Make no mistake: Joey Votto was completely the right choice for this year's National League MVP award.
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Josh Hamilton thought back to the days when his career was derailed by drugs and alcohol. "I would say a 99 percent chance that this would never happen," he said. "I mean, honestly, I think a lot of people would agree with that." In one of baseball's most inspirational turnarounds, the Texas Rangers outfielder was a runaway winner of the American League's Most Valuable…
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Dontrelle Willis has agreed to a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Willis won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2003, helping the Marlins win the World Series that season. He has struggled the last few years, going 13-24 with a 5.81 ERA since the start of the 2007 season. Willis went 0-2 with Detroit in 2008 and 1-4 in 2009.
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Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds brought the NL MVP award back to Canada following a 13-year absence, earning 31 of 32 first-place votes and 443 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Joey Votto became the third Canadian player to win one of baseball's most valuable player awards by claiming the National League honours Monday in a near unanimous vote over Albert Pujols.
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Justin Morneau remembers feeling "a little nervous" in the days before he won American League MVP honours in 2006, so he can certainly understand what Joey Votto is going through.
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Recently retired manager Lou Piniella has played a lot of different characters over the past 20 years.
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Congratulations are in order for Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins and Bud Black of the San Diego Padres as…
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The free-agent and trade markets are packed with power hitters, though the pop isn’t what it used to be.
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The Reds have agreed to a 1-year, $3 million deal with catcher Ramon Hernandez, who started a team-high 85 games behind the plate last season. The 34-year-old batted .297 with seven homers and 48 RBIs. He missed time with an inflamed left knee. Last season, Reds catchers led the NL with 168 hits and a .296 batting average.
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