Nine pitches and three strikeouts later, McCarthy was left stranded at third. -- Dan Mullen, ESPN senior MLB editor The greatest pitcher we didn't really get to see. Dizzy Dean said he was the best pitcher he'd ever seen, having barnstormed with Paige. He didn't make his MLB d...
Major League Baseball is the only American professional sport that wards two MVP awards, one to each conference. It allows two players to take home a prestigious honor, joining some of thebest players in MLB historywith the coveted award on their trophy case. Related:MLB games today Bookmark ...
The San Francisco Giants and Carlos Rodón both took a gamble in free agency. Fast forward to the end of the 2022 MLB season and Rodón is coming out on top. He proved he could stay healthy over a full season, eclipsing 170 innings for the first time in his career. Rodón must now b...
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Greinke is not afraid to mix up the speeds on his pitches, and he took it to another level early in 2021. Perhaps frustrated after giving up three home runs to the Tigers, Greinke tried something new in the top of the fifth inning to Renato Núñez:a 51.5 mph pitch. ...
Week 4 in the Arizona Fall League was all about big flies and flirting with history. These players separated themselves during what was another excellent week of AFL action. Mesa first baseman Nick Kurtz (ATH No. 2/MLB No. 45) slugged his way to AFL Hitter of the Week honors and Continu...
Strength: Acuna had the greatest power/speed season in MLB history, becoming the founding member of the 40/70 club with 41 home runs and 73 stolen bases. The key to his likely MVP season: He became one of the toughest hitters in the majors to strike out, and not only hit over .300...
Max Muncy added a three-run homer and Ryu (5-3) pitched seven scoreless innings for the Dodgers, throwing 93 pitches to match a season high. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter as he lowered his ERA to 2.21 over seven starts since returning from a strained left groin. ...
In five starts with the R-Phils, Abel pitched to the tune of a 3.52 ERA and added 27 strikeouts over 23 innings pitches. Abel was selected by the Phillies in First Round (15th overall) in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon He spent all of the 2021 ...
Stratton (10-9) struck out seven and walked two, throwing 114 pitches to finish the 2-hour, 20-minute game. He allowed only one baserunner to reach second with Trevor Story getting there in the second. "We just couldn't seem to square it up consistently," Rockies manager Bud Bl...