Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre both had seasons that were worthy of Most Valuable Player consideration. They just weren’t as good as the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera.

It’s not the nuts and bolts of the trade that have prompted Commissioner Bud Selig to take a second look. The problem with the trade is timing and history. South Florida baseball fans have been thorugh this before.

The Cubs added a veteran backup catcher on Friday, signing free agent Dioner Navarro to a one-year, $1.75 million contract that could pay him an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses.

The Cardinals’ Mike O’Neill has hit well this fall, but he and others were nominated for the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award for another reason.

After all the debate, all the rhetoric, all the statistical and historical analysis, the result is the same: The AL Most Valuable Player Award is staying in Detroit.

Not long after a lucrative eight-year television contract was approved, Commissioner Bud Selig addressed various topics — including his continued interest in the expansion of instant replay — at the conclusion of the Owners Meetings on Thursday.

Commissioner Bud Selig will review the pending trade that would send several of the Marlins top players to the Blue Jays for a package of prospects, he said Thursday at the conclusion of the quarterly Owners Meetings at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare.

Yadier Molina, already the most decorated Cardinals player this awards season, fell short of earning National League Most Valuable Player honors following a career season. With the first Top 5 MVP finish of his career, Molina placed fourth in the voting, behind San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, who won the honor.

Buster Posey’s triumph in the voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, as conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, probably caused little surprise Thursday.

As Mike Trout captivated the nation with his energy, talent and youth, Tim Salmon had a front-row seat, as an analyst for the Angels’ local television affiliate.

MLB has donated $10,000 to the Mozel Sanders Foundation, which will provide Thanksgiving meals to about about 5,000 homeless people and families in Compton, Calif.

Although he didn’t receive a vote in the balloting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday, left-hander Scott Diamond was still a pleasant surprise and a solid rookie for the Twins in 2012.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi expects the challenge of repeating as American League East champions to grow even tougher next season, with the Blue Jays and Marlins poised to complete this week’s mega-trade.

At some spots — such as first base and corner outfield — the Red Sox have clear vacancies. But at shortstop, there is a dilemma. Is Jose Iglesias — once touted as the team’s shortstop of the future — ready to hold down that spot in 2013?

New improvements at Safeco Field for 2013 will include installation of the largest video-screen scoreboard in Major League Baseball.

Andrew McCutchen finished third in NL MVP voting, behind winner Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants and runner-up Ryan Braun — the 2011 winner — of the Milwaukee Brewers.

After finishing second in National League MVP balloting on Thursday, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun said the Baseball Writers’ Association of America got it right. Braun, the 2011 winner, was a distant second this time.