2015 – Reports circulate that the prime free agent of this off-season, P Max Scherzer, has agreed on a seven-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Terms of the deal released the next day indicate it is worth $210 million.
2015 – The BBWAA elects four players to the Hall of Fame, one of the largest classes ever. Three dominant pitchers all make it on their first try – Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz – while 2B Craig Biggio makes the grade on his third attempt.
Major League Season Recap 2014 World Series – San Francisco Giants NL over Kansas City Royals AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Madison Bumgarner Babe Ruth Award – Madison Bumgarner Championship Series ALCS Kansas City Royals over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 0 ALCS MVP – Lorenzo Cain NLCS San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals 4…
The Veterans Committee fails to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame from the “Golden Era” of 1947-1972, although three candidates come very close: with 12 of 16 votes needed, Tony Oliva and Dick Allen miss election by one vote, and Jim Kaat falls two votes shy.
Only two years after a universally decried fire sale, the Marlins change course again, signing All-Star RF Giancarlo Stanton to a 13-year contract worth $325 million. It is the largest contract in major league history, topping Miguel Cabrera’s $292-million deal signed in March. At 25, Stanton is just entering his prime and has a chance of still being a productive player at the end of the deal, in contrast with other recent mega-deals.
Jose Abreu (.317, 36, 107), receiving all 30 first-place votes cast by the BBWAA, is unanimously named the American League Rookie of the Year. The 27 year-old first baseman joins Ozzie Guillen (1985), Ron Kittle (1983), Tommie Agee (1966), Gary Peters (1963), and Luis Aparicio (1956) as the sixth White Sox player to win the prestigious freshman award since its inception in 1947.
Marlins 3B Casey McGehee wins the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award while P Chris Young of the Mariners is the winner in the American League. McGehee came back from a strong year in Japan following a couple of disappointing seasons, while Young had seen his career stopped by a string of arm injuries.
Hall of Fame infielder/DH Paul Molitor is introduced as the Twins’ 13th manager, signing a three-year deal to replace recently-released Ron Gardenhire, who spent 13 seasons at the helm. The 5
The Twins confirm that they are hiring Minnesota native Hall of Famer Paul Molitor as their new manager, replacing Ron Gardenhire. It will be Molitor’s first managerial assignment, although he has been a bench coach in the past.
On October 3, 2014.00 The Cardinals stun the Dodgers with a 10 – 9 win in the first game of the NLDS. Leading 6 – 2 and with Clayton Kershaw having allowed only a pair of solo homers through 6 innings, the Cards put together an eight-run 7th inning, capped by a three-run double by…
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