10:40 AM ET The Hall of Fame announced its 10-person Modern Era Ballot — nine players and former labor chief Marvin Miller — with the results to be announced at the start of baseball’s winter meetings. Let’s get this out of the way: Stop with the comparisons to Harold Baines. For now, Baines is an

5:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” On the day after the World Series, an agent for a prominent free agent this winter expressed shock at how busy his day had been. In the past two seasons, free agency

8:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, Houston third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien are finalists for the AL MVP award. Trout is seeking his third MVP after winning in 2014 and ’16. He finished second in 2012, ’13, ’15 and ’18. Washington third baseman

4:08 PM ET New York Yankees greats Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly and Tommy John are among a 10-man ballot of candidates who will be eligible for selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year though the Modern Baseball Era committee. Munson is on the committee’s ballot for the first time, as are Dwight Evans

10:07 PM ET MLB’s reward season kicked off Sunday night with the announcement of the Gold Glove awards. (Finalists for the other major awards will be announced Monday, with Rookies of the Year winners named Nov. 11, followed by Managers of the Year Nov. 12, Cy Young winners Nov. 13 and MVPs Nov. 14.) Here

8:02 PM ET Nolan Arenado extended his streak of winning a Rawlings Gold Glove in every season of his career on Sunday, when the Colorado Rockies star captured the award for National League third basemen for the seventh consecutive year. Arenado has won the award each year since he debuted in 2013. With this year’s

10:32 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals have declined their half of Alex Gordon‘s $23 million mutual option for 2020, allowing the outfielder to become a free agent. Gordon had exercised his part of the option but was allowed to go free Saturday. He will receive a $4 million buyout, completing

2:26 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Jake Arrieta is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, exercising a $20 million player option for 2020 on Saturday. A 33-year-old right-hander, Arrieta was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this year. He did not pitch after Aug. 11 because of surgery to remove a bone spur

10:22 PM ET World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is opting out of his contract with the Washington Nationals, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Strasburg had four years and $100 million left on a deal he signed in 2016. He faced a Saturday deadline to opt out. The 31-year-old enters free agency