A look back at the last year in baseball.
Well, friends, it’s December 31st and we have made it through another year. We have plenty of positive things to look back on for 2025, and perhaps some less pleasant (let’s not talk about the postseason). While it’s fun to reflect on the year that was (and we’ll get into that below), it’s also a great time to look ahead to the new year. We’re getting close to baseball’s return, having officially passed the halfway mark between the end of the World Series and the beginning of Spring Training, so that’s something to get excited about. We can also start to gauge how our team is shaping up and whether it seems like they will likely try to compete in the new year.
News has been a little slow over the holidays, but we’ve got some year-in-review content and fun stuff to keep you occupied on the last day of the year.
- Jay Jaffe gives us his 2026 Hall of Fame ballot.
- Sonja Chen shares some of the best Dodgers debuts of all time.
- ESPN shares their favorite games of 2025.
- The Athletic staff share their favorite baseball memories of 2025. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Happy birthday to one of baseball’s greats.
- Sarah Langs gives us 25 reasons baseball was the best in 2025.
- Ben Weinrib tries to predict the top prospect debuts of 2026.
- The DBacks GM is confident we’ll see a resolution to all the Ketel Marte chatter very soon. (ESPN)
- Joe Kelly has announced his retirement.
- Brian Murphy reports that two highly sought-after Japanese stars are making the rounds in Los Angeles.
- Will Lietch looks at 10 players who could define the 2026 season.
- The Angels have added Kirby Yates to their bullpen for the new season. Story by Fabian Ardaya. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Identical twins drafted in the same year! How cool!
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
Category: General Sports
