Cleveland's Parker Messick flirted with the no-hitter that the Guardians franchise has been searching for over the past four-plus decades on Thursday night, but ultimately failed to complete the job when Juan Brito hit a single in the ninth inning. After four no-nos across Major League Baseball in 2024 no team was able to complete one last season. Six have gotten as far as the final frame before they were thwarted.
No-hitters exist in a unique place. They are unquestionably impressive. Yet no one knows what to do with a combined one. Some would say it shouldn't even count. In an era where every arm that steps on the mound has amazing stuff and batters are not prioritizing contact, an argument could be made that they've lost some of their luster.
