How Ohtani is raising his game ... again
Coming into 2024, it wasn't hard to imagine that Shohei Ohtani, unburdened from the responsibility of having to pitch and with the advantage of having a better team around him, would find a way to elevate his offensive game.
As usual, though, the superstar slugger has managed to obliterate even...
Shohei Ohtani
These homers wouldn’t have happened anywhere else
To be or not to be a home run? That’s often the question, and there’s nothing like the anticipation of seeing whether a fly ball or line drive will end up clearing the fence. With dimensions, playing conditions, wall heights and more varying at each Major League stadium, a home...
Given a fresh start, former ace is pitching like a frontline starter again
When Jack Flaherty struck out an AL-record seven straight batters to begin the game against the Cardinals on April 30 and struck out a career-high 14 hitters against his former team, we got a glimpse at the old version of Flaherty.
Flaherty burst onto the scene with the Cardinals in...
Jack Flaherty
On foot and with the bat, Acuña's speed leads Braves
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Ronald Acuna Jr.
Breaking down the Rays' bat-tracking leaders
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The post-hype prospect enjoying a long-awaited breakout
The top end of the Angels roster looks a bit different than it has in recent years.
Shohei Ohtani (now with the Dodgers) and Mike Trout (currently on the injured list after undergoing knee surgery) were the clear stars on the roster for so long, and a void exists without...
Jo Adell
Skenes' red-hot radar readings highlight wild week of stats
Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (May 10-16).
Welcome to The Show: Paul Skenes made his MLB debut on Saturday with his velocity on display. His first MLB batter was a 100.9 mph strikeout, tying Gerrit Cole in the 2013 NLDS Game...
3 takeaways about Skenes' stuff from his debut
If Paul Skenes' big league debut last weekend was any indication -- the seven strikeouts in four innings, the triple-digit heat, the wipeout secondary pitches -- there are some dominant games in the tank for baseball's top pitching prospect.
The Pirates' 21-year-old right-hander makes start No. 2 on Friday at...
Paul Skenes
This Cub has some of MLB’s best bat speed
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Christopher Morel
The most extreme bullpen rebound of 2024
The A’s bullpen had no margin for error. But that turned out to be just fine.
On April 28 at Camden Yards, Oakland starter Paul Blackburn departed after allowing six runs in four innings. With the A’s down 6-4 to the high-powered Orioles, it was up to Oakland’s relief corps...
Mason Miller
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