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Hamels, Braun, Kemp among 12 newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot as Beltrán heads 15 holdovers
Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting.

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AL’s Aaron Judge, NL’s Shohei Ohtani repeat as league MVPs
Aaron Judge has been through this MVP thing a time or two or three. Shohei Ohtani can do him one better, and all four of his selections have come in unanimous fashion.

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Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. wins comeback award for star return from injury
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom was voted the AL comeback player of the year for 2025, and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. earned the NL honor.

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Cy Young Awards: Tarik Skubal repeats; Paul Skenes gets his first
The individual trophy cases for Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal are growing increasingly full. What's the next step for this pair of aces?

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MLB executives are focused on 2026 season, not potential labor strife
Major League Baseball's general managers are meeting in Las Vegas this week.

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Braves announce their entire 2026 coaching staff
The Braves announced their entire coaching staff for the 2026 season Tuesday, sharing who will compose new manager Walt Weiss' new-look group

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Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt win Manager of the Year for 2nd straight season
Pat Murphy grew up going to minor league games at MacArthur Stadium in Syracuse, New York. In those days, the local team tried to retrieve all the baseballs that went over the fence during batting practice, but Murphy would pocket a souvenir or two before he was run off.

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Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz wins AL Rookie of the Year award, Braves C Drake Baldwin wins NL honor
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz was accompanied by a good friend as he joined one exclusive club on Monday night.

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Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz appears in court on allegations he took bribes to rig bets
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw.

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Pair of Guardians pitchers charged with taking bribes from bettors
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches.
