RJ Hamster
A slam so sweet you want to kiss your…
Friday, May 29
TOP NEWS
Does NL have most stacked Cy Young field ever?
While the AL has a clear frontrunner in the Yankees’ Cam Schlittler, the NL Cy Young Award field is shaping up to be the deepest race either league has ever seen.
A slam and a smooch! Acuña kisses bat after clearing Green Monster
D-backs’ 2024 first-rounder delivers first-ever 5-hit game, including a walk-off!
MLB makes initial CBA proposal to address competitive balance
Skenes (10 K’s) makes more history on eve of 24th birthday
‘Gonna win 5 Gold Gloves’: Smith’s HR robbery astounds teammates
White Sox secure 1st winning month since ’23 after latest Martin gem
Happ plays hero again as Cubs grab badly needed back-to-back wins
Sale serves sizzling reminder to Red Sox that he’s still All-Star caliber
‘We’re not done’: Astros ride momentum from impressive road trip
Giménez homers, Corbin sets tone in Blue Jays’ win over O’s
Grayson’s best outing yet leads Angels to back-to-back series wins for 1st time
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Jeremy Peña
424 ft
1st Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Pete Alonso
112.9 mph
8th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Paul Skenes
99.4 mph
1st Inning
Decisive Play
Cubs
19.9% WPA
8th Inning
4-out save to lower ERA to 0.30, best among pitchers with 30+ IP
1st HR since April 24 was 4th career slam and 1st since 8/31/2023
3-run double gives him 13 RBIs, 1.063 OPS in 18 games with White Sox
2 ER or fewer in all 8 starts this season
Pittsburgh native had 6 H, 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in series at Pirates
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MUST-SEE PLAY
Brandon Nimmo robbed a HR vs. the Astros last week. Cam Smith returned the favor.
STAFF PICKS
Renaissance on South Side about more than just Murakami
Much of the discussion surrounding the White Sox has been about Munetaka Murakami. But the Japanese slugger has been far from the only player to spark Chicago’s resurgence.
Luck strikes twice!
Avery Jacobsen had caught foul balls at Camden Yards before. But the 22-year-old O’s fan had never come away with a ball in play. That changed last night — in fact, it changed twice, so he decided to share the wealth.
PCA demands challenge after wild dive — and he’s right
Pete Crow-Armstrong was so confident he was safe on a bang-bang play at the plate that the Cubs star was high-fiving anyone and everyone in the dugout before his manager even asked for a review.
7 key takeaways on expanded Top 200 Draft list
With just over six weeks before the White Sox make the first pick in the 2026 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list, with the No. 1 name still holding strong.
Miz and mashers light up Stats of Week
From Jacob Misiorowski’s extreme heat to the slugging of Yordan Alvarez and Munetaka Murakami, Sarah Langs captured 10 mind-blowing stats from a wild week in baseball.
Friday night doubleheader on MLB Network
The Braves face the Reds at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Padres vs. Nationals) before we head out west for the Yankees and A’s at 10 (or D-backs vs. Mariners).
SCOREBOARD
LAA 7
DET 1
MIN 2
CWS 6
ATL 10
BOS 2
TOR 2
BAL 1
CHC 7
PIT 2
HOU 5
TEX 1
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