Just three weeks remain before MLB teams shift their focus to the postseason — or for some, to an offseason with the hope of fixing whatever kept them from reaching the playoffs. Before attentions shift entirely, Yardbarker’s MLB writers took a look at identifying each club’s most valuable player this season. (Records and stats are … Read more
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner has had his fair share of struggles since signing an 11-year, $300M contract with the club in December 2022. His first half with the Phillies in 2023 resulted in a .247/.299/.389 slash line, 10 home runs and 32 RBI across 88 games, which isn’t awful, but was a far cry … Read more
On July 23, New York Yankees’ megastar outfielder Aaron Judge had a commanding lead in the AL MVP race. Judge led all hitters in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The only major stat he lagged in was home runs, as Seattle Mariners’ slugging catcher Cal Raleigh had edged him by two long balls, 39 to 37. … Read more
The Arty Party is heading East. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Sunday afternoon that the club had acquired Artūrs Šilovs in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks for Chase Stillman and a fourth-round draft choice in 2027. Šilovs is fresh off a spectacular run to the first ever Calder Cup championship for the Abbotsford Canucks in … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired goaltender Artūrs Šilovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. Šilovs is coming off a 2024-25 season in which he earned the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player of the Calder Cup Playoffs after backstopping … Read more
The Milwaukee Admirals have signed forward Daniel Carr to a two-year American Hockey League contract. Carr returns to North American after spending the last four-plus seasons with HC Lugano in the Swiss National League. In 2024-25, he finished second on the club in scoring with 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) in 39 games. Carr … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Of course it came down to Artūrs Šilovs. Time and time again, Šilovs was the difference during the Abbotsford Canucks’ run to a Calder Cup title. Last Monday, clinging to a 3-2 series lead and a 3-2 lead on the scoreboard in Game 6 of the Finals in Charlotte, the … Read more
Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs seized the Battle of Ontario, we can get into some first-round superlatives. William Nylander led an authoritative performance from the Core Four in Game 6, scoring twice on his 29th birthday, Max Pacioretty notched the series winner, while Auston Matthews put the Leafs on the board with a well-placed … Read more
One of the beauties of today’s advanced baseball stats is it gives nerds like me a chance to go back in time and argue about how badly baseball writers mangled MVP and Cy Young votes in years past. I’ve always been in favor of making ballots public, if for no other reason than to shame … Read more
The Dodgers announced that they’ve placed Freddie Freeman on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. The placement is retroactive to March 31, so Freeman will be eligible to return on April 10. Freeman has not played since Saturday. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters that the star first baseman tweaked his ankle during … Read more