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Despite MLB Rule Changes, Pitchers Are Only Getting Tougher to Hit

Even with the advent of the pitch timer and shift bans, hitting has never been more difficult than it is today thanks to pitchers making key adjustments.

Sports Illustrated

Rangers Center Fielder Leody Taveras Made a Catch So Good It Broke an Advanced Statistic

Taveras’s home run robbery against Yordan Alvarez was truly improbable.

Sports Illustrated

10 pitchers (including Josh Hader) whose tempos were most affected by the new pitch clock in 2023

Giovanny Gallegos is averaging nearly nine seconds less per pitch!

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Cubs ‘rookie’ Seiya Suzuki isn’t down on his luck despite hard-hit balls not dropping

The 92.7 mph average exit velocity Suzuki brought into Tuesday night topped the Cubs and, according to Baseball Savant, ranked in the 93rd percentile across the majors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Kopech allows five homers as Giants rout White Sox

Kopech’s fastball topped out at 97.1 mph but averaged 94.4, according to Baseball Savant. More discouraging was that the Giants squared all of his home-run pitches with conviction.

Chicago Sun-Times

A Cautiously Optimistic Cody Bellinger Update

After a years-long dip into the abyss, his production is rebounding enough to make him quite valuable to the Dodgers.

Sports Illustrated

Patrick Sandoval evolving, ‘hard bite’ slider not enough to deliver Angels win

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patrick Sandoval’s favorite pitch wasn’t part of his arsenal until 2019.

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Angels' Mike Trout susceptible again to high fastballs. What is going on?

Three times Mike Trout strode to the plate against Houston pitcher Jose Urquidy on July 2, and three times he returned to the dugout in frustration, the Angels star striking out on three pitches in each at-bat, the equivalent of an immaculate inning by the Astros right-hander against one of…

Los Angeles Times

Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera made MLB history with a stunning 96 mph changeup

Wait. WHAT?!

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Last Hurrah of Infield Shifts

Teams are using hit-robbing defensive alignments more than ever, but this isn’t the main reason for cratering offenses.

Sports Illustrated

Mookie Betts and Max Muncy blast away cold streaks in Dodgers’ win over Padres

SAN DIEGO — They were two of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ coldest hitters over the season’s first two weeks.

Los Angeles Times

Charlie Morton shines as Braves pick up first win of season

ATLANTA — Behind Charlie Morton and a potent offense, the Braves won their first game of the season as they defeated the Reds, 7-6, on Friday at Truist Park.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: How might Orioles’ changes at Camden Yards affect number of home runs? Here’s what we found.

BALTIMORE — Of the changes that have happened throughout the Orioles organization over the past handful of years, perhaps none is as certain to be long-lasting as the team’s decision to alter the left-field dimensions at Camden Yards. But for several reasons — “everything from the ball that Major League…

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