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Mike Axisa

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White Sox to honor 2005 World Series ace Mark Buehrle with statue at Rate Field

The statue will be unveiled on July 11

MLB rumors: Cubs pursuing Ryan Pressly, Blue Jays eyeing Pete Alonso, Dodgers still want Clayton Kershaw

Here are your hot stove rumors for Thursday, Jan. 23

Why Anthony Santander's complicated Blue Jays contract could make it easier for Toronto to keep adding talent

The Blue Jays are reportedly in talks with Pete Alonso, among others

Ichiro Suzuki just wants to 'have a good chat' with writer who didn't vote for him for Baseball Hall of Fame

Suzuki was elected to Cooperstown with 99.7% of the vote

Yankees legend Mariano Rivera, wife deny covering up child sexual assault at multiple church events

A lawsuit alleges that the Riveras 'isolated and intimidated' Jane Doe into silence

Batting Around: Which team will sign Pete Alonso? What will ex-Mets slugger's contract look like?

Despite gaudy home run numbers, Alonso has sat on the market all winter

CC Sabathia will be remembered as a Hall of Famer -- and a great teammate: 'He always put team over self'

The former Yankees lefty was elected as a first-ballot Hall of Famer on Tuesday

Blue Jays land Anthony Santander on five-year contract worth more than $90 million

The Jays had missed out on a handful of targets this winter before signing Santander

MLB rumors: Blue Jays showing interest in Max Scherzer, market heating up for All-Star reliever

Here's the latest from baseball's hot stove

Batting Around: Are the Dodgers, after another huge offseason, bad for baseball?

The reigning World Series champs have had another big winter

MLB rumors: Rangers still shopping for bullpen help, Ryan Helsley talks Cardinals future and more

Here are your hot stove rumors for Sunday, Jan. 19

How the Blue Jays can salvage their offseason after missing out on Roki Sasaki: Four moves they can still make

Toronto has become known more for whiffing than landing its targets, but the winter isn't over yet

What's next for Dodgers after Roki Sasaki signing? Focus shifts to bringing back mainstays, possible trades

The World Series champs have an absurdly deep rotation... and it doesn't currently include Clayton Kershaw

Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers: Japanese ace agrees to deal with World Series champs

The 23-year-old pitching phenom will reportedly get a $6.5 million signing bonus

Baseball Hall of Fame: CBS Sports voters discuss where they land on PEDs, Félix Hernández and more

Matt Snyder and Mike Axisa are both first-time Hall of Fame voters

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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