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

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

NEW YORK -- For more than six decades, the Mets have been defined by two colors: blue from the Dodgers, orange from the Giants. Nearly every uniform they’ve worn since their inception has featured some combination of those hues. They’re about to add two more colors into the regular rotation:

Paul Skenes appeared on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Friday, where Pittsburgh’s top prospect spoke on professional baseball, his mindset, and of course, his fastball velocity. "I don't know how I do it." Skenes admitted. “When I was a junior in high school, I was probably throwing 86 mph. So

It’s been quite the journey for Cam Booser, a 31-year-old left-handed reliever who was called up for the first time by the Red Sox on Friday. Even that might be selling Booser’s journey short. As documented by MLB.com’s Ian Browne during Spring Training, the southpaw's path in professional baseball has

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

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

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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,

Both Jim Callis and I are neck deep in getting our new Draft Top 150 rankings out and I’ll admit it: I have full-on Draft fever! After getting face time with plenty of scouts at the National High School Invitational, not to mention talking to countless evaluators for the rankings,

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.

Surely we can all agree that the best way to kickstart the weekend is by blowing up your fantasy baseball roster just a little. For those of you who can’t stand to look at the same old underperformers day after day, here’s a fresh batch of revitalizing pickups to consider

This story was excerpted from Juan Toribio’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. LOS ANGELES -- Over the past 10 days, the Dodgers have been looking for more consistency out of their starting pitching staff. During that

This story was excerpted from Rhett Bollinger's Angels Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. PETERSBURG -- The 2023 season ended in cruel, painful fashion for Taylor Ward, and it was fair to wonder how he'd recover from

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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

The Rockies placed left-handed starter Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a left elbow strain. This injury caps a tough week for the 30-year-old starter. Called on to pinch run for the Rockies on Monday, Freeland collided with Phillies pitcher Jeff Hoffman at home plate, resulting

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]

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

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

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. The pomp and circumstance of Opening Day is in the rearview mirror and the world

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.

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