Austin Hays didn’t commit an error this season. He also didn’t receive a Gold Glove. The Guardians’ Steven Kwan won his second award in left field, with the announcement made tonight on ESPN. Catcher Adley Rutschman and first baseman Ryan Mountcastle also were finalists, but they lost to Rangers teammates Jonah Heim and Nathaniel Lowe, respectively

For as much angst as the recently completed World Series generated – How dare the venerable Fall Classic feature a 90-win team against an 84-win team, neither of which won its division! – it really should have been embraced to the fullest extent around here. Not because Nationals fans should’ve felt an emotional pull toward the Rangers, who spent t

The Orioles are tied for the seventh-best betting favorite to win the 2024 World Series. That is a step up from last winter when they were tied for the 17th in odds from betonline.ag. 7/1: Atlanta 8/1: Los Angeles Dodgers 9/1: Houston, Texas 12/1: New York Yankees, Philadelphia 16/1: Baltimore, San Diego Toronto is listed at 18/1 with Tampa Bay at

The World Series lasted only five games, setting the official offseason into motion faster than usual. A relatively quiet one for the Orioles is on the verge of getting louder. They won’t sit on the Tucker Davidson and Sam Hilliard waiver claims as their signature moves. Perhaps Davidson and Hilliard will become a couple of those unexpected happeni

Now that the World Series is over, the hot stove season has just about arrived. Soon we’ll be hearing and reading rumors of potential trades and free agent acquisitions. The hot stove season can garner about as much interest as the regular season. If the Orioles look to dip into the free agent pool and don’t want to dive into the deep end but yet g

PROSPECT REVIEW: ARMANDO CRUZ Age on opening day 2024: 20 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, January 2021 Ranking: No. 26 per MLB Pipeline, No. 18 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2025* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $3.9 million (tying then Nationals record for international prospect) 2023 levels: Single-A Fredericksburg 2023

The leftover Halloween candy should be the good stuff if you were smart and used the proper strategy. Hand out the filler first from those big variety bags – Whoppers, Sweet Tarts, Dum Dums – and withhold the fun-size Snickers until you run out. We could debate what’s “fun” about a smaller version, but I’m here to share extras from this week’s mail

The Nationals decided to promote from within when selecting a new farm director. The club today named Eddie Longosz as vice president and assistant general manager of player development and administration, giving a longtime front office member the opportunity to now oversee the entire minor league operation. Longosz, 37, has worked for the National

The Washington Nationals announced the promotion of Eddie Longosz to Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Player Development and Administration on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Longosz, 37, was promoted to this role after spending the last eight years as Washingto

PLAYER REVIEW: MASON THOMPSON Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: Traded with Jordy Barley from Padres for Daniel Hudson, July 2021 MLB service time: 2 years, 42 days 2023 salary: $724,400 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 stats: 4-4, 5.50 ERA, 51 G, 1 SV, 54 IP, 62 H, 35 R, 33 ER, 4 HR