15 standout Statcast plays from a memorable 2024 season
Just in time for New Year's, let's look back at the top plays of 2024.
We give out Statcast superlatives every season -- for everything from the hardest-hit ball to the longest home run to the fastest pitch to the best catch.
Here are 15 of MLB's best plays of...
Oneil Cruz
Giancarlo Stanton
Jesus Sanchez
Ben Joyce
Dominic Smith
Garrett Stubbs
Walker Buehler
Devin Williams
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Manny Machado
Corbin Carroll
Elly De La Cruz
Patrick Bailey
Nolan Jones
Daulton Varsho
1 stat for every team to marvel at from 2024 season
Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back.
It’s hard to pick just one per team after...
5 free agents who should be generating more buzz
This offseason has already seen its share of blockbuster moves, headlined by Juan Soto’s record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets.
Blake Snell (Dodgers), Willy Adames (Giants) and Max Fried (Yankees) are among the other big names to change teams in free agency, while Garrett Crochet (Red Sox), Kyle...
Jack Flaherty
Jeff Hoffman
Joc Pederson
Jurickson Profar
Max Scherzer
Measuring PCA's excellence on bases, in field
This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian's Cubs Beat newsletter. This edition was written by reporter/researcher David Adler. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox....
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Who is baseball's best baserunner? Statcast's newest metric tells us
The stolen base has, well, stolen the headlines in MLB over the last two seasons.
The new pitch timer and pickoff limit rules have sparked steals back to a level not seen in a long time. Superstars are running down milestones -- Ronald Acuña Jr. went 40-70 in 2023, and...
Elly De La Cruz
Shohei Ohtani
Corbin Carroll
Billy Hamilton
Trea Turner
Anthony Volpe
Bobby Witt Jr.
Victor Robles
Pete Crow-Armstrong
The new metric that Mookie absolutely dominates
The story of the 2020 World Series was … OK, fine, it was when Kevin Cash pulled Blake Snell with a lead in Game 6. The other story of the 2020 World Series was Mookie Betts running absolutely wild on the Rays, stealing four bases and scoring twice from third...
Mookie Betts
The pros and cons of 6 top SP trade candidates
Garrett Crochet’s move to the Red Sox may not be the last trade we see this offseason involving a big-name starting pitcher.
With the prices for free-agent arms soaring and the options continuing to dwindle, trade rumors have been swirling around a number of top arms....
Dylan Cease
Sonny Gray
Jesús Luzardo
Framber Valdez
Jordan Montgomery
Luis Castillo
Yankees just added a 1-of-a-kind pitch to their 'pen
The Yankees didn’t just acquire one of the most elite relievers in the game on Friday when they traded for Milwaukee’s All-Star closer, Devin Williams. They acquired one of the truly elite pitches, too. They acquired the “Airbender,” an offering so famous in Wisconsin that in 2023, the Brewer became...
Devin Williams
The Red Sox just got a bona fide ace. Here's how he became one
What a makeover Garrett Crochet has undergone over the last year.
At this time last offseason, Crochet was an injury-plagued reliever coming off Tommy John surgery and shoulder issues, with question marks about whether he'd ever again look like the dominant rookie who was so good that he debuted for...
Garrett Crochet
Why leaving Yankee Stadium won't affect Soto
A version of this story was originally published on Nov. 25. MLB.com is republishing it now that Soto has agreed to a deal with the Mets....
Juan Soto
