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day all. Today’s the big day where we find out if Cal Raleigh is the 2025 American League MVP. Fingers crossed!
With all of the excitement, you could be forgiven for missing the other news from around baseball. Fortunately, I’ve got you covered.
In Mariners news…
- Daniel Kramer provided a preview of the GM Meetings with the top 5 things to watch for the Mariners.
Around the league…
- Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award, while Pirates righty Paul Skenes unanimously claimed the honor in the National League.
- Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pled not guilty to charges of illegally taking bribes on his own pitch props.
- Longtime Angels infielder David Fletcher has decided to retire.
- The Twins are adding former Guardians star and most recent White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore to their coaching staff.
- The Seibu Lions have officially set a November 19th posting date for star right-hander Tatsuya Imai.
- The Rays released first baseman Bob Seymour to give him an opportunity to pursue a career in Asia.
- Former Mariners outfielder Travis Janikowski is joining the Rangers staff as their first base coach.
- After publicly declaring his unwillingness to waive his no-trade clause this summer, Twins outfielder Byron Buxton signaled that he could be convinced to accept a deal elsewhere during the offseason.
- Major League Baseball and the MLBPA held preliminary discussions regarding the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is set to expire following the 2026 season.
- David Schoenfield at ESPN compared Shohei Ohtani’s most recent five-year stretch against the greatest to ever play the sport.
- Best of luck to Bryan Woo and *checks notes* JJ Putz?
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