Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted AL MVP for a two-way season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the NL MVP honors for the second time.
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles each swept their respective American League Division Series on Sunday to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Baseball's post season gets underway tomorrow night in Kansas City as the Royals play host to the Athletics in the American League Wild Card game. The winner of the game advances to the AL divisional playoffs against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Los Angeles Angels have wrapped up Mike Trout through 2020. The American League Rookie of the Year in 2012 and runner-up in the AL MVP voting the last two seasons has agreed to a six-year, $144.5 million deal.
Also in the majors:
— Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his seven-year career because of a swollen muscle in his l
The Texas Rangers have been told by doctors that ace pitcher Yu Darvish has no structural damage in his stiff neck. Still, the club will most likely place Darvish on the disabled list to start the season. Darvish led the majors in strikeouts last season...
Closer Aroldis Chapman has agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract with Cincinnati. Chapman and the Reds split the difference on their arbitration figures. Chapman went 4-5 with 38 saves and a 2.54 ERA in 68 appearances with 112 strikeouts in 63 2-3 innings.