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Thursday, August 25

• 1 awards candidate for every team

• MLB schedule is out, and there’s a twist for ’23

• Oneil Cruz crushes hardest-hit ball possibly ever

• Heaney gives Dodgers postseason options

• Harper hits walk-off in rehab night after 2-homer game

• Julio just the 4th rookie with a 20-20 season in his first year

• A new record: 24 straight strikes to start the game!

• Trout’s homer makes more Halos history

• ‘He’s an ace’: Valdez’s historic streak key to Astros’ success

• Olson slams the Allegheny as Braves romp to sweep

• ‘He’s a menace’: J-Ram’s 20th multi-HR game keys win

More top news >

7 fun takeaways from the new 2023 schedule format

Load up your Google Calendar, start gathering your hotel loyalty points, fire up those frequent flier miles: The 2023 MLB schedule is out. And this year is very different than any previous year.

For the first time, every team in baseball will play every other team in baseball at least once. Frustrated that you’ve never seen your team play against Mike Trout? This year, it’s going to happen. And, moving forward, it’s going to happen every year.

This will mean fewer games against divisional opponents, but it also leads to some terrific matchups … many of which we haven’t seen in quite some time.

What are the best parts of the new schedule format? What do we get to see because of it? Here are some fun takeaways.

Is ‘Orioles Magic’ back in Baltimore?

A song that sprung from Baltimore’s run to the 1979 World Series could be making a comeback as this year’s team fights for an AL Wild Card spot.

‘Baby Chuck’ Robinson realizes 3rd-generation MLB dream

Reaching the top level of baseball is, of course, a big feat that not many get to enjoy. An even rarer occurrence in the recent history of the Major Leagues has been Black catchers.

Díaz to (potentially) enter game to live Timmy Trumpet performance

Edwin Díaz’s closer entrance song, “Narco,” has taken on a life of its own during the last few weeks. Next Tuesday, Timmy Trumpet, who performs on the track, will throw out the first pitch — and he’s bringing his trumpet.

Inbox: Why Álvarez over Henderson at No. 1?

Mets catcher Francisco Álvarez is No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s new Top 100, followed by Orioles shortstop/third baseman Gunnar Henderson. Both are worthy of ranking as the game’s best prospect, but Jim Callis explains the reasoning and answers more questions in the Pipeline Inbox.

The greatest Statcast player ever?

Oneil Cruz has thrown a ball 97.8 mph and has had an exit velocity of 122.4 mph, which are the hardest infield throw and batted ball in Statcast history.

Today’s Trivia Question

Who holds the AL/NL record for consecutive quality starts within a single season?

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