9 early surprises that feel for real

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9 early surprises that feel for real

May 28, 2025
by RJ Hamster

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Images of Pete Crow-Armstrong, Wilmer Flores, Kris Bubic, Corbin Carroll, Jacob deGrom and Spencer Torkelson with April and May calendar pages in the background

April surprises that didn’t let up in May

As usual with baseball’s first month, a number of April’s big surprises have fallen by the wayside. But some have proved they were more than just early-season noise.

Yelich’s 1st career walk-off homer is a GRAND SLAM in extras!

Padres complete comeback so big, Kolek (6 ER in 1st) gets ‘W’ not seen in 26 years

Ohtani first to 20 HRs in ’25: ‘He does stuff that no normal human being can do’

Bucs erupt with seven-run inning to storm back from six down

Elly’s monster 2-HR game powers Singer’s win in return to KC

With dad in attendance, Clemens continues incredible run

Cal’s history-making 2-HR night backs rookie’s gem

Phils breathe sigh of relief after Harper’s X-rays negative

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Elly De La Cruz celebrates with third-base coach J.R. House after hitting a home run

Elly De La Cruz

1st player this year with multiple 435-plus-foot HR in one game

Jose Altuve

2 HR in 40th career 4-hit game, most among active players

Shohei Ohtani

3rd Dodger to hit 20 HRs in team’s first 55 games (Hodges, Bellinger)

Cal Raleigh

19 HRs lead AL and are most by a catcher in his team’s first 53 games

Bryan Reynolds

Go-ahead 3-run HR in 8th to record 10th career 4-hit game

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“Lefty Jeter”? That’s what teammate Anthony Volpe called Carlos Rodón after this play.

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A collage of seven of May's hottest Minor League pitching prospects

The hottest pitching prospect for each organization in May

Now that we’re closing in on the end of the second month of the 2025 Minor League season, it’s time to highlight the best young arms, including 5 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects.

Squirrel! The fur was flying in Detroit

A black squirrel was on the loose at Comerica Park and it was enough to give one Tiger quite a fright.

A black squirrel runs in front of the Tigers bullpen at Comerica Park

Tweak to swing sets Holliday on All-Star path

A tip from his dad, who just happened to be a seven-time Major League All-Star, is unlocking similar potential for Jackson Holliday, and new Statcast swing metrics show us how.

Suzuki, Ward bestowed weekly honors

For the first time since 2022, the Angels’ Taylor Ward (3 HRs, 4 2Bs, 12 RBIs) and the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki (.480, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs) won the Player of the Week Award for their respective leagues.

The Cubs' Seiya Suzuki and the Angels' Taylor Ward are the NL and AL Players of the Week

Ohtani, Judge and MLB Network Showcase

Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers close out a series against José Ramírez and the Guardians at 1 p.m. ET. Then Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves take on Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies in the MLB Network Showcase at 6:45. And catch Aaron Judge and the Yankees vs. the Angels at 10:30 in progress following MLB Tonight.

Ronald Acuña Jr. and Kyle Schwarber face off in the MLB Network Showcase at 6:45 p.m. ET

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SCOREBOARD

LAD 9
CLE 5

STL 7
BAL 4

SF 1
DET 3

ATL 0
PHI 2

MIN 4
TB 2

CWS 4
NYM 6

CIN 7
KC 2

BOS 1
MIL 5

COL 3
CHC 4

TOR 0
TEX 2

ATH 1
HOU 11

NYY 3
LAA 2

PIT 9
AZ 6

WSH 1
SEA 9

MIA 6
SD 8

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9 early surprises that feel for real

9 early surprises that feel for real