RJ Hamster
Get this: Peak Ohtani may be yet to come
Wednesday, April 22
TOP NEWS
Shohei Ohtani and the allure of the Best Season Ever
Healthy on both sides of the ball, Shohei Ohtani carries a 0.50 ERA into tonight’s start against the Giants — and a 53-game on-base streak. As he goes for his fifth MVP (and first Cy Young), he might reach a level we’ve never seen before.
To the moon! Murakami homers in 4th straight, ignites Sox bats
Puk takes major step toward return
Burning sage, Lindor’s HR not enough as Mets’ skid hits 12
Elly hits 2 HRs as Reds break out for 12-spot to win 5th straight
Triple-A pitcher hurls a no-hitter. But wait, there’s more (or less)
Enlivened by rivalry and rest, Stanton powers Yanks to opening win at Fenway
Short-handed Brewers run wild, cash in on Tigers’ miscues
Imanaga continues mound mastery over Phils in back-to-back starts
Wild one! Royals rally in 8th before snapping skid on walk-off WP
Mets plan to activate Soto today, will manage workload
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Seiya Suzuki
441 ft
7th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Nick Kurtz
114.7 mph
9th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Chase Dollander
100.1 mph
5th Inning
Decisive Play
Guardians
42.3% WPA
8th Inning
6 career multi-HR games are most by switch-hitter in CIN history
2 hits, 4 RBIs; has reached base in all 20 games he’s played
4th Padre ever to throw 7+ shutout IP at Coors Field (261 games)
9 HRs are most for any Japanese-born player in first 23 MLB games
Season-high 4 hits with 3 RBIs
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Ceddanne Rafaela is poetry in motion with this catch.
STAFF PICKS
Traditional closer role isn’t extinct, but the game certainly has changed
Some clubs continue to employ a conventional ninth-inning mentality for their ace relievers, but the “shift in culture” has started to make players understand that facing the meat of a lineup in the eighth might be the true “save” situation.
Who’s that 6-foot-7 guy over there at the hot corner?
Aaron Judge turned a few heads when he took some grounders at third base at Fenway Park before the Yankees took on the Red Sox, but his manager assured everyone you won’t be seeing the three-time MVP there, well, ever.
A net positive for this young fan, and for the man at the plate
Jakob Marsee lost hold of his bat and a kid in the stands took it upon himself to untangle it from the netting above the dugout. On the next pitch, the Marlins outfielder hit his first home run of the season.
Gausman screams for ice cream
Asked what he would do if elected mayor of Toronto, Kevin Gausman had an answer that’s hard to take a stand against: He’d add “maybe like 200 more ice cream trucks” to the city.
Who does MLB’s most underrated player think is the most underrated player?
José Ramírez named one of his teammates when asked the question on Chatting Practice Powered by Zoom Events.
MLB Network Showcase: Yankees vs. Red Sox
A rivalry unlike any other! Aaron Judge and the Yankees battle Roman Anthony and the Red Sox in an MLB Network Showcase at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Brewers vs. Tigers).
Wednesday action on MLB Network
The Astros take on the Guardians at 1 p.m. ET (or Reds vs. Rays). Then, catch NL West rivals out west as the Giants host the Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani on the mound at 9:30 (or White Sox vs. D-backs).
SCOREBOARD
HOU 5
CLE 8
CIN 12
TB 6
STL 5
MIA 3
MIL 12
DET 4
ATL 4
WSH 11
NYY 4
BOS 0
MIN 5
NYM 3
BAL 5
KC 6
PHI 4
CHC 7
PIT 1
TEX 5
SD 1
COL 0
TOR 4
LAA 2
ATH 5
SEA 2
CWS 11
AZ 5
LAD 1
SF 3
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