And thus, two of the best power pitchers of their time joined forces. Scherzer authored two no-hitters in his first season with Washington, and then the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner received that honor in the NL in 2016 and '17. Injuries limited Strasburg throughout their time together,...
Top moment:The Dodgers were out of pitchers and looking to avoid falling behind, three games to one, to the Mets in the 12th inning of NLCS Game 4. Manager Tommy Lasorda called on Hershiser -- who had just pitched seven innings the day before -- to face righty Kevin McReynolds. Hersh...
Over 9K sports fans have voted on the 100+ athletes on Best MLB Pitchers Right Now, Ranked. Current Top 3: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Shohei Ohtani ...
Dig DeeperThe Best Pitchers In Philadelphia Phillies History Also ranks #1onThe Best Mascots in Major League Baseball 4 Baltimore Orioles 24votes Projected WAR:1.4 WAR Top Pitchers:Craig Kimbrel, Yennier Cano, Danny Coulombe The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in ...
Tallest pitchers in MLB historyJohn Keim
Over the past three seasons, Sale has 715 strikeouts and only 504 hits allowed in 609⅓ innings, and for his career, he has an adjusted ERA+ of 135 -- the same as Randy Johnson and Christy Mathewson, two of the best pitchers in history. Sale joins a rotation that includes reigning...
N.Y. After his death at age 88, MLB established theCy Young Awardto honor the best pitcher in baseball. The first honoree was Don Newcombe, who finished with a 27-7 won-loss record for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956. Starting in 1967, the award was given to the best pitchers in the ...
Still, Cole will go down as one of the most consequential pitchers in history regardless. Not just because of what he's done on the field, but also because of how dramatically he elevated the earning potential for aces with his record-setting ...
hardest throwers in the game and had a great slider, but what made him so unhittable was the best changeup in the game's history, thrown with the same arm action as his fastball. And just to make things a little tougher, he'd throw one under your chin every now and then. -- ...
Below, we’ll look at some of the longest home runs hit in MLB history, both documented and rumored. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins outfielder – 504 feet, Coors Field Stanton is the best power hitter in MLB today, there’s no question about it. Both in terms of average home run dis...