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Starting pitchers dazzle us every day with their unhittable stuff.

The fastballs sizzle, the breaking balls sweep and swoop, and the changeups dive and fade. The workloads may not be what they once were, but the quality of each and every pitch is higher than ever.

So who are the best arms in the game right now? Here come the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings to help answer that question. A panel of MLB.com experts was tasked with analyzing not just raw stuff, of course, but also results — balancing recent performance with track record.

Only four times has a player in the AL or NL had a season with 40 homers and 40 stolen bases. Ronald Acuña Jr. and Kyle Tucker could pull it off, and they’ll go head to head in a 2021 World Series rematch beginning tonight.

After a sizzling September last year, Bo Bichette has picked up where he left off. “I just think I found out that I’m really good, to be honest,” he said recently.

Sarah Langs shares some noteworthy numbers from the past seven days, featuring hard-hit balls, leadoff home runs, 200-win pitchers and more.

First MLB appearance at shortstop? No problem. All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts turned an unassisted double play, complete with a nifty jump-throw for good measure.

Join host AJ Andrews for Play Ball, the baseball show for kids, and look back at last weekend’s Jackie Robinson Day festivities, Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on MLB Network.

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