Top prospects like the Tigers' Jackson Jobe made heads turn throwing a 101.8 mph fastball and superstars like funnyman Will Ferrell showed up to spring training this year. Thirty MLB franchises are scheduled to play Opening Day on Thursday, March 28, 2024. That gives teams just a few days ...
In the MLB, it takes less than a half second for a fastball to travel from the pitcher’s hand at their release point to home plate. That is all the time you have to react to the pitch. The average person’s reaction time is around 0.75 seconds. This means you must start your swin...
Maybe you can’t. Maybe, in that situation, you just have to rely on feel. And currently, the feeling is this: If the Mariners don’t make the playoffs, the die-hards will be clamoring for changes with a fervor we haven’t seen ...
CHICAGO -- Left-handed pitcher Noah Schultz and shortstop Colson Montgomery are the top two prospects in the White Sox system, according to MLB Pipeline’s in-season re-rank announced on Tuesday. Back at the start of the 2024 season, it was Montgomery at No. 1 and Schultz at No. 2, ...
“I would much rather face Gossage than Murray, any day of the week,” Brett said. “Murray had a really good sinker -- I’m not gonna hit that out. But, you know what? There were two outs in the ninth inning.” With the count 0-1, Brett smashed a high fastball from Gossage ...
Note the phrase “out-of-market,” though. MLB.TV is not a true cord-cutting resource. It was really designed as way for transplants—a Red Sox fan living in Seattle, for example—to watch their former home teams. Local broadcasts remain subject to blackout rules, so you won’t be ...
"There were stints where he'd talk to me in between innings, saying 'Let's do X,Y, and Z, and I'm sitting there looking at him," said Huff, who understands the desire to overanalyze as a catcher. "If you're throwing a fastball by guys, why would you throw a curvebal...
Interested teams piled in for Barriera's final two starts, and reports were positive, as they had been all spring. He has four pitches headlined by a fastball that's into the high 90s, plus a slider, curveball and changeup that all flash above average-to-plus potential along with...
During the first half of each inning, the visiting team bats and attempts to score points, called runs, while the home team players take their respective defensive positions in the field. The defense's goal is to get the offensive team's players "out" in a variety of ways. After thr...
During the first half of each inning, the visiting team bats and attempts to score points, called runs, while the home team players take their respective defensive positions in the field. The defense's goal is to get the offensive team's players "out" in a variety of ways. After thr...