Derek Jeter has been selected Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year, becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to win the award. (Nov. 30)
Bob Sheppard has no intentions of returning to his longtime job as the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium, MLB.com reported Thursday. (Nov. 27)
St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols is a unanimous winner in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and collects his second straight and third overall NL MVP award. (Nov. 24)
Twins catcher Joe Mauer missed the first month of the season due to injury but bounced back to post an MVP campaign. He was a runaway winner in balloting for the AL award. (Nov. 23)
After leading a near-miraculous turnaround, Colorado's Jim Tracy easily outdistances Tony La Russa of the Cardinals in balloting for NL manager of the year. (Nov. 18)