In the National League list of one-hit wonders, I wrote about Jim Konstanty, the 33-year-old relief pitcher for the Phillies who won the MVP award in 1950. Versalles is in some fashion the American League version of Konstanty, probably the least accomplished player to win an AL MVP. ...
Part three of Judge's dominance against the Orioles on this list is a blast that no one in Yankee Stadium that day is likely to forget. Struck with both elite exit velocity and an ideal 28-degree launch angle, Judge's rocket sailed over the left-center concourse at Yankee Stadium for a...
and I’ve always been obsessed with the no no-hitters streak. I started keeping a count, and then I started adding all the pitchers that had one-hitters, pitchers that threw a no-hitter after leaving the Mets or before coming to the Mets. I sort of got obsessed with it. ...
"You can't hit what you can't see." It's hard to say there is a consensus about who should own the title of "best pitcher ever." However, it would be impossible to have that discussion without the "Big Train" at the center of it. Estimates of how hard Johnson threw are all ove...
Team Needs In spite of the long free agent list, the Rangers still have a fine 26-man roster under control. The bullpen will be a priority; they’ll definitely add at least one reliable righty and lefty to join Leclerc and company. They could make an effort to retain Montgomery, but if...
Bo Naylor was hyped as one of the best pure hitters in the 2018 draft class when the Cleveland Guardians selected him No. 29 overall, and while it took some time for the pieces to fall into place in the minors, he now looks like a potential star on the rise. ...
Chapman is the next-best option, and he batted .205/.307/.357 in the second half of the season. Could I interest you in Jeimer Candelario or Lourdes Gurriel Jr.? Nimmo didn’t even crack the top five among hitters last year; he’d be number two on the list this year after ...
t likely to be in the Opening Day rotation mix after missing the 2024 season due to shoulder surgery performed last offseason. That length list of arms is a testament to the organization’s depth and also a good reminder that whoever opens the season as the No. 5 starter is hardly a ...
Well, that's about it. Good luck, and if any Indian known for his glove should be in the Hall of Fame, it's Kenny Lofton, not Omar Vizquel. Classic: Type in answers that appear in a list 5m, 55 Questions Last Updated: Dec 26, 2020 ...
"What are the names on the list?" Williams was asked. "Those are the guys I have to get," Williams said. "Why do you keep them in your cap?" Williams was asked. "So I don't forget any of them," Williams said.This is how the Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves dealt with the...