Nov 21, 2024 · Thomas Boswell, who for 52 years at the Washington Post as a baseball beat writer and later a columnist became one of the most notable and recognizable names in sports writing, was elected the 2025 winner of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award.

Founded in 1908, the Baseball Writers' Association of America was established to assist journalists covering Major League Baseball for daily newspapers.

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News January 21, 2025 | Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Hall of Fame; December 10, 2024 | Washington Post icon Thomas Boswell wins Career Excellence Award; November 21, 2024 | Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes history by winning MVP unanimously for the third time; November 21, 2024 | Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge wins his 2nd MVP, this one …

News January 21, 2025 | Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Hall of Fame; December 10, 2024 | Washington Post icon Thomas Boswell wins Career Excellence Award; November 21, 2024 | Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani makes history by winning MVP unanimously for the third time; November 21, 2024 | Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge wins his 2nd MVP, this one …

Nov 21, 2024 · For the first time in the 83 years of Baseball Writers’ Association of America balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a player has been elected by a unanimous vote. Mariano Rivera, Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in saves, was named on all 425 ballots cast to…

Two writers from each MLB city are recommended by the local chapter chairman and approved by the national secretary-treasurer to vote for each award. Writers from NL cities vote for NL awards, and writers from AL cities vote for AL awards, making 30 voters for each award.

The BBWAA Career Excellence Award is the most prestigious award for a baseball writer. When the award was created, it was named for J.G. Taylor Spink, the longtime editor and publisher of The Sporting News.

Certification of Election Results — The results of the election shall be certified by a representative of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and an officer of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. The results shall be transmitted to the Commissioner of Baseball.

Jan 21, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki, a veritable hits machine on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was elected Tuesday to the Class of 2025 alongside pitchers CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and tabulated by