aNew York Metspitcher struck out the lastSan Diego Padresbatter in the sixth inning. Then, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth inning, that same pitcher struck out three consecutive batters in each inning. Those ten consecutive strikeouts are the most strikeouts in-a-row by any team, during...
collecting 175 hits while hitting .306 with an .814 OPS. Gausman went from being unranked in 2023, to within the top 50 in ’24, thanks to a season in which he finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting and led the league in strikeouts (237) and K/9 (11.5). Guerrero and Springe...
In his first two-plus months as a Major Leaguer, Skenes has logged a 1.90 ERA with 89 strikeouts over 66 1/3 innings, walked only 13 batters, posted a perfect 6-0 record, thrown 75 pitches at least 100 mph andstarted the All-Star Game. Is that all? Crochet,a popular trade candida...
Like Suarez, Strahm and Hoffman are also heading to their first All-Star games after each playing for multiple clubs across baseball. Hoffman has a 1.21 ERA, which ranks first on the team, with eight saves, 47 strikeouts and a 3-1 record. Strahm is 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA and 45 strike...
Gelof is the guy most likely to cut his strikeout rate, although his expected numbers via Statcast weren't as impressive as his actual results. This season will tell us whether this is a group that will be part of the next winning A's team -- maybe in Las ...
WHIP1.1581.2981.2311.1481.1921.133 Strikeouts/98.428.647.629.008.708.94 Opp Strikeouts/99.248.0612.128.339.728.24 Strikeouts/Walk3.282.595.503.863.233.16 Home Runs/90.971.251.040.671.011.15 Walks/92.573.341.382.332.692.83 Outs Pitcher/Game26.7726.4426.0027.0026.1327.33...
Welcome to Bleacher Report's 2024 MLB position rankings series. With the beginning of a new baseball season right around the corner, we'll be ranking each…
With the beginning of a new baseball season right around the corner, we'll be ranking each team's starter at every position in the coming weeks to provide a full position-by-position preview for the 2024 campaign. Next up is third base, a position that is home to some of th...
Maroudis was a reliever who also played shortstop on a loaded high school team but the traits are here for above-average stuff and starter command. Cooke didn't make last year's Blue Jays top 38 but then had a true breakout season jumping from A-Ball to Triple-A with wild strik...
Later, critics tried to claim that the strikeouts were staged. Regardless, Mitchell's legend was an inspiration for young girls for decades to come. 1932: Monument Park memorializes history Silent Wind of Doom // Wikimedia Commons 1932: Monument Park memorializes history In May 1932, the New ...