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Three-time All-Star relief pitcher Willie Hernández, who won the 1984 AL Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards for the World Series champion Detroit Tigers, has died. He is among just 11 pitchers to win the Cy Young and MVP in the same year, edging Kansas City's Dan Quisenberry for Cy Young in 1984 and Minnesota's Kent Hrbek for MVP. “I will never forget our team’s celebration together on the mound after he recorded the final out of the 1984 World Series. He will always be remembered as a World Series champion. He was traded to Philadelphia during the 1983 season and pitched four scoreless innings in that year's World Series as the Phillies lost to Baltimore.

Persons: Willie Hernández, Cy Young, Chad Crunk, Hernández, Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, Dan Quisenberry, Minnesota's Kent Hrbek, coaxing, Hall, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, Tigers haven't, “, ” Guillermo Hernández, couldn't, Dave Bergman, Glenn Wilson, John Wockenfuss, Hernandez, Mitch Albom, Frank Tanana, Guillermo, ___ Organizations: Cy, Detroit Tigers, Tigers, AL, Kansas City, San Diego, Kansas, Hall of Famer, ”, Chicago Cubs, Phillies, Detroit, Detroit Free Press Locations: Florida, Kansas, San, Aguada , Puerto Rico, Philadelphia, Baltimore

NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Snell won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday after leading the majors in ERA for the San Diego Padres, becoming the seventh pitcher to earn baseball's top pitching prize in both leagues. Snell, the American League Cy Young Award recipient in 2018 with Tampa Bay, joined Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay and Max Scherzer as pitchers to win in both leagues. Harnessing his 95-96 mph heater and overpowering curve, Snell won eight of his last nine decisions and did not allow a run in five of his final six starts — including the last three. The four previous San Diego pitchers to win the Cy Young Award were Randy Jones (1976), Perry (1978), reliever Mark Davis (1989) and Jake Peavy (2007). The AL Cy Young was to be announced later Wednesday evening.

Persons: — Blake Snell, National League Cy Young, Logan Webb, Zac Gallen, Snell, American League Cy Young, Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, Max Scherzer, Webb, Cy Young, Randy Jones, Perry, Mark Davis, Jake Peavy, ___ Organizations: National League, San Diego Padres, Baseball Writers ' Association of America, San Francisco Giants, NL, Arizona Diamondbacks, American League, Tampa Bay, Padres, Boston, Gallen, San Diego Locations: Tampa

☆ MLB roundup: Justin Verlander shines as Astros top M's
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Sep 25, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander (35) throws against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning at T-Mobile Park. The 40-year-old right-hander, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, was charged with one run on three hits and one walk in eight-plus innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits over six innings, with one walk and eight strikeouts. Giants 2, Padres 1Logan Webb survived a pitchers' duel with Blake Snell, Michael Conforto delivered a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning and host San Francisco essentially dealt a lethal blow to San Diego's postseason hopes. Yankees 6, Diamondbacks 4Estevan Florial hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the eighth inning as host New York rallied three times to beat Arizona.

Persons: Justin Verlander, Joe Nicholson, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, AL Cy Young, Luis Castillo, Logan Webb, Blake Snell, Michael Conforto, Webb, Snell, Robert Suarez, Adolis Garcia, Mitch Garver, Nathaniel Lowe, Jon Gray, Marcus Semien, Gray, Logan O'Hoppe, Michael Stefanic, Nolan Schanuel, Estevan Florial, Kevin Ginkel, Oswald Peraza, Florial, Austin Wells, Everson Pereira, Miguel Castro, Corbin Carroll Organizations: Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Mobile, USA, Astros, Mariners, Houston, AL West, Texas Rangers, AL Cy, Giants, Padres, Rangers, Los, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Estevan, New York, Arizona, Chicago Cubs, National League, Miami Marlins, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington, USA, Francisco, Texas, Los Angeles, Anaheim , Calif, Marcus

CHICAGO (AP) — There is Shohei Ohtani, and then there is the rest of baseball's soon-to-be free agents. The right-hander also went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 23 starts on the mound. Here's a closer look at a couple more of baseball's best potential free agents:1B/OF CODY BELLINGERBellinger also was a free agent in 2022. He is a .240 career hitter with 153 homers and 424 RBIs in seven years in the majors. He's 10-11 with a 3.25 ERA over 182 2/3 innings this season overall and will turn 31 during the offseason.

Persons: Ohtani, Tommy John, CODY BELLINGER Bellinger, Bellinger, Belllinger, Wrigley, LHP BLAKE SNELL Snell, Cy Young, Snell, Bob Gibson, AARON NOLA, Nola, JOSH HADER Craig Kimbrel, Aroldis Chapman, Hader, MATT CHAPMAN, Chapman, Jordan Montgomery, Louis, He's, Sonny Gray, Jeimer Organizations: CHICAGO, Los Angeles Angels, AL, Cincinnati, Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta, Cubs, San, Cy, NL, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Rangers Locations: baseball's, San Diego, Tampa Bay, St, Minnesota

☆ Justin Verlander carries Astros past M's in series opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/40] Sep 25, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo (58) fist bumps teammates en route to the dugout after warming up before a game against the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park. The Astros remain 2 1/2 games behind the American League West-leading Texas Rangers (88-68), who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday. Josh Rojas led off with a double into the right field corner, ending Verlander's bid for his first complete game since Sept. 1, 2019. It appeared Castillo might escape the inning unscathed as he got Chas McCormick to ground out to second and struck out Jeremy Pena. Verlander induced an inning-ending double play to get out of the jam, then retired the next 15 batters in a row before Rojas' double in the ninth.

Persons: Luis Castillo, Joe Nicholson, Justin Verlander, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, AL Cy Young, Josh Rojas, Bryan Abreu, J.P, Crawford, Rojas, Julio Rodriguez lofted, Abreu, Jose Abreu, Castillo, Chas McCormick, Jeremy Pena, Mauricio Dubon, Martin Maldonado, Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Dominic Canzone, Rodriguez, Verlander, Tucker Organizations: Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Mobile, USA, Astros, Mariners, American League West, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, AL Cy, Cal, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington, USA, Anaheim , Calif, Cal Raleigh

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres left-hander Blake Snell has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Colorado Rockies. Snell, the big league ERA leader who is making a push for his second Cy Young Award, had thrown 89 pitches Tuesday night. He won the AL Cy Young Award with Tampa Bay in 2018. He was traded to San Diego before the 2021 season. Joe Musgrove threw the Padres’ only no-hitter on April 9, 2021, in his second start with his hometown team.

Persons: Blake Snell, Snell, Cy Young, AL Cy Young, Joe Musgrove Organizations: DIEGO, — Padres, Colorado Rockies, Rockies, AL Cy, Tampa Bay, Padres Locations: San Diego

☆ Reinvigorated Astros search for sweep of Guardians
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

August 2 - Roughly 24 hours after saying he found it "disheartening" to watch other American League contenders complete trades that bolstered their rosters, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker experienced a change of heart on Tuesday. The Astros will aim for a three-game series sweep on Wednesday afternoon. Prior to Valdez's gem in the Astros' 2-0 victory over the Guardians, Houston reacquired right-hander Justin Verlander from the New York Mets in a deal that sent out a pair of outfield prospects. "When you're going to acquire someone like a Justin Verlander, you're going to have to give up something," Astros general manager Dana Brown said. He's done a good job throughout his entire career, so at the end of the day, you're going to have to give up some players to get good players."

Persons: Dusty Baker, Framber Valdez, Houston, Justin Verlander, Lance McCullers Jr, Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, Cy Young, Baker, Verlander, Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, Gilbert, Clifford, Dana Brown, he's, Cristian Javier, Tanner Bibee, Aaron Civale, jettisoning, Josh Bell, we've, Cam Gallagher, Gallagher Organizations: American League, Houston Astros, Cleveland Guardians, Astros, Guardians, New York Mets, Houston, Detroit Tigers, Mets, MLB Pipeline, of Fame, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Thomson Locations: Houston

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