The breakout Yankee doing a spot-on Gerrit Cole impression
Luis Gil wasn't supposed to be here.
If everyone in the Yankees' rotation were healthy right now, he would likely be pitching for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. However, Gerrit Cole's right elbow injury in March changed everything for the 25-year-old Gil, who is back after missing nearly two full seasons while recovering...
Luis Gil
How Gunnar's swing is helping him chase 50 HRs
The swing powering Gunnar Henderson's quest for a 50-homer season is short and fast, simple and elegant.
Henderson's swing is much quieter than the hitters he is going blow for blow with in the MLB home run race -- Kyle Tucker and his herky-jerk twitchiness, Aaron Judge and his Ruthian...
Gunnar Henderson
The splitters are coming ... but this one is unique
Bryce Miller is one of the faces of MLB's splitter movement. But he doesn't just have a new splitter. He has three splitters in one.
With splitters on the rise in the Majors in 2024, the Mariners right-hander developed one himself over the offseason, joining his Seattle rotation-mates Logan Gilbert...
Bryce Miller
How Ranger Suárez is off to historic start
There has been no shortage of players responsible for the Phillies' MLB-best 38-15 record, but Ranger Suárez might be their most valuable one so far.
Suárez was an integral No. 3 starter on recent Phillies playoff teams behind Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola, posting a 3.41 ERA and 3.72 FIP...
Ranger Suarez
These relievers have been lights-out in 2024
Mason Miller has been the breakout bullpen star of 2024. The converted starter -- who began his college career at Division III Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania -- has become a lights-out closer for the A’s, routinely reaching into the triple digits and blowing away practically everyone with his electric fastball....
Justin Martinez
Yimi Garcia
Matt Strahm
Bryan Hudson
Cade Smith
Mark Leiter Jr.
The disciplined approach behind Tucker's MVP push
The Astros are at the 50-game mark of their season, and Kyle Tucker is more than twice as good as your average big leaguer.
Tucker leads the Majors with 17 home runs and a 1.060 OPS. His OPS+, which compares him to his peers, is 202, also the best in...
Kyle Tucker
Historic RBI binge, sweepless streak finally ending among stats of the week
Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (May 17-23).
RBI machine: Luis Matos had quite the stretch on Friday and Saturday, with a five-RBI game followed by a six-RBI game. At 22 years and 111 days old Saturday, Matos became the youngest player...
The unique, almost-impossible swing of Juan Soto
We didn’t really need advanced metrics powered by high-speed cameras to know that Juan Soto occupies a particularly lofty realm of the hitting world. Did we?
After all, it’s now been nearly five years since we noted that a then-teenage Soto was off to one of the most incredible starts...
Juan Soto
The two sides to Elly De La Cruz, and how to make sense of them
As it turns out, there isn’t just one Elly De La Cruz. There are two.
As exciting as that must sound for Cincinnati fans – imagine adding another superstar Elly to an otherwise struggling lineup! – we’re not magically introducing another player to the Reds roster. Instead, let’s introduce you...
Elly De La Cruz
Cruz makes hard-hit history with TWO lasers over 120 mph
PITTSBURGH -- When Oneil Cruz dropped a fly ball in the first inning Tuesday at PNC Park, the Giants could not have possibly known that they had awakened a sleeping giant.
“I was really pissed off when I went to hit,” Cruz said through interpreter and Major League coach Stephen...
Oneil Cruz