There is a tie for the second-longest game in MLB history and both occurred just a decade apart. The Chicago White Sox faced the Milwaukee Brewers in an early 1984 season matchup. Both teams were tied 3-3 after 18 innings as the clock struck 1 a.m. The game was postponed, resumed th...
An analysis of the Baseball Almanac suggests that any batting average above .300 is considered excellent. Many batter fall below this level, but are still considered effective hitters. However, if a hitter’s batting average falls to .200 or below, then the batter is often considered to be a...
How has the pitch clock affected play? The pitch clock has reduced the average game time in MiLB by about 26 minutes, according toMLB. How have defensive shift limits affected play? This adjustment is meant to increase the batting average of balls in play and allow infielders to show off t...
Since then, 23 of MLB’s 30 teams have signed uniform patch deals. The league average for patches is roughly $7 million to $8 million per year, with the Boston Red Sox commanding $17 million and the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays landing the largest deals in the low-to-mid $...
In fact, the leaguewide batting average of .231 was the lowest through April in MLB history, and the .675 OPS was the lowest since 1968 -- aka The Year of the Pitcher. Offenses are scoring the fewest runs per game in four decades, posting the worst OPS in more than 50 ye...
Luis Arráezis not your usual home run hero; yet, since the past few hours, he’s been the talk of the town—the name echoing through the hallowed halls of MLB. Why? Because in the last 124 years of baseball, no one has done...
“I haven’t been in the playoffs in a while here and it would be nice to do it here,” McCutchen said. “We’re a special group of guys. We’re a special team. It’s there.” ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb WILL GRAVES Graves is a national writer for The Asso...
MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands in the last week of August 2yESPN Pujols hasn't gotten beat very often in August. This month, out of players with a minimum 40 plate appearances, he ranks first in MLB in batting average, OBP, slugging and OPS and is tied for first in home...
It's not entirely surprising that a bullpen put together by a reliever in Craig Breslow is strong, but the early-season performance has been tremendous. Even when factoring in Joely Rodriguez's four appearances, the Red Sox have the sixth-best WHIP (1.018) in MLB and fourth-best...
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