In a banner year for first-year players, the competition is going to be hot and heavy all summer to see who takes home the hardware -- and our latest Rookie of the Year poll reflects that, with extremely close races in both leagues.
The Giants usually have a young fan signal the start of the game with a hearty, "Play ball!" But last night, that honor went to 31-year-old Osiel Mendoza, who is battling ALS.
Javier Sanoja's stolen base in the World Baseball Final led to Venezuela's winning run against Team USA. Only two people knew it was coming, and the manager wasn't one of them. “I didn’t have the green light for that,” Sanoja said.
