Nick Selbe

6 days ago | si.com | Nick Selbe

In his sixth game of his first homestand with his new team in 2024, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani came to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning against the rival San Francisco Giants.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Nick Selbe

After an offseason of contract extension talks that went nowhere, the Toronto Blue Jays and star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have finally gotten on the same page. Guerrero and the Blue Jays have reportedly agreed to a 14-year, $500 million contract extension, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. The deal includes no deferred money, making it second only to Juan Soto's contract with the New York Mets in terms of present value.

4 weeks ago | si.com | Nick Selbe

AL East | AL Central | NL East | NL Central | NL WestLast year, the American League West champion failed to crack 90 wins for the first time in 10 full seasons. Even as fortunes sagged, one thing remained constant—the team that won the division. The Houston Astros’ stranglehold on the AL West held firm, with the streak at seven full seasons. But change is afoot in Houston, as the team said goodbye to outfielder Kyle Tucker, third baseman Alex Bregman and pitcher Justin Verlander this offseason.

4 weeks ago | si.com | Nick Selbe

AL East | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL WestAfter years of being MLB’s worst division (or perhaps just its least exciting), the American League Central delivered baseball’s most riveting race in 2024, with the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins fighting to the end for wild-card spots. Add in the division-winning Cleveland Guardians, and that made the AL Central the only division to have four teams with winning records last season.

4 weeks ago | si.com | Nick Selbe

AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL WestThe past 30 years of AL East history can be split roughly into halves: pre- and post-New York Yankees dynasty. From 1996 to 2012, New York won the division an astonishing 13 times in 17 years, and collected five World Series titles. But since 2013, this division has been defined by parity. During that span, the Boston Red Sox have won the most AL East titles (four) while every other division has a team that finished first at least five times.