It's amazing how easy Jurrangelo Cijntje makes something look that, for the rest of us, is pretty much impossible. A human ability that only 1 percent of the population possesses. A baseball skill that just one modern-day pitcher has regularly used at the game's highest level. A wonderous anomaly, a

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants believe they are capable of more than they have shown thus far in 2024. On Thursday night, they finally provided a glimpse of how they could look at their best. It all started with Logan Webb, who set the tone with his strongest outing of

Shohei Ohtani is the most talented baseball player on Earth. But even he can get better, a notion that would cause any pitcher to shudder. "Shohei's an aggressive swinger -- which is good, which is fine," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on MLB Network Radio on Thursday. "And [with runners]

In the scorebook, the top of the seventh inning of Thursday’s contest between High-A Aberdeen and Hudson Valley concluded on a flyout to the shortstop, who threw back to the first baseman to complete a double play. But this was so much more.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Thursday night brought another Paul Skenes start, and that meant more triple-digit heat, more strikeouts, more zeros in the runs column … and another relatively abbreviated outing for the top pitching prospect in baseball. In his fourth outing of the young season, MLB Pipeline’s No. 3 overall prospect

In many areas of life, there’s nothing like the burden that gets removed when you knock your first one off the board. But a few big-name MLB hitters are still searching for that moment. Entering play on Friday, there are 46 players with at least 50 plate appearances and no

Any given night, Florida two-way sensation Jac Caglianone is capable of making headlines. Thursday’s series opener in Nashville, Tenn., against Vanderbilt was no different. Two days after the junior went viral for an estimated 516-foot shot in a non-conference win over Jacksonville, the player who’s been referred to as the

DETROIT -- Jack Leiter made his much-anticipated Major League debut, but it wasn’t with the results he’d envisioned. The Rangers' No. 7 prospect per MLB Pipeline left Thursday afternoon’s 9-7 win against the Tigers at Comerica Park with two outs in the fourth inning and the score tied at 7.

There’s always something fascinating going on in the world of baseball -- and there’s always something new. Every Friday morning throughout the season, heading into the weekend, inspired by Zach Lowe’s terrific “10 Things I Like” NBA column for ESPN, we present the Five Fascinations, five fun things going on

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 12-18). Crocheting: After his fourth start Saturday, Garrett Crochet is up to 31 strikeouts and four walks this season. That’s the most strikeouts in a pitcher’s first four career starts in White Sox franchise history,

Who has baseball's best rotation? With so many clubs missing their biggest arms and relying on wild-card options, there really isn't an obvious answer. The Phillies still have Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola at full health; the D-backs have a pair of healthy front-end starters in Zac Gallen and Merrill

IRVING, Texas -- Tom Glavine would take his chances of getting Tony Gwynn out with the bases loaded more than he would take his chances of getting up and down from 15 yards off the green. It doesn’t matter that Gwynn had a .444 lifetime average with the bases loaded.

BOSTON -- A day after the Guardians’ hitters did very little, they did just enough to finish a successful stop in Fenway Park. With leadoff specialist and offensive spark Steven Kwan getting the day off, Cleveland built an early lead before holding off the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on a

SAN FRANCISCO -- The ball left Mike Yastrzemski’s bat at 87 mph, but when you’re standing 60 feet 6 inches away it may as well be 120 mph, because Ryne Nelson had no time to react. The D-backs right-hander tried to get out of the way, but the ball struck

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

Every single year we tell ourselves how long the baseball season is, and how short a time it takes for the narrative to flip. And every single year, once Opening Day rolls around, we forget, before a bunch of teams remind us in March and April. One of those teams

It's one of the greatest competitions in the history of sports. Baseball star took on baseball star in a cutthroat competition in which there could be only one winner. No, it's not the World Series -- I'm talking about the 1975 Topps Bubble Gum Blowing Competition, which was won by

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Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions in the bottom of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Michael Hill, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, made the announcement.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Ryan Pepiot knew something was off when he looked in the mirror not too long before he took the mound at Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. Pepiot felt fine in the days leading up to the Rays’ series finale against the Angels, but when he saw his

CHICAGO -- An incoming storm led to the proactive postponement of the Cubs’ scheduled game against the Marlins on Thursday, when the North Siders were set to open a seven-game homestand at Wrigley Field. Thursday’s game will be made up as the second half of a split doubleheader on Saturday,

There’s no date yet for Paul Skenes’ potential Major League debut, and it’s OK to be a little antsy wondering when it will be. The Pirates also currently have a hole in their starting rotation with Marco Gonzales on the injured list. But Skenes, MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall prospect,

Our first Hitter Power Rankings of the new year were compiled during the first full week of the season, so there wasn’t much in the way of 2024 stats to go on for our voters. While it’s still extremely early in the context of a 162-game schedule, the situation is

This early in the season, it's important not to place too much stock in any particular player's strong numbers, especially when it's someone who doesn't have much of a track record at the MLB level. That said, it is much easier to buy in on an emerging player’s hot start