The season was saturated with fantastic feats, unforeseen ascents and memorable moments. But which were the best? Now it’s time for you to decide, as voting has opened for MLB.com’s 13th Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards.

The final out of a riveting World Series brought free agency to eligible players and all the speculation that goes with it. But not until after a five-day exclusive negotiation period for players to talk with the clubs they finished the season with can free agents hit the open market.

We have never seen anything quite like Madison Bumgarner on this postseason stage and in this Fall Classic. The Giants claimed their third title in five seasons in a 3-2 Game 7 victory in which Bumgarner cemented his obvious, unanimous claim to the Most Valuable Player Award.

Unwilling to go down without a fight against a dominant Madison Bumgarner, the Royals got exactly what they needed when Alex Gordon reached third base on a two-out single and an error in the ninth inning of Game 7. But as he did throughout the World Series, Bumgarner recovered to thwart the Royals’ last-gasp rally.

#ChampionsTogether has replaced #OctoberTogether as the official Giants hashtag, and that is an apt phrase as the rush has begun to find the same stuff that MVP Madison Bumgarner, Pablo Sandoval and the rest of the team were wearing after winning their third Fall Classic in the last five seasons.

The Giants cast aside all comers, all opponents, from perennial contenders to feel-good stories. They overcame injuries. They became the first team ever to survive four rounds of postseason play. And now they stand alone as World Series champions for the third time in five seasons by topping the Royals, 3-2, in Game 7 on Wednesday night in Kansas City.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy came out on the winning end of a replay challenge in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night. The Royals’ Eric Hosmer dove headfirst into first base trying to break up a double play in the third inning, and he was ruled safe by umpire Eric Cooper. But after a two-minute, 57-second review, the call was overturned and Hosmer was ruled out.

During this postseason, the Royals have become America’s Cinderella team. It’s difficult to root against the Royals when they haven’t been to a World Series in 29 years, and they have only one championship in franchise history.

The Royals, perhaps attempting to recapture some of that Game 7 magic, contacted Brett Saberhagen in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s Game 6 and asked him to throw out the ceremonial pitch for Wednesday night’s finale. Saberhagen said yes without hesitation.

After watching 2,430 regular-season games plus All-Star Week and a postseason culminating in a World Series Game 7, four MLB Fan Cave Dwellers were each presented with $5,000 and a thanks from Major League Baseball in a pregame field ceremony on Wednesday night before the Giants and Royals met at Kauffman Stadium.

James Cisneros works off-duty security for the Royals and was stationed in the bullpen during Games 1 and 2. He assumed that his assignment would be the same for Game 7, but on Tuesday afternoon, he got the call telling him that he would have the honor of sitting in the Buck O’Neil Legacy Seat instead.

There’s nothing like a first World Series appearance in 29 years to bring players from the championship team of 1985 back to Kauffman Stadium.

Joe Maddon is on the verge of becoming the Cubs’ next manager, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, who earlier reported a deal was done. Maddon’s agent and two Cubs sources say they do not have a deal.

In transactions that were expected to happen this offseason, MLB.com learned Wednesday that the Reds exercised the $10 million 2015 club option for ace starting pitcher Johnny Cueto and declined options for outfielder Ryan Ludwick and infielder Jack Hannahan.

Red Sox chairman Tom Werner will be presented with the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Award for his work with the club’s Home Base Program.

Every member of the Phillies coaching staff will return in 2015.

For Giants right-hander Hunter Strickland, 2014 has been a tale of two Major League seasons. One part of his season has been a dream. The other part has been more a nightmare.