The slugging 3B who could alter this year’s Deadline … and pennant race
With the July 31 Trade Deadline rapidly approaching, there is no shortage of intriguing teams and players that could alter the trajectory of this season.
One of those teams is the D-backs, who entered Thursday with a 46-47 record and 4 1/2 games back of a Wild Card spot in...
Eugenio Suarez
Springer's age-35 rebound season is no accident
Below is what a perfectly normal aging curve looks like. This is George Springer’s career from 2014 through 2024, comprising his entire time with Houston and his first four seasons with the Jays after signing a six-year, $150 million contract prior to 2021. (We’re showing OPS+, which puts 100 at...
George Springer
Knee down? Knees up? 1 catcher is trying it all
One of the most interesting defensive sagas in baseball in 2025 is happening in Anaheim.
It's about catching -- specifically, the knee-down catching technique that has skyrocketed to omnipresence throughout the Major Leagues. It's about the evolution of the game. And it's about Logan O'Hoppe.
Change in baseball happens slowly,...
Logan O'Hoppe
How Acuña returned to MVP form so quickly
Thirteen months ago, Ronald Acuña Jr. underwent surgery for a complete tear of the ACL in his left knee.
In 10 days, he’ll start the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta, joining Chipper Jones (2000) and Hank Aaron (1972) as the only Braves to start the All-Star Game in...
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Why has the one-knee catching trend taken over MLB?
The war, such as it was, is over. The new style has won.
Every catcher in the Major Leagues receives with a knee down. Most of them do it 95% of the time or more. It makes it easier to frame pitches, which is quite valuable. It doesn’t come with...
Batting title favorites Judge, Wilson couldn't be more different
The two top contenders for the MLB batting title are about to clash. And the most fun part is, they're polar opposites.
On one side, there's Aaron Judge, behemoth slugger. On the other, there's Jacob Wilson, contact hitter extraordinaire.
As the Yankees and A's face off at Yankee Stadium this...
Aaron Judge
Jacob Wilson
3 big parallels between Miz and Skenes as they square off
Jacob Misiorowski looks like Paul Skenes Jr. on the mound. Now he gets to pitch against him.
The Skenes-Misiorowski showdown will be one of the most hyped pitchers' duels of the season. That's thanks to Misiorowski taking baseball by storm.
The Brewers' star pitching prospect has looked beyond electric in...
Jacob Misiorowski
The team with MLB's best record has a secret weapon
“I’m fully prepared for it,” Detroit outfielder Riley Greene said to MLB.com’s Jason Beck during Spring Training. “We know what comes with \[third-base coach\] Joey \[Cora\], and it works, and we’re going to do it. We know that he’s going to send us, so we’re going to go.”
It? It,...
The 4 bats driving the Tigers' resurgent offense
When MLB.com senior club reporter Jason Beck outlined five questions facing the Tigers ahead of the offseason, he led with the most-pressing one: Where can Detroit upgrade its offense?
The story of the 2024 Tigers was one of “pitching chaos,” with Tarik Skubal and a cavalry of relief arms steering...
Javier Baez
Spencer Torkelson
Riley Greene
Gleyber Torres
Why this could be Wheeler's year to capture elusive Cy Young Award
Could this be the year that Zack Wheeler finally wins his first Cy Young Award?
One of the best pitchers of his generation and inarguably a top-three pitcher in the sport in recent years, Wheeler is on his way to having one of the best seasons of his career. Heading...
Zack Wheeler
