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Jeff Passan's 2024 MLB regular-season awards
You already know who is winning MVP and Cy Young -- so it's time for our wide-ranging regular-season annual accolades.
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SIZING UP EVERY CONTENDER
Real or Not? 13 contenders, 13 reasons they can -- or can't? -- win the World Series
Pitching injuries? Lack of depth? A lineup lacking stars? Why each contender's biggest weakness will -- or won't -- sink it in October.
Playoff tracker: Schedule, clinching scenarios, bracket
We have everything you need to know, from current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule.
MLB SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES
MUST-SEE FROM THE DIAMOND
Juan Soto cranks his 40th HR of the year, 200th of career
Blake Snell fans 12 in gem for the Giants
TRACKING OHTANI
Shohei Ohtani's historic pursuit: Chasing 50/50 club in home runs and stolen bases
Shohei Ohtani is on track to becoming the first 50/50 player in MLB history.
INTERESTING NIGHT IN MLB
'That made zero sense!' Announcers baffled by Robles' attempt to steal home
Altuve takes his shoe off to plead a point, gets ejected
WOEFUL WHITE SOX
'You have to have a sense of humor': How baseball's all-time worst squad is coping with defeat
What's it like in the clubhouse as you are about to shatter the Major League Baseball record for losses? Somehow, not as sad as one would think.
WHO MIGHT BE ON THE HOT SEAT?
The managers and execs with the most at stake as October approaches
Could a disappointing 2024 season -- or postseason -- mean change is on the way? Here's who might be on the hot seat.
SIZING UP SALE
Did Chris Sale pitch himself into the HOF this year?
After five years of irrelevancy, the Braves' ace is the Cy Young favorite -- and back on a Hall of Fame track?
Top Headlines
- Ohtani hits 48th HR: 'No pressure' chasing 50/50
- Altuve tossed for removing shoe, sock in wild 9th
- GM admits Orioles have lost 'mojo' amid struggles
- Royals' Witt Jr. 1st SS with multiple 30-30 seasons
- M's Robles (hand) exits after trying to steal home
- Astros' Gamel goes on IL after breaking left leg
- MLB promotes Hill, Brown after death of Bean
- Managers, execs with most at stake
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Real or Not: Why each MLB contender can (or can't) win it all
Pitching injuries? Lack of depth? A lineup lacking stars? Why each contender's biggest weakness will -- or won't -- sink it in October.
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How to hit .300 in 2024? A closer look at MLB's best bats
No one hits .300 anymore -- well, almost no one. We break down the historically small but diverse group of hitters who are doing it this season.
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MLB's 2024 rookie stars: Where Chourio, Merrill, Skenes rank
Let's rank the budding stars who started this season as prospects and end it as Rookie of the Year favorites.
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2024 MLB playoff tracker: Schedule, clinching scenarios, bracket
We have everything you need to know as the regular season reaches the homestretch, from current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule.
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2024 MLB most exciting player bracket: Judge, Ohtani, more
Ohtani or De La Cruz? Witt or Judge? We narrow the field -- with a rep from every team -- to the sport's one true must-watch player.
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Before free agency, Juan Soto has unfinished business with Yankees
Soto has the biggest decision of his life coming up. But first: October.
