Paul Casella

There seems to be little question that Ichiro Suzuki will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when the results are announced on Jan. 21, 2025. There is, however, one major question surrounding his candidacy: Will Suzuki become just the second unanimous Hall of Famer? While we won’t know for certain

There seems to be little question that Ichiro Suzuki will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when the results are announced on Jan. 21, 2025. While we won't know for certain until the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) votes are revealed, we recently asked a panel of 55 MLB.com experts to weigh in — and the results were mixed. The question posed to each person was not if they think Suzuki deserves to be a unanimous Hall of Famer, but instead if they think he will be voted as one by the BBWAA. Yes: 25 votes No: 30 votes…

Joe Ross to a one-year deal. The 31-year-old swingman posted a 3.77 ERA across 10 starts and 15 relief appearances for the Brewers last season.

Mike Trout has given fans plenty of souvenirs over the years, but he received one of his own from his beloved Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon.

There are 14 new players up for election to the Hall of Fame this year, and while they won't all end up in Cooperstown, each had at least one Hall of Fame-quality season.

There are 14 new players up for election to the Hall of Fame this year, and while they won't all end up in Cooperstown, each had at least one Hall of Fame-quality season. Some will certainly get in — as soon as this year — and for others, this may end up being their only year on the ballot because they won't receive the necessary 5 percent of votes to stick around. Either way, this is a perfect chance to celebrate the peak season for each of this year's HOF ballot newcomers. Carlos González 2010 (Rockies): .336/.376/.598, .974 OPS, 34…

NEW YORK -- The two fans who interfered with Mookie Betts during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium have been indefinitely banned from all MLB stadiums and facilities.

The Tokyo Series is exactly two months away -- and there are already plenty of reasons to be excited about the 2025 season-opening showdown between the reigning World Series champion Dodgers and Cubs.

This story was excerpted from the Marlins Beat newsletter, written this week by Paul Casella. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Needless to say, Marlins fans are eager to see Sandy Alcantara back on the mound in 2025. A fully healthy Alcantara is set to return to the hill, where he hopes to continue climbing some of the Marlins' franchise leaderboards. He already ranks among some of the club's greats in most categories — and he's primed to pass some big names in 2025. Obviously, returning from Tommy John surgery…

Baseball's biggest stars were out in full force in New York on Saturday night to celebrate the 100th centennial of the New York chapter's Baseball Writers' Association of America awards dinner.