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Mike Axisa

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Padres' Mason Miller, Blue Jays' Louis Varland named MLB Relievers of the Year in first-ever BBWAA award

Miller lapped the field in strikeouts, while Varland led qualified relievers in ERA in their dominant 2026 seasons

2026 MLB Manager of the Year: White Sox's Will Venable, Brewers' Pat Murphy win BBWAA awards

Venable led Chicago to a record-setting year-to-year turnaround, while Murphy's Brewers had the league's best record

MLB rumors: Mets to meet with Tarik Skubal, Rangers' Corey Seager plan, plus Blue Jays, Cubs, Red Sox, more

Here are your hot stove rumors as the GM meetings open on Tuesday, Nov. 10

Bob Boone, All-Star catcher, 1980 World Series champion and father of Yankees manager, dies at 78

Boone is the middle member of MLB's first three-generation family, as his father and two of his sons played in the majors

Predicting 2027 MLB Rookie of the Year candidates: Josue De Paula, Kade Anderson, Jesús Made and more

Who will follow in Kevin McGonigle and Sal Stewart's footsteps?

MLB free agency: Six international players to know for the 2026-27 offseason

There's no Shohei Ohtani- or Yoshinobu Yamamato-level player this winter, but there's still plenty of overseas talent available

Five under-the-radar MLB free agents who could make a big impact next season

Although this isn't a great free agent class, there are dozens of quality players available. You just have to know where to look

MLB free agency: Predicting landing spots for top players, including Jazz Chisholm Jr., Freddy Peralta, more

With free agency officially now open, your CBS Sports experts take a look at which teams make the most sense

MLB offseason bold predictions: Tarik Skubal breaks records, World Series champ gets a deal, a FA frenzy, more

With the offseason underway, Mike Axisa pulls out his crystal ball and predicts how the winter will go

MLB proposes delaying salary cap in new negotiations as Dec. 1 CBA expiration inches nearer

In the league's new proposal, the salary cap would not be instituted until the 2028 season to give teams time to prepare

MLB rumors: How Yankees could make a Tarik Skubal deal work, plus Mets' priority and a Rangers pivot

With free agency officially underway, here's the latest from the offseason hot stove

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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