Dansby Swanson went from No. 4 of the “big four” shortstops available on the market to holding all the cards.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Texas Rangers sign Jacob deGrom to five-year, $185 million deal in MLB free agency stunner
The two-time Cy Young winner had spent his entire career with the Mets, but missed most of the 2022 season due to injury.
Ranking MLB’s top 87 free agents: Who’s still available?
Aaron Judge hits free agency after hitting 62 home runs, joined by a handful of star shortstops and Cy Young winners.
From MVP to cut free: Dodgers release Cody Bellinger, just three years after he won NL MVP
The Los Angeles Dodgers declined to offer Cody Bellinger a contract for 2023, making the 27-year-old who won NL MVP in 2019 a free agent.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge wins AL MVP after record-setting season
After a record-setting season in which he hit 62 home runs, the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge was named AL Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season.
Astros can’t erase stain of 2017, but World Series champs know the score: ‘We’ve truly earned this’
Nothing can undo the banging trash cans, but four World Series appearances in six years can justify the grander achievements of the Astros’ stars.
Astros slugger Alex Bregman broke finger in World Series clincher: ‘It’s a good thing we won’
A World Series champion for the second time, Bregman injured his hand trying to stretch a single into a double.
‘Tough pill to swallow’: Rob Thomson’s choice to pull Zack Wheeler backfires in Phillies loss
Philadelphia manager remove Zack Wheeler in the sixth inning, only to watch reliever Jose Alvarado give up a go-ahead bomb.
Astros capture second World Series title in six seasons, finishing Phillies with dramatic moonshot
The Astros beat the Phillies in six games to win the World Series, thanks to Yordan Alvarez’s 450-foot three-run home run in the clincher.
‘Get this to Justin’: Astros deliver Verlander his first World Series win – and raucous beer bath
Justin Verlander’s teammates gave him the rookie treatment after the game and doused him with all sorts of stuff after his first Fall Classic win.