Shohei Ohtani was that player for the Dodgers in 2024. After stealing no more than 26 bases in any of his first six MLB seasons, he nabbed his 40th base in the fourth inning against the Rays on Aug. 23. He had to wait only five more innings to join the 40-40 club as his mileston...
This weekend, we wrote about Julio Franco, who, along with Jamie Moyer, will be known forever as the greatest of all old-guy players. If you’re in your mid-40s, or even your late-40s, those guys will forever give you hope. But every team has had a 40-so
as he belted 41 homers and stole 37 bases in just his second MLB season at the age of 21 back in 2019. The pandemic-shortened '20 season and a torn ACL in his right knee in '21 effectively robbed him of the next three seasons. ...
Unfortunately for the Cincinnati Bengals, it didn’t result in NFL success. After drafting the 5-foot-11 receiver with the No. 9 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, picked ahead ofPatrick Mahomes,Deshaun Watson, T.J. Watt and two rounds before Cooper Kupp, Ross lasted just four seasons in Cin...
After a couple of solid seasons at Barnsley, Morris arrived at Luton and immediately led their push for promotion. He netted 20 goals in the 2022/23 season as the Hatters won the playoffs. Only Chuba Akpom and Viktor Gyokeres outscored him, earning that pair moves to Ajax and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Luis Severino avoided an arbitration hearing with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to a $40 million, four-year contract. Severino's deal includes a team option for 2023 that could make the agreement worth $52.25 million for five seasons. If the option i...
164 Lefthander Joe Jacques will start for the Red Sox.Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press The Red Sox kept rolling along Tuesday night, blanking the Athletics in their series opener Monday night at Oakland,7-0. They improved to 11-2 since June 30, the best record in MLB in that span, and ar...
The venerable Selanne remains a strong offensive threat with a respectable season and more than 1,450 points in his 21 NHL seasons. He’s already announced this one is his last. One month earlier at a stop in Denver to face the Avalanche, he showed he’s still a slippery player who th...
Advertisement This is the fourth year in which Bonds has reached the 30-30 mark. That includes 1990, when he stole 52 bases and hit 33 homers and was named most valuable player. Bonds’ father, Bobby, a coach with the Giants, had five 30-30 seasons--the most in the majors. He nearl...
However, he maintains that ‘the initial spate of free agency after the 1976 and 1977 seasons was exceptional’ (Rob Mains, ‘Flu-Like Symptoms: Change Agents (1980–1990)’, Baseball Prospectus, February 13, 2019.). 28 According to Baseball Reference, total attendance numbers in MLB ...