielder.

2018 – The Giants pick their new President of Baseball Operations from the ranks of their bitter rivals, the Dodgers, hiring Farhan Zaidi, who has been L.A.’s General Manager for the past four years. The team has never missed the postseason during his tenure.

2018 – The Giants pick their new President of Baseball Operations from the ranks of their bitter rivals, the Dodgers, hiring Farhan Zaidi, who has been L.A.’s General Manager for the past four years. The team has never missed the postseason during his tenure.

2018 – Billy Beane, Vice-President for Baseball Operations of the Oakland Athletics, is named the inaugural winner of the newly-minted Major League Baseball Executive of the Year Award. The honor is in recognition of his role in turning the 2017 last-place team into a wild card winner in 2018.

2018 – Billy Beane, Vice-President for Baseball Operations of the Oakland Athletics, is named the inaugural winner of the newly-minted Major League Baseball Executive of the Year Award. The honor is in recognition of his role in turning the 2017 last-place team into a wild card winner in 2018.