Lewis ranked among MLB's hitting leaders before cooling off in September, but he still finished as the first rookie to lead his team in batting average, home runs, runs and walks (albeit in a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic) since Mark McGwire in 1987. A handful of spectacular...
The 25-year-old Lewis played in 58 games for the Mariners and became just the second rookie since 1969 -- joining the A’s Mark McGwire in 1987 -- to lead his team in batting average (.262), home runs (11), runs (37) and walks (34). His FanGraphs WAR (1.7), runs, walks and...
He wound up splitting time between the Mets and Brewers, allowing four earned runs on nine hits and six walks with six punchouts in 7 2/3 innings of work. While it was far from a dominant debut showing, Jay pitched quite well in the minors. In 56 2/3 innings at the Triple-A ...
Wright’s $1.8MM salary is the same he made in 2024. He missed the entire season while recovering from a shoulder surgery he underwent in October of 2023, still with Atlanta at that time. It was known that he wasn’t going to be a factor this year but the Royals traded for him anyw...
Clayton Kershaw is an international American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB. His full name is Clayton Edward Kershaw. He was a three-time National League CY Young Award winner, an eight-time All-Star, and the NL 2014 Most Valuable Player. In the 2006 ...
On the heels of a career year, the Rangers sell high onJurickson Profar, trading him away to a division rival. While this seems intriguing, Profar recorded career highs in home runs (20), RBI (77) and walks (54) in 2018. He’s also one of five American League players with at least...
Jack Flaherty made a splashy Los Angeles Dodgers debut, Gavin Lux provided an early cushion with a two-run single and the National League West leaders rebounded from a series-opening loss to thump host Oakland. Acquired earlier in the week from the Detroit Tigers, Flaherty worked six innin...
18, hitting .275/.402/.330 with 30 hits and 20 walks in 29 games while spending time hitting leadoff in the batting order. The 22-year-old has a clear path to being the team's Opening Day first baseman after Jared Walsh was cut loose, and his mix of power and on-base...
Cody Bellinger's one-out double in the fourth inning was the lone hit registered by the Cubs (72-69), who lost for the third time in its last four games. Chicago starter Jordan Wicks (2-3) allowed three runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts over five innings. ...
To clarify, a player’s average bat speed, by our definition, is the average bat speed across the top 90% of his swings – in other words, excluding “swords” and other swings that may have been incomplete. Below, we analyze all 30 teams’ leaders in average bat speed this season, ...