After spider bite, pitcher spins a gem

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After spider bite, pitcher spins a gem

April 18, 2025
by RJ Hamster

Friday, April 18

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Overnight pop stars? These guys are suddenly raking

You might not have expected these players to be pounding the ball like the game’s top sluggers, but they are.

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With changeup working, Sánchez notches career-high 12 K’s

Two homers, including a slam — MLB’s top hitting prospect is on fire

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Randy Arozarena goes airborne as he dives into second base

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Homer in 9th tied game, 2-run double in 10th blew it open

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Career-high 12 K’s, most by Philly lefty since Cole Hamels, 2015

Ben Rice

1st career 4-hit game, 2 RBIs, hitting .317 with 1.064 OPS

Andrew Heaney

7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 0 R, 4 K’s, lowers ERA to 2.13

Cal Raleigh

Big 9th-inning homer his 6th in past 6 games

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There’s ‘over the top’ — and then there’s this pitcher’s delivery

You won’t be able to take your eyes off Wayne State reliever Ethan Getting, though you might wince in pain.

Mom’s take on Big Dumper’s nickname? ‘It stinks!’

Stephanie Raleigh isn’t thrilled with the moniker her son Cal has embraced, but she’ll go along with it.

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No pulled fly balls? No problem for this unique slugger

James Wood has all the traits of a prototypical power hitter — except that he doesn’t pull fly balls in the air. Like, ever.

The Nationals' James Wood follows through on a swing

Stats of the week, from a No. 1 battery to historic stretch of zeroes

No top Draft pick had ever caught a fellow top pick before this week. Sarah Langs has that nugget and more in her weekly roundup of notable stats.

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On anniversary of MLB debut, Clemente’s 3,000th hit commemorated

Markers for Three Rivers Stadium’s pitcher’s mound and second base — where Roberto Clemente doffed his helmet after the final hit of his career — were unveiled on Thursday.

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Catch D-backs vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, then it’s the Dodgers and Rangers facing off at 8, followed by the Giants and Angels joined in progress.

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NYY 6
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LAA 3
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