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
Once DFA'd, now a potential Trade Deadline X-factor
Ryan O'Hearn could be one of the unexpected stars of the summer.
From All-Star chatter to Trade Deadline buzz, the 31-year-old’s name is bound to come up often in the weeks ahead.
It’s not exactly familiar territory for O’Hearn, who was designated for assignment and traded for cash not too...
Ryan O'Hearn
3 reasons to be excited after Ohtani's pitching return
All eyes were on Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers pitching debut on Monday night.
And even though the box score is nothing worth writing home about -- a one-inning stint as an opener doesn't tell you much of anything -- every baseball fan should be excited after Ohtani's start.
Why? His stuff...
Shohei Ohtani
Can Devers break Giants' 30-HR hitter drought?
Rafael Devers, who was moved off third base due to the presence of a superior defensive option in Boston (Alex Bregman), just got traded to a situation where he almost certainly won’t play third base due to the presence of a superior defensive option (Matt Chapman, when healthy). That’s a...
Rafael Devers
Big Thumper: Raleigh's path to HR history
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is off to a phenomenal slugging start.
He entered Friday's game against the Guardians -- not even halfway through June -- with an MLB-best 26 home runs, which, combined with his Platinum Glove defense, might end up having him in the conversation for one of the...
Cal Raleigh
Duran's best friend? The Green Monster
Jarren Duran loves the Green Monster. And it's not just the Wally head.
What Duran really loves is hitting baseballs off the Green Monster. He peppers the Monster. And that's what makes him the perfect Red Sox leadoff man.
For 81 games a year, Duran gets to take aim at...
Jarren Duran
