The two-man show powering one of baseball’s hottest teams
The Cincinnati Reds are thriving with one of the most imbalanced lineups in baseball.
Although they lost to the Rays on Wednesday, snapping their five-game winning streak, the Reds entered Thursday's off-day at 16-9. They're tied with the Cubs, who are hot themselves with nine straight wins, atop the surprisingly...
Sal Stewart
Elly De La Cruz
Ohtani (0.38 ERA) vs. Soriano (0.24 ERA): Tale of the tape
The MLB ERA leaderboard right now is a thing of beauty.
At No. 1 we've got José Soriano, the breakout Angels righty who has a historically low 0.24 ERA through six starts.
But right behind him at No. 2? None other than Shohei Ohtani, who has a 0.38 ERA and...
Shohei Ohtani
José Soriano
How nasty is Yankees phenom's 3-fastball arsenal? Let him break it down for you
No one throws more fastballs than Cam Schlittler.
Through five starts, the Yankees right-hander is throwing fastballs 89.5% of the time, easily the highest rate among starting pitchers....
Cam Schlittler
Leody Taveras has been the O's MVP so far. Here's how
Coming into the season, one might have guessed that Gunnar Henderson would be the Orioles' best player. Perhaps, that could have also been Pete Alonso or Adley Rutschman among position players. Maybe it was Trevor Rogers or Kyle Bradish among the pitchers.
Leody Taveras likely wouldn't have been anyone's top...
Leody Taveras
Could peak Ohtani have an even higher gear than we've seen?
From 2021-23, Shohei Ohtani was at his peak as a pitcher. Over those three years, he threw nearly 80% of his total career innings to date, with a 2.84 ERA that was bested by only five regular starters – three of whom (Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, and Justin Verlander) are...
Shohei Ohtani
The unexpected slugger carrying the Tigers' offense
Reigning two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is dealing. Top prospect Kevin McGonigle has lived up to the hype. And free-agent acquisition Framber Valdez has been everything Detroit expected.
However, no Tigers player has made a larger impact this season than catcher Dillon Dingler....
Dillon Dingler
3 key takeaways from Murakami's power surge start to MLB career
He broke Sadaharu Oh's home run record in Japan. Now he's on pace for even more in the Majors.
Munetaka Murakami just keeps bashing home runs. After three more over the weekend, Murakami is already up to eight homers in his first MLB season -- tied for third-most in the...
Munetaka Murakami
Is Trout having another vintage season? The early results say yes
Is peak Mike Trout back? The early 2026 results appear to indicate so.
Through Thursday’s games, the Angels’ star is hitting .246/.416/.594 with seven home runs and is a top 10 player by FanGraphs’ version of WAR (1.0). While there were some preseason indications that Trout could have another prime...
Mike Trout
3 pitches are all this ace needs to win a Cy Young
One of the best starting pitchers in baseball right now -- maybe the best -- doesn't even throw a four-seam fastball.
But that's how nasty Cristopher Sánchez is. He doesn't need one.
That's rarer than you might realize. Nearly every Major League starter has a four-seamer. Only a small handful,...
Cristopher Sanchez
This catcher just had the best ABS game we've seen someone have
In the new world of ABS, one thing has been clear from the very start: Every challenge isn’t created equally. It can’t be. Leverage and situation are everything. Challenging the first pitch of the game, as Zach Neto did last week in Cincinnati, can’t possibly be as important as turning...
Edgar Quero
