New York writers honor Price with Babe Ruth Award
David Price has won the Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP in voting by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
After pitching the Boston Red Sox to their latest World Series title, Price will be honored along with other award winners at the chapter's 96th annual dinner Jan. 26 in Manhattan.
Mets ace Jacob deGrom was selected New York player of the year, and teammate David Wright took the Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Town award. Former general manager Sandy Alderson, who stepped down last summer after his cancer returned, was saluted with the Arthur and Milton Richman You Gotta Have Heart award.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman will receive the Joan Payson/Shannon Forde award for community service. Longtime broadcaster Ken Singleton was tabbed for the Casey Stengel You Could Look It Up award, 40 years after he finished runner-up for AL MVP.
Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo was an overwhelming choice for the Ben Epstein/Dan Castellano Good Guy award. Media relations dean Jay Horwitz got the William J. Slocum and Jack Lang Award for Long and Meritorious Service as he transitions to a new role as vice president of alumni public relations and team historian.
The Willie, Mickey & The Duke award will go to the 1969 Miracle Mets on the 50th anniversary of their championship season.
Rangers hire Dodgers coach: Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Saturday, six weeks after Jeff Banister was fired. He received a three-year contract with a club option for 2022. He will be introduced at a news conference Monday. Woodward inherits a team that went 67-95 and finished last in the AL West. Texas had its first consecutive losing seasons since 2005-08.
Nats sign Rosenthal: The Washington Nationals have signed former St. Louis Cardinals reliever Trevor Rosenthal to a one-year contract with a conditional option for 2020. General manager Mike Rizzo announced the deal Saturday. The contract guarantees Rosenthal $7 million, and he can earn an additional $8 million in performance bonuses. Rosenthal hasn't pitched since 2017 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The 28-year-old right-hander has 121 career saves in the majors, all with St. Louis.