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Genevieve Beacom has always been the outlier. Growing up playing mostly on men’s teams, one memory crystalizes that best in the 6-foot-2 lefty’s mind: Playing in an under-12s competition, she faced an opponent who simply did not want to get in the box. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to hit against a girl, it’s because he was terrified of her fastball.

“I remember him crying as the coach had to push him in the box because I threw so hard,” Beacom told MLB.com at the recently completed WBSC Women’s World Cup. “That’s definitely a memory that’s stuck with me my entire life.”

Did the left-hander take pity on the child? Did she take a few ticks off her fastball or groove any pitches in there? If that was your guess, you don’t know Beacom.

“I was just gonna throw it as hard as I could anyway,” Beacom said with a laugh.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s numbers aren’t bad, exactly. But they’re hardly what would be expected from a player who just two years ago, at 22, looked for all the world like he’d be spending the next decade-plus laying waste to any pitcher foolish enough to challenge him in the zone.

Sarah Langs looks at Jon Singleton’s gap between homers, Nicky Lopez’s incredible two-way day for the Braves and more in her latest roundup of the week’s wild stats.

History is about to be made once again in Williamsport, Pa., when Stella Weaver takes the field on Friday. She will become the 22nd girl in history to play in the Little League World Series.

Awarded at four of MLB’s signature girls youth events each year, the honor comes with a $10,000 scholarship check from Arm & Hammer and a trip to Game 4 of the 2023 World Series.

No glove required for Francisco Lindor, who fields the hop and throws to first in one fluid motion.

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