American League

Aaron JudgePhoto: Getty ImagesThe anticipation has been simmering for weeks, bursting at the seams to see the record-breaking home run off the bat of Aaron Judge. The euphoric release from Yankees fans will be palpable if No. 62 occurs over…

Give Aaron Judge his flowers - no one has touched him this season.Image: Getty ImagesWhen all is said and done, Aaron Judge will have had the greatest single season anyone has put together in MLB history.And no, it’s not a…

Roger Maris Jr. congratulates Aaron Judge on number 61.Image: Getty ImagesAs Mark McGwire hit his shortest home run of the 1998 season, No. 62, barely over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium in St. Louis, after the “new” single-season…

Aaron Judge is still chasing historyImage: Getty ImagesThey still wouldn’t make the playoffs. Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your waiter. The more the sporting world focuses on Judge’s chase for…well, that’s just it.…

Last year’s AL MVP and this season’s uncrowned MVPImage: Getty ImagesThe Shohei Ohtani love has officially gone off the rails.Enter CC Sabathia.The other day on MLB Network, the former left-handed ace proclaimed Ohtani as the best player…

BallsPhoto: Getty ImagesWe knew the new baseball playoff system, with the addition of a third wildcard team, would create quirks. In a vacuum, it works because all division winners are considered equal. But in reality, where people play the…

Lamar Jackson is betting on himself this seasonPhoto: Getty ImagesLamar Jackson sees his market value. With the bank accounts of proven starting quarterbacks soaring, and the number of them throughout the NFL fluctuating, the Ravens starter…

Laughing all the way to the bank.Image: Getty ImagesAs of writing this, Mariners’ outfielder and 2022 All-Star Julio Rodríguez has played in 109 career games. He’s had 463career plate appearances and has already earned himself $210 million…

Max MuncyPhoto: Getty ImagesThe perception of the National League to fans of AL teams is that of inferior baseball, due largely to the (until recently) absence of the designated hitter. This kind of bias happens in other sports, but it’s…

Gerrit Cole and the Yankees are struggling to the finish line.Image: Getty ImagesOctober of last year may feel like an eternity ago, but take yourselves back for a moment. The Yankees were 92-70, securing a wildcard spot on the last day of…