Bob Melvin joins select company by winning Manager of the Year for the 3rd time  —  Bob Melvin is the eighth manager to win the Manager of the Year award three or more times.  He won in the AL with the Athletics in 2012 and in the NL with the Diamondbacks in 2007.

Oakland's Bob Melvin, Atlanta's Brian Snitker voted MLB's top managers … Oakland's Bob Melvin was voted Manager of the Year for the third time, winning the American League honor Tuesday after leading the Athletics to the playoffs despite the lowest opening-day payroll in the major leagues.

Who Will Win Manager of the Year in the American League and National League?  —  Major League Baseball will announce the American League and National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday at 6 p.m. For the AL, the nominees are  —  Red Sox manager Alex Cora, A's manager Bob Melvin and Rays manager Kevin Cash.

Mets need to make Jacob deGrom an offer he can't refuse  —  Whether or not he wins the Cy Young Wednesday, the price on Jacob deGrom is going to skyrocket this winter.  The right-hander is due a very big raise if the Mets hope to avoid arbitration heading into 2019 just based on the fact he was the only highlight the Mets had in 2018.

What a contract extension for Phillies ace Aaron Nola might look like  —  Aaron Nola won't win the Cy Young Award on Wednesday night.  There's no shame in that, though.  Not when the leading candidate had the sixth-lowest ERA among all starting pitchers in the last 50 years.

Japan beats MLB All-Stars 6-5 to clinch exhibition series  —  NAGOYA, Japan — Takayuki Kai drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lead Japan over the MLB All-Stars 6-5 Wednesday and give the hosts a 4-1 lead in their six-game exhibition series.  —  Kai's double to left off Dan …