Shohei Ohtani, the first two-way player in the major leagues since Babe Ruth, wins the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award November 12, 2018 51
August 2018: The NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopt a series of changes in response to the Commission on College Basketball recommendations. Changes include adding independent members to the Board of Governors, providing college basketball players more flexibility to decide their futures, making the investigations and infractions process more efficient, and setting stronger penalties for those who break the rules. August 1, 2018 44
Jan. 20, 2018: The Division II membership approves allowing schools from Mexico to apply for membership. January 20, 2018 38