Let's get this out of the way: Yes, there are only six weeks left in the 2016 MLB season. Kind of snuck up on you, didn't it?

That means, among other things, we can get serious about the various awards races.

A lot will be decided in the final month-and-a-half. Hot streaks, cold spells and injuries will inevitably shift the picture. And some races—like the American League Cy Young Award—are impossibly wide open.

The New York Yankees lost Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, 7-5, but not before rookie catcher Gary Sanchez made history.

Earlier this year, Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry were the subjects of an ESPN 30 for 30 that portrayed their downfall from burgeoning superstars to troubled drug addicts. According to the now-clean Strawberry, Gooden's most recent relapse leaves his life in danger.

There's little more than a month remaining in the 2016 MLB season, and there is still a lot to be figured out before the postseason begins.

For the second consecutive week, the top five spots in these rankings went to the same five teams, as the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians continue to represent the cream of the crop.

Here come the champs.

Make it eight straight for the Kansas City Royals, who beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Sunday to continue their winning ways and creep closer in the American League wild-card scramble.

One of the great baseball scenes ever put to film comes courtesy of the Leslie Nielsen classic The Naked Gun, with Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." providing the background music.

Apparently, Josh Reddick isn't in agreement with that sentiment, as the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and soon-to-be free agent is one of the headliners on this week's All-Dud team.

Just when the Los Angeles Dodgers have finally caught up with the San Francisco Giants, their starting pitching has gone and quit on them.

Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill, that's your cue to come back and fix everything.

It didn't take long for Carlos Gomez to find a new home. 

Alex Rodriguez left a monumental milestone on the table when he and the New York Yankees agreed to part ways.

The polarizing star ended his Yankees tenure with 696 career home runs. While he wasn't going to pass Babe Ruth for third on the all-time leaderboard in 2016, he could have joined the Bambino, Henry Aaron and Barry Bonds in the exclusive 700 club.

Whether by coincidence or design, the Yankees pulled the plug before that could happen.

The Washington Nationals lead the NL East largely because second baseman Daniel Murphy is having an MVP-caliber year.

It’s overshadowed the contributions of Jayson Werth, who extend his on-base streak to 46 games on Thursday, as valuable a streak as it is impressive.

But Werth wasn’t the only player this week to hit a major milestone. Who were the others?

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