In case you’re wondering whether it’s unusual for the Braves to be using Jorge Soler \-\- a player who is large and powerful, but not terribly fast or renowned for his contact or on-base skills -- atop their lineup, as they’ve been doing for the past four games, know that...

“For me, this is as good as I can remember him,” said Dodgers infielder Trea Turner last weekend about Max Scherzer, and Turner should know better than anyone. After all, they each joined the Nationals in 2015 -- Scherzer was the starting pitcher in the first game Turner ever started...

CLEVELAND -- The bullpen door swung open in the top of the fourth inning Monday night at Progressive Field, and out stepped Anthony Gose. As he made his way to the mound, the 31-year-old completed both a literal and figurative journey from the outfield, simultaneously making a debut and a...

The best hitter on the best team in the American League West right now is probably the last Astro you think of. But there should be no hiding Kyle Tucker. Yes, Tucker has really been the best bat in the Astros' lineup this season. And their lineup has been very...

After losing to the Braves on Aug. 5, the Cardinals were eight games out in the race for the second National League Wild Card spot and had just a 1.5% chance of reaching the postseason, according to FanGraphs’ playoff odds. Six weeks later, St. Louis’ odds are up to 41.5%...

When is a third baseman not a third baseman anymore? How far does he have to go to become something else? Across the diamond? Into the outfield? What are you when you're fielding a ground ball on the left side of the infield one play and making a catch in...

Every year around this time, it’s easy (and fun) to look at the second-half leaderboards to find which hitters are performing surprisingly well -- "surprising" either because of lackluster previous track records or no track record at all -- and wonder if you’re seeing something real, something to build on...

For much of this season, the presumption has been that the AL Cy Young Award would be Gerrit Cole's to lose. But what if it's actually now Robbie Ray's to win As the $324 million arm pitching as well as ever for the team he rooted for growing up, Cole...

ATLANTA -- Jesús Sánchez had been scuffling entering the series in Atlanta, but he exited it flexing his immense power potential. The rookie right fielder homered in all three games this series and capped it off in the second inning of Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the Braves at Truist Park...

Every season offers an opportunity for improvement. This season perhaps has offered greater opportunity than most, coming on the heels of a shortened 2020 campaign that was anything but typical. Many players have taken advantage. Using Baseball Savant’s year-to-year changes leaderboard, here are 11 players -- seven hitters and four...