This combination of power and speed is so rare that throughout AL/NL history, the club is home to only these six members. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers, 2024 Ohtani's dramatic 40th dinger of the season was his first walk-off home run in the Majors --and it was a grand slam to boot. He ...
As you can see from the table above, former Athletics slugger Jose Canseco founded the 40-40 club back in 1988. Until Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. achieved the feat during his National League MVP-winning campaign in 2023, it had been 17 years since a player had produced 40 home ru...
doing so with a walk-off grand slam -- the first walk-off homer of his career, no less -- against the Rays. Ohtani reached the 40-40 mark in his 126th game of the season, 21 games faster than any of the other five members in the club. But Ohtani was far from done, as he we...
entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881 then known as the Brown Stockings and established them as charter members of the American Association the following season. Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892, and were also called the Browns...
The Tigers had recently recalled Montero to make a couple of spot starts, thus giving the other members of their rotation a breather. Brenan Hanifee had been optioned out, leaving the club with a slightly shorter bullpen for a few days. (Hanifee was later recalled when Beau Brieske landed...
The club also has a $15MM option onLiam Hendriks, though with a $15MM buyout. The only difference is that triggering the buyout would allow them to spread the payment out over 10 years instead of just in 2024. He’s been floated as a trade candidate this summer but he’s currently ...
Valente Bellozo is also on the 40-man and is sitting on a 1.59 ERA in Triple-A. By the time Weathers and Pérez get back into the mix, the club will want to open spots for them. Alcantara isn’t going anywhere. He’s out to a rough start, with a 6.56 ERA through five outings...
One (realistic) bold prediction:The Brewers lead the NL in home runs. Hey, they were second a year ago (albeit 34 behind the Braves). William Contreras joins Rowdy Tellez and Willy Adames in the 30-homer club. Less bold: Burnes takes home his second...
With the Twins looking to trim some of its 2023 payroll, Derek Falvey and his staff will need to nail their offseason signings, likely all value plays, to keep the club in the mix. That starts with accounting for the departures of Gray and Maeda. 11. Baltimore ...
season. That could be preferable for the Cubs in the event they do pursue pitching help given that Steele is expected to pitch most of the 2026 season and each ofShota Imanaga,Matthew Boyd, andJameson Taillonare already under contract for next year, while the club holds an option on Rea....