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Wrigley is 111 years old but this was a…

April 19, 2025
by RJ Hamster

Saturday, April 19

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Overlaid images of Kodai Senga, Jackson Jobe and Paul Skenes pitching, with circles highlighting the ball in their hands

This old-school pitch is back … and better than ever?

Sure, sinkers are being thrown less now than at any point in the pitch tracking era, but the ones that are being thrown are more valuable than at any point in this era, too.

With stage set, stoic Lindor walks it off with stone-cold reaction

Yamamoto outduels deGrom with 10-K scoreless gem

Most runs EVER in an inning at Wrigley? That’s just the start from Friday’s craziness

Harper achieves offensive premonition to back Wheeler’s 13-K start

Story of the night? Red Sox shortstop’s pair of 3-run HRs

Pitching and defense the recipe for Yankees’ 5th straight win

Baldwin ready for moment, caps Braves’ comeback with PH single

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TOP PERFORMANCES

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Cam Smith

Youngest Astro with 2 HRs in a game since Yordan Alvarez (2019)

Carson Kelly

2nd 2-HR game this season; leads all catchers with 1.765 OPS

Tommy Edman

6th career leadoff homer, slashing .379/.455/.724 over past 8 games

José Ramírez

667 extra-base hits tied with Tris Speaker for 2nd in Cleveland history

Logan Webb

Fourth career game with 10-plus strikeouts, no walks

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An animated gif of Rays right fielder José Caballero leaping at the wall to rob a home run as two fans reach for the ball

Rays right fielder José Caballero wasn’t about to let a Yankee fan catch a Ben Rice homer.

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‘Grandson of the Wind’ taking center stage in San Francisco

Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee descends from Korean baseball royalty, but when he made the jump to MLB last season, he didn’t have the same kind of hype as other international superstars. And then he got hurt. But 2025 is a much different story.

After 2024 breakout, Hunter Greene taking it to a new level

Is the 25-year-old reaching his full potential? The early returns this season are encouraging.

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With switch-pitcher, Mariners learning as they go

It’s not just the fans: Even the Mariners’ front office is in awe of their ambidextrous prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje.

Images of Mariners prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje pitching with his right and left arms superimpossed onto the same mound

1, 2, 3! Barger puts on outfield clinic with trio of assists

Seven pitchers combined to throw the ball 230 times on Friday night in Toronto, but none of them touched Addison Barger’s fastest throw on the radar gun — all of them from right field.

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Glitch in the matrix? Odd play happens TWICE in same inning

When you watch the clips side by side it really starts to feel like this Double-A game slipped into the Twilight Zone.

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A resurgent Casey Mize is scheduled to take the mound when the Tigers play host to Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals at 2 p.m. ET.

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SCOREBOARD

ARI 11
CHC 13

KC 3
DET 7

CLE 10
PIT 7

MIA 2
PHI 7

CIN 8
BAL 3

NYY 1
TB 0

SEA 1
TOR 3

STL 4
NYM 5

CWS 3
BOS 10

MIN 4
ATL 6

LAD 3
TEX 0

SD 4
HOU 6

OAK 3
MIL 5

SF 0
LAA 2

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