The stolen base in particular is emphatically back, as limiting the amount of times pitchers can throw over and increasing the size of the bases has made it a much higher percentage play. With that in mind, let's dive into the players who have swiped the
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But sometimes, for some pitchers, the strikeout line has moved faster. In 2001, Randy Johnson struck out 372 batters in 250 innings. Last year's MLB leader had only 220 innings -- that line keeps going down -- but, meanwhile, Chris Sale set a record -- or is that a fun fact?...
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for baseball fans. For our sample, we chose cities with at least one Major League Baseball (MLB), Minor League Baseball (MiLB) or college baseball (NCAA) team. While the Los Angele...
Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford...
Only four qualifying starting pitchers in baseball, and ONE in the National League, finished with a better ERA at season's end than Senga, which will likely lead him to finish as an NL Cy Young Finalist as a rookie. Wow. Michael King Transitioned to the Rotation Perfectly ...
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Yankees in 2004 was better than the World Series. The Red Sox dug themselves out of a three-games-to-none deficit to win the seven-game series against their rivals. It was the first and last time that has happened in the ...
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-- The baseball world has long been excited to see how Roki Sasaki's stuff would translate to the Majors, and the Dodgers -- as winners of the Sasaki sweepstakes -- got the first look at how he might use his arsenal against big league hitters. Sasaki drew quite Continue Reading ...
Former first-round pick Josh Naylor is a defensive work in progress at first base and left field, but he has natural power and some of the best on-base skills in the minors. He would be a really intriguing bat and at the same time, the Giants could pursue a big-league slugger...