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Life is pretty good for Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida these days. In the midst of a 15-game hitting streak, Yoshida got to meet his idol prior to Saturday’s game against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

That would be Bryce Harper. The same Bryce Harper that Yoshida wore No. 34 in honor of in Japan. The same Bryce Harper that led Yoshida to name his French Bulldog, “Harper.”

As part of the meet-and-greet, Harper gifted Yoshida a signed, game-used bat from last year’s National League Championship Series. Harper inscribed it, “To Masataka, MVPX2, GU: NLCS bat.”

“Obviously that’s going to be my treasure,” Yoshida said.

With the many Hall of Famers who served in the military in mind, the USS Cooperstown was commissioned and joined the Navy’s active fleet.

As dominant as Gerrit Cole has been throughout his Major League career, he has reached a new level so far in 2023. Here is what he is doing differently as he seeks his first Cy Young Award.

Squirrels have a long history of making appearances during Cardinals games. The latest rascal was not able to inspire a St. Louis victory, but it put on a show for the fans nonetheless.

Tigers center fielder Riley Greene gave up his body to make a wall-crashing grab against the Cardinals and highlight the day’s top plays.

Take a look back at the best plays the first month of the season had to offer at noon ET on MLB Network.

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