Troy Afenir, a former catcher who played parts of four seasons in the majors, became the Yankees’ area scout for Northern California in 2013. Scouting the 6-foot-7 Judge at Fresno State, Afenir’s mind kept going back to one of the greatest players of all time.
For his historic season, Judge is the 2022 Baseball America Major League Player of the Year.
After Shohei Ohtani redefined what was possible in Major League Baseball with his unprecedented two-way performance last season, the only question was whether he could do it again. Ohtani, in no uncertain terms, showed the answer was unequivocally “yes” in 2022.
All-MLB teams as selected by Baseball America.
With the 2022 regular season complete and the playoff field set, we now have a picture of the odds for the first ever draft lottery, which will decide the order of the 2023 draft.
For many, it was merely a question of when, not if, Urias would become one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Did you know that Judge is also only the fifth person to ever hold the American League home run record?
Lawlar homered, Woo pitched four hitless innings and more.
The top prospect in baseball continues to prove why he’s the top prospect in baseball, and Anthony Volpe and Casey Schmitt put the finishing touches on their excellent seasons.
Anyone thinking that catching is going to change dramatically in the next few years should probably reassess those expectations.
Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez is Baseball America’s 2022 Major League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Mariner to ever win the award.
At an age when most players’ physical abilities are at their lowest, the Cardinals veterans are providing sustained, impactful performance on top of meaningful leadership.
Trevor Hildenberger on struggling with finances in the minors, life in the big league bullpen and how improved conditions in the minors will help the sport of baseball.
Torkelson and Greene tallied multi-hit games, Hunter Brown pitched three scoreless innings and more.
Shohei Ohtani had a 101 mph pitch and a 106 mph hit in the same game this past weekend. That leads to the question: could any other baseball player accomplish the same feat?
In the end, those involved in the Braves international violations paid a very high price for very little reward.
Jameson struck out five in his big league debut, Coby Mayo had six RBIs and more.
With the pitch clock coming to the major leagues in 2023, it’s reasonable to wonder, does that mean that pitchers won’t throw as hard in upcoming seasons?
Who’s the best baseball player ever? The question has many defensible answers. Ask about the best baseball broadcaster of all-time and there’s only one answer: Vin Scully.
Nelson pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Pena added three hits and more.
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