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Skenes, Elly, Walker among week's statistical standouts
Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (June 28-July 4).
For Orlando: The Giants defeated the Dodgers on Brett Wisely’s walk-off home run last Friday. It was the Giants’ 31st walk-off home run against their historic rivals. Among the others? One from Orlando...
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This longtime top prospect is playing like an All-Star
Airplanes have never been Heliot Ramos’ favorite thing.
But when the outfielder was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to join the Giants at Coors Field in early May, he was willing to make an exception.
“I don’t love flying, but as long as it’s to be in the big leagues,...
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Why is Judge seeing strikes? Don't look behind him
It’s not hyperbole to say that Aaron Judge is trending toward one of the greatest seasons of the 21st century. It’s as simple as “looking at a leaderboard,” like the one that says that his 214 OPS+ is the best we’ve seen since Barry Bonds’s magical 2001-04 run. He just...
Aaron Judge
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Every team's hardest-hit home run
Baseball has always been a simple game. You throw the ball hard. You hit the ball hard. And sometimes, the ball is hit with such force that you can’t help but ask yourself, “Just how hard was that thing hit?!”
Thanks to Statcast, we now know the exit velocity of...
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Ober's efficiency, Henderson's historic HR pace and other wild stats
Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (June 21-27).
Efficient: Bailey Ober threw just 89 pitches in a 10-strikeout complete game on Saturday. It was just the second nine-inning complete game by a pitcher with 10+ strikeouts on fewer than 90 pitches since...
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The stealth All-Star candidate who's making a living going the other way
NOTE: All stats mentioned below are entering June 27 unless otherwise stated.
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is enjoying a breakout season, as he ranks fourth in MLB in Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Replacement, while putting together a strong case for his first All-Star selection.
How is he doing it?...
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Ohtani can't possibly be underrated, can he? (Yes)
For the past half-decade, Shohei Ohtani has been astounding baseball fans with his two-way play, to the point that comparing him with Babe Ruth seems woefully inadequate. But currently, the Dodgers DH can be described with a completely unexpected kind of adjective: underrated.
If that seems ludicrous to you, we...
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He's flirting with .400 -- and suddenly hitting for power. Here's how
It is one of the most entertaining developments of the first half of the season that while Cleveland’s Steven Kwan carried a .389 batting average into Tuesday, giving rise to hopes that he’ll be the first .400 hitter in more than 80 years, this really isn't a story about batting...
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Lewis' scorching start, Schwarber's June boom and other wild stats
Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (June 14-20).
Hey, Mr. DJ: In his third career start on Saturday, DJ Herz was masterful, with 13 strikeouts and no walks on just 84 pitches. He became the second pitcher since at least 1901 with...
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Why Rodriguez looks like a budding ace for O's
Every single one of Grayson Rodriguez's 36 big league outings, from his debut for the Orioles last April until now, has started the same way: with a fastball as his first pitch of the game.
"That seems to be a big topic as of late," Rodriguez said with a laugh...
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