There is no more incredible baseball player than Shohei Ohtani. We knew this already, and yet, on Thursday, he reminded us of it once again. Entering the day, Ohtani was two homers and one stolen base shy of becoming the first player in MLB history with a 50-50 season. He’s

MIAMI -- Inside a clubhouse loaded with potential future Hall of Famers and some of the best players in the sport, Shohei Ohtani's greatness still sticks out. In a game that has been around for centuries, there has never been a player like Ohtani. On Thursday afternoon, Ohtani’s legend continued

The problem with Shohei Ohtani’s methodical march to 50-50 was the inevitability of it all. We all knew he’d christen the club eventually, and quite likely with ample cushion before the conclusion of the regular season. The man who had made the extraordinary look routine in both pitching and hitting

There’s always something fascinating going on in the world of baseball—and there’s always something new. Every Friday morning throughout the season, heading into the weekend, inspired by Zack Lowe’s terrific “10 Things I Like” NBA column for ESPN, we present the Five Fascinations, five fun things going on in the

For the last 50 games, the Tigers haven't featured a traditionally functional starting rotation. That's in large part because they’ve barely had a rotation at all. In the span of two weeks in July, Detroit lost starters Kenta Maeda (demoted to the bullpen on July 11), Reese Olson (injured on

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MIAMI -- After spending over $1 billion in contracts this offseason, the Dodgers came into the 2024 season with World Series aspirations. On Thursday afternoon, they took the first step towards accomplishing their ultimate goal.

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (Sept. 13-19). JULIOOOO: On Friday, Julio Rodríguez became one of two players in MLB history with at least 75 homers and 75 stolen bases in the first three seasons of his career, along with Bobby Witt

Shohei Ohtani continues to boldly go where no one has gone before. After succeeding better and longer as a two-way player than anyone in baseball history, he has become the first player ever to reach 50 homers and 50 steals in the same year. Ohtani's unprecedented production with his power

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CLEVELAND -- It was March 28, Opening Day, when Austin Hedges, Shane Bieber and Tyler Beede huddled up to determine that manager Stephen Vogt should be awarded the Guardians’ WWE Championship belt for his first managerial win. This was the start of a tradition for the year: After every victory,

The 2024 postseason is approaching. As you keep an eye on the standings, here is everything you need to know about how the playoff field is shaping up, as well as info about potential tiebreakers and clinch scenarios for each contender.

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Coming off a 56-106 season in 2023, the Royals have made a surprising turnaround in 2024, fueled by superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and a strong rotation led by All-Stars Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo. While Kansas City is still trying to clinch a playoff berth, it has already ensured

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NEW YORK -- It was Thursday night thunder at Citi Field. In what could be a postseason matchup in late October, the Mets’ bats erupted for four home runs and pounded the Phillies, 10-6. It marked the first time in Mets history that they scored 10 or more runs in

CLEVELAND -- The Twins can no longer repeat as American League Central champions, though that had long already seemed a foregone conclusion. More significantly, the fight for their playoff lives has fully caught up to them, as the race for the final Wild Card spot is now tied. A second

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SEATTLE -- It is no stretch to say that the Yankees’ postseason dreams hung in the balance as Juan Soto took a few extra beats on the dirt warning track Thursday afternoon, having slid hard into the right-field wall while making a dazzling seventh-inning catch. Almost every member of the

BALTIMORE -- Once Anthony Santander's walk-off two-run homer had just barely cleared the right-center-field wall -- a heroic ninth-inning blast that lifted the Orioles to a crucial 5-3 win over the Giants on Thursday afternoon -- the emotion poured out from everywhere at Camden Yards. From the fans roaring. From

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Summer is coming to a close, with fall officially beginning this weekend. But there’s still plenty of important baseball to be played. And questions to be answered as the Minor League season’s conclusion draws near and Major League award contenders are being considered. This week’s slate of MLB Pipeline Inbox