He set an AL record with 62 home runs. He was the obvious choice here for the No. 1 favorite. Judge slugged .613 last season but had anexpected slugging percentageof .712. That means he should have had an even higher slug based on the quality of contact he made. That’s a home ru...
For the third year in a row, a storied franchise has a new single-season home run leader. On Sept. 19, first-year Dodger Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th, 50th and 51st home runs of the year against the Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami to tie and then immedi
Run Leaders 134 Ohtani 128 Soto 125 Witt OBP Leaders .458 Judge .419 Soto .396 Guerrero SLG Leaders .701 Judge .646 Ohtani .588 Witt SB Leaders 67 De La Cruz 59 Ohtani 50 Turang MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders Win Leaders 18 Skubal 18 Sale 16 Wheeler Strikeout...
A big-framed right-hander, Hess struggled with command and finished the 2024 season with a 5.80 ERA at Alabama -- though he posted a 3.22 ERA in seven 2023 starts. He is Alabama's all-time leader in K/9 ratio with 13.3 for his career, including a 14.0 rate this...
(No. 30/Coastal Carolina) who showed his catching abilities during the Cape Cod League playoffs after an All-Star regular season at first base. Ethan Anderson (No. 33/Virginia) and Kevin Bazzell (No. 34/Texas Tech) are two additional catchers who rank within the top 35 overall. Both...
Everyone is a home run king in today's game.Eugenio Suarez, a good player but no Hall of Famer, hit 49 home runs last season. Rather than crowning someone based on something everyone can do, I would anoint someone likeWillians Astudilloand makeNick Madrigalthe prince-in-waiting. ...
RHP Kenley Jansen, baseball’s active leader with 420 saves and 817 appearances, turns 37 on Sept. 30, the day after the regular season ends. His 15th MLB season will wrap up a $32 million, two-year deal with Boston. ... Three-time Cy Young winners Justin Verlander (Astros) and Max...
Padres (82-6442-29Away) 7 11 0 Mariners (73-7241-29Home) 3 10 0 Machado becomes Padres career home run leader, Tatis goes deep as San Diego tops Seattle 7-3 — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer to become San Diego’s career home runs leader, ... WIN Y. Darvish #11 (5-3, ...
Although he went on to break Roger Maris’ single-season home run record as a member of the Cardinals in 1998, McGwire spent 12 seasons with the A’s before joining St. Louis in a trade during the ’97 season. The 10th-overall Draft pick in 1984, McGwire didn’t take long to establi...
Although fans have been treated to a glimpse of MLB action, the 2024 season kicks off in full on Thursday with Opening Day.