The 'MLB Live Ball Era strikeout leaders' quiz
How many of the 36 MLB pitchers with 2,500 or more strikeouts in the Live-Ball Era (since 1920) can you name in five minutes?
How many of the 36 MLB pitchers with 2,500 or more strikeouts in the Live-Ball Era (since 1920) can you name in five minutes?
The Los Angeles Dodgers rode another pitching gem from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a Game 2 NLCS win over the Milwaukee Brewers, but this time they also got some help from their loaded lineup. The first strike came from Teoscar Hernandez, who actually tied the game at one in the second inning after Yamamoto gave up … Read more
There is a widely held debate in sports about whether a bye heading into the playoffs helps or hurts the team that doesn’t have to play. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays are making an emphatic argument that it helps. After watching the Yankees get by the Boston Red Sox in the American … Read more
After Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet dominated the New York Yankees lineup in Game 1 of the Wild Card series, the pressure shifts to Yankees lefty Carlos Rodon to keep New York’s season alive. Rodon is following up a superb effort from Max Fried, who pitched 6 ⅓ innings of shutout baseball himself, but … Read more
Happy 67th birthday to three-time All-Star, 1988 National League Cy Young winner and World Series champion Orel Hershiser! Hershisher pitched for 18 Major League Seasons, spending the first 12 and the final season of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with his most dominant campaign coming in 1988. Not only did “Bulldog,” start 35 … Read more
It may have come against the lowly Rockies, but the Los Angeles Dodgers will take a sweep however they can get it. Especially when it includes an 11-strikeout performance from Blake Snell and a grand slam from Mookie Betts. The Dodgers had lost five-of-six-games to last-place teams heading into the Rockies series, including a crushing … Read more
Like many teams in the 2025 MLB season, the New York Yankees have been very streaky. With less than a month left in the regular season and the Bronx Bombers starting a crucial 12-game stretch against A.L. playoff teams, Yankee fans should be excited with a convincing 7-1 road win in Houston. One of the … Read more
Coming off of a sweep at the hands of the New York Mets, Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies took their frustrations out on the Atlanta Braves. After scoring just eight runs in their three game set with New York, Schwarber outdid that offensive production on his own, hitting four home runs to rack up nine RBI. … Read more
The Milwaukee Brewers are a juggernaut at the moment, riding their second win streak of at least 11 games this season to a 7.5 game lead in the National League Central and the best record in the Major Leagues. Not even Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes was immune. The Brew Crew scored four runs on … Read more
On Father’s Day afternoon, Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox were celebrating a sweep of the New York Yankees and a possible momentum shift in what had been a frustrating start to the 2025 season. By Father’s Day evening, Devers was a San Francisco Giant. Devers is 28 years old and in just the … Read more