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Statcast Picks Up Mariners Outfielder Getting Drilled By 98 MPH Sinker

Luke Raley stayed in the game and came around to score.

Sports Illustrated

Platinum Glove Race: MLB’s Best Defensive Players at the All-Star Break

Here are six players who stood out thanks to their elite glovework in the first half of the season.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Fans Rip ESPN's Main Home Run Derby Broadcast, Flock to Statcast Edition

Fans were not impressed with ESPN's main broadcast of the Home Run Derby, to say the least.

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Paul Skenes Had High Praise for Oneil Cruz Ahead of Home Run Derby Debut

Paul Skenes said Oneil Cruz's BP is "the most impressive batting practice I've ever seen in my life."

Sports Illustrated

Ceddanne Rafaela Walk-Off Caps Red Sox Win After Tense Pre-Game Confrontation With Angels

Red Sox win thriller over Angels as Ceddanne Rafaela hits shortest walk-off home run after pre-game confrontation at Fenway.

Sports Lens

Yes, MLB’s Strike Zone Is Shrinking. But Baseball Will Be Better for It

Despite how difficult hitting has become, pitchers and catchers are complaining about smaller strike zones. What gives?

Sports Illustrated

Pete Alonso Smashes Record-Setting Home Run for Mets in Game 5 of NLCS

The New York first baseman put his team ahead with a huge blast.

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Giancarlo Stanton Steals the Show as Yankees Move to Cusp of ALCS

New York’s slugger delivered the go-ahead home run in Game 3, but it was a surprise moment that caught his teammates’ attention in a 3–2 victory over Kansas City.

Sports Illustrated

Rookie Roundup: Selecting MLB’s 2024 All-Rookie Team

It’s time to hand out some hardware for what’s been a deep and star-studded rookie class.

Sports Illustrated

Matt Waldron Threw Record-Breaking Knuckleball That Was a Thing of Beauty

The San Diego Padres' righty threw a knuckleball at 15 rpms.

Sports Illustrated

Pirates' Oneil Cruz Laces Jaw-Dropping 120.5 MPH Double vs. Phillies

An absolute missile from Oneil Cruz.

Sports Illustrated

Yankees' Alex Verdugo Stuns Fans by Misjudging Fly Ball to Lose Game vs. Orioles

The left fielder's mishap resulted in a stunning walk-off win for Baltimore.

Sports Illustrated

Longest Home Runs Ever Hit in the Home Run Derby

Here's a look back at big blasts from before and after the introduction of Statcast in 2016.

Sports Illustrated

Could London Series Feature Most Runs Scored in an MLB Game?

London Stadium's dimensions are a favorable hitting park.

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Latin Times

The fastest bat in the Majors is Latino and the slowest too: how Latinos rank in MLB's new bat-tracking data

Giancarlo Stanton, of Puerto Rican descent, is the fastest hitter and Luis Arraéz has the slowest swing, but every approach can have different results

Sports Illustrated

Identifying MLB’s Statcast All-Stars

Who’s hitting the ball hardest? Who’s throwing the fastest? Let’s use MLB’s advanced metrics to see which players are standing out a month into the season.

Sports Illustrated

How MLB Pitch Tracking Works: Behind Baseball’s Complex System

Thanks to a network of a dozen high-speed cameras, pitches are identified and cataloged in the blink of an eye.

Chicago Sun-Times

Among baseball’s greatest home runs, include one by the Cubs’ Dave Kingman

There was no electronic tracker device for either the Kingman or Glenallen Hill home runs, so neither can definitively claim official honors as the longest at Wrigley. But both were awesome.

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Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox’ Dylan Cease finishing what Pedro Grifol calls ‘weird year’

Glimpses of Cease’s best stuff have been infrequent since his spectacular opening day performance. His 4.85 ERA is the fourth-highest among qualified American League starters.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ronny Mauricio hit his first Mets home run so hard only 2 players in franchise history can relate

The 22-year-old absolutely destroyed this ball.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The 10 hardest-hit MLB home runs of the Statcast era

These home runs were CRUSHED.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez feeling good, even on the basepaths

It might surprise readers to know that Statcast grades Jimenez by sprint speed as faster than teammates Yoan Moncada and Elvis Andrus.

USA Today Sports Media Group

5 iconic sports moments that are probably lies

They have to be made up.

Sports Illustrated

Twins OF Absolutely Crushed One of the Most Impressive Home Runs of the MLB Season

Well over 400 feet. Upper deck. To the opposite field.

Sports Illustrated

Elly De La Cruz Is Transcending What We Know About Infield Throws

The Reds’ electric 21-year-old broke his own record with another blazing assist. Just 37 games into his career, he’s making the extraordinary seem routine.

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