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
Don’t overlook this up-and-coming SS in All-Star race
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.
The 2025 All-Star Game ballots were released on Wednesday, with the Midsummer Classic just around the corner.
- VOTE NOW: 2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB All-Star Ballot. Watch the All-Star Game presented...
Zach Neto
The Giants are contenders -- and this Cy winner's comeback is a big reason why
Across the board, aces are reinventing themselves. Jacob deGrom lowered his arm slot. Paul Skenes added a new pitch to round out an arsenal that's straight out of a video game. Tarik Skubal honed a nastier four-seamer.
Then there's 33-year-old Robbie Ray, whose evolution is more of a revival than...
Robbie Ray
What's really behind Juan Soto's slow start?
Contrary to popular opinion, Juan Soto isn’t coming off the two worst months of his career. Up to his usual standard – well, no, perhaps not, but neither his .752 April OPS nor his .792 May OPS rate among his three weakest months, thanks to some occasional struggles in San...
Juan Soto
Best catching season ... ever? This backstop has a chance
The catching position might be the most grueling of any spot on a baseball diamond. The day-to-day grind of handling a pitching staff, taking foul tips off the mask, blocking balls in the dirt and still producing at the plate wears down even the toughest players. The Mariners' Cal Raleigh...
Cal Raleigh
A record by the Babe that Judge could shatter this year
Aaron Judge is best known for smashing homers, as befits a man who owns three 50-homer seasons – making him one of just five players in history to reach that level three times. You know this, because you’ve seen him regularly hit baseballs about as hard as a player can;...
Aaron Judge
The advice that may have sent Holliday on All-Star path
On Matt Holliday’s MLB.com player page, you can learn that he made seven All-Star teams across his 15-year career. Perhaps, we’ll soon find, he deserves some partial credit for an eighth.
That’s because Jackson Holliday, Matt’s 21-year-old son, Baltimore’s second baseman, looks like he might be on the path to...
Jackson Holliday
With a new arm slot, deGrom looks like old self
Jacob deGrom is, famously, hyper-attentive to his mechanics. It's part of what makes him great.
No pitcher is more on top of his own delivery. That's why, when deGrom is at his most dominant, every pitch looks like a carbon copy of the last....
Jacob deGrom
How Skubal has gotten even better after Cy Young season
Apparently, being the best pitcher in baseball wasn’t enough for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.
The Tigers ace is looking even more dominant than he did a year ago, and that’s saying something, considering he posted a 2.39 ERA with 228 strikeouts and 35 walks over...
Tarik Skubal
