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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.

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

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

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…

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

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

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.

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…