Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

How Yankees catcher Austin Wells went from platoon player to Rookie of the Year contender

The former first-round draft pick has found himself a starting job thanks to his bat and his improved defense

Shohei Ohtani inches closer to MLB's first 50-50 season as Dodgers star hits 47th homer, steals 48th base

Ohtani has 16 games left to make history

Batting Around: Which Jackson are you building a team around? Chourio, Holliday, Merrill all have huge upside

The influx of young Jacksons to MLB has provided plenty of jokes, but also plenty of talent

Five most intriguing MLB player options: Predicting if Cody Bellinger, Gerrit Cole, more will hit free agency

Several of the Boras Four, plus a few of the game's biggest pitchers, face a huge decision this winter

MLB trends: Justin Verlander's playoffs question mark, Miguel Amaya's tweak and where James Wood can grow

There are less than three weeks to go in the 2024 regular season

Manny Machado becomes Padres home run leader: Slugger passes Nate Colbert's franchise record with 164th homer

Machado made franchise history on Tuesday night

Yankees finally call up Jasson Domínguez: It's better late than never with the AL East title within reach

With Domínguez in the majors, the Yankees are finally fielding their best roster

Jeff McNeil injury: Mets lose hot-hitting second baseman for rest of 2024 regular season with broken wrist

McNeil suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch Friday

Shohei Ohtani slugs his 45th home run of the season as Dodgers star seems poised to become first to 50-50

Ohtani's home-run and stolen-base totals already have him in rarified air

Teoscar Hernández injury update: Dodgers outfielder avoids IL after getting hit by pitch

Hernández took a Matthew Boyd slider to his foot/ankle area during Friday night's game

Astros manager ejected after missed call on Alex Bregman fails to get overturned by MLB replay review

Here's why the confusing call was not overturned by MLB's replay center

Yankees play-by-play announcer John Sterling to come out of retirement to call playoff games, per report

Sterling retired abruptly in April

Alex Bregman free agency: Why Matt Chapman's contract extension could mean a bigger payday for Astros star

Chapman's new deal reset the market -- and freed it up -- for Bregman

Yankees manager Aaron Boone defends Alex Verdugo after outfielder fails to run out ground ball: 'He's beat up'

Boone benched Gleyber Torres earlier in the year for jogging on what he thought was a home run

Yoshinobu Yamamoto injury update: Dodgers pitcher to start Tuesday after missing almost three months

Yamamoto has been on the IL since mid-June with a rotator cuff strain

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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