Aaron Judge was working out at home in California with his wife, Samantha, on Oct. 20 when he received a call from Jason Zillo, the vice president of communications and media relations for the New York Yankees.

"You got a minute? This is very important," Judge recalled Zillo saying.

"Is there a trade going on?" Judge wondered. "What's going on? Something important?"

Then Zillo told him to sit down and informed Judge he had won Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy.

"It is our highest honor because it represents the combination of on-field excellence and service in our communities," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte broke the postseason hitting streak record in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, recording a hit for the 18th consecutive game.

The 30-year-old Marte unseated Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez and Hank Bauer, a seven-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees. The first four games of Marte's streak came in 2017, and he has hit safely in all 14 of Arizona's games this postseason.

Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, he told USA Today on Wednesday, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper highlighted by a World Series win last season.

"I'm very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this opportunity, and to win a championship,'' Baker, 74, told USA Today in an interview. "I felt like they've been good for me, and I've been good for them.

"What I really appreciate is that Jim has been totally honest and transparent with me on all things.''