But they are adept at situational hitting -- with the best batting average in MLB with runners in scoring position -- and at taking the extra bag on the basepaths. They also limit strikeouts. The postseason typically rewards raw power, but the new rules environment heightens the impact of...
_Callis_: He was a guy a lot of teams thought was the best high school lefty in the 2021 Draft, but he wanted to go to Wake Forest. [He was an] All-American last year as Wake finished third at the College World Series. ... He has a plus slider, average fastball, average change...
While most of Graham's statistical records have been surpassed in the modern era, he still holds the NFL record for career average yards gained per pass attempt, with 8.98. He also holds the record for the highest career winning percentage for an NFL starting quarterback, at 0.826. Lon...
One of the best MLB stadiums when it opened in the 1990s, Progressive Field has fallen far behind the times in the two decades since. It’s also one of the smallest MLB stadiums, but in many ways, it also provides a more intimate setting in the lower bowl. We like seeing the view o...
MLB PLAYER PROPS FOR DODGERS VS YANKEES Will Smith has been the unluckiest man in this series, hitting just .100 despite posting a .319 Expected Batting Average and .645 Expected Slugging Percentage. Now, he'll step into a matchup with a guy who's been allowing plenty of fly balls an...
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Jack Flaherty has really struggled down the stretch after finding his level again earlier this year in Detroit, yielding a .271 Expected Batting Average over the last month of the year with a depressed 24.3% strikeout rate and brutal 10.3% walk rate....
where Betts has said he loves to play. He had a 1.039 OPS in 14 games at shortstop last season — his best OPS mark among the three positions he played — while setting a career-high in average exit velocity and the second-highest hard-hit rate of his career in his age-30 season. ...
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The Mets will start Sean Manaea. Manaea has a 3.47 ERA this season, but he has a 12.27 ERA vs. the Brewers in 2024. In his single game vs. New York -- which was just last week on September 27 -- he allowed opposing hitters a .368 batting average with seven hits and five earned...
Josh Gibson never got the opportunity he earned to play in the major leagues, but he is still one of the best baseball players of all time. In his career, Gibson posted a batting average that rivaled the best hitters in MLB history (Ty Cobb, .366) and many of his peers believed he...