5:26 PM ET Pete Alonso began the 2019 season fighting just to make the New York Mets‘ Opening Day roster. He ends it as the National League Rookie of the Year after slugging a rookie record 53 home runs, driving in 120 runs and becoming a cult hero for Mets fans for his energy and

8:00 AM ET With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam. What are the big questions facing all 30 teams? Here’s a look at the NL East, which features four potential contenders, including the World Series champs. Atlanta Braves: Will Gerrit Cole, Madison Bumgarner or any other star pitcher be in

3:26 PM ET The San Francisco Giants have hired former Cubs front office executive Scott Harris as general manager, the team announced Sunday. Harris spent seven years in the Cubs front office and was named their assistant GM in January of last year. Harris has long been seen as a future GM and was an

1:05 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Brown is back for the San Diego Padres. The Padres unveiled new uniforms Saturday night that feature a brown-and-gold color scheme, similar to the one used from the franchise’s inception in 1969 through 1984. The new uniforms were unveiled at Petco Park in front a few thousand

6:05 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Now that players have filed for free agency and teams have elected to make a few qualifying offers — or not — some developments are starting to take shape as the offseason

9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout has received his seventh Silver Slugger Award after batting .291 with 45 home runs and 104 RBIs this season. The Atlanta Braves‘ Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies are among the first-time winners on the National League side, along with Los

8:55 AM ET So much happens during the World Series — and there’s always another game to look ahead to until the final one — that a lot of small, important plays get lost in the big-picture takes. Two plays, quickly forgotten in aftermath of Stephen Strasburg‘s mastery and Anthony Rendon‘s brilliance and Howie Kendrick‘s

8:09 PM ET The New York Yankees are hiring Matt Blake as their new pitching coach, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Blake was previously a pitching coordinator with the Cleveland Indians, who have consistently turned out quality big league pitchers. Blake has also worked as a scout for the Yankees. Blake replaces Larry Rothschild, who

4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — The Astros reshuffled their front office Thursday, with president Reid Ryan being moved to a lesser role in the organization as owner Jim Crane’s son joined the executive team. In addition, Nolan Ryan, the father of Reid who served as an executive adviser to Crane, “will not

1:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In his public statements about the evolution of the free-agent market, Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has taken pains not to use the word “collusion.”