• ‘He never saw it!’ You gotta watch this inside-the-park slam
Raimel Tapia hit what looked to be a routine fly ball out to center field, but Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran had no idea where the ball was as it soared over his head, and that led to one of the wildest moments of the season.
• 1 second-half prediction for every team
The All-Star Game is over, the Trade Deadline is around the corner and we’re approaching the home stretch. How will things play out for each club? We’ve got you covered.
The biggest crowd of the season at T-Mobile Park, energized by Seattle’s longest winning streak in 21 years, didn’t have to wait long to be reminded which team still rules the AL West.
• Bellinger hits grand slam to topple Giants
With the game tied at 1 with two outs in the eighth inning, Cody Bellinger fell into an 0-2 hole but got a hanging curveball and absolutely crushed it to send the Dodger Stadium crowd into a frenzy.
• Teams to score 25 or more runs in a game
The Blue Jays’ outburst at Fenway Park last night of course had us all wondering if they might actually get to 30 runs. They came up short, but you can still check out every game in AL/NL history where a team scored 25 or more runs.
• Mets add pop at DH in trade for Vogelbach
New York acquired a big bat who should help the team against right-handed pitching in Daniel Vogelbach. The Mets sent reliever Colin Holderman to the Pirates in the deal.
The Guardians’ Andrés Giménez, who was demoted to Triple-A at one point last season, wasn’t the only one of this year’s All-Stars to become an overnight success story. The A’s Paul Blackburn, for instance, only made nine appearances in the bigs in 2021.
With that year-to-year difference in mind, we’ve got a list of 10 young players who could make a similar leap to being an All-Star in 2023.
Could we see Hunter Greene in the Midsummer Classic next year? What about Oneil Cruz? Their careers are just getting started, but they could be doing big things soon. Full story >