The Latest Breaking News from Baseball Savant

SI:AM | Blue Jays’ Hot Streak Sets Up Exciting Second-Half AL East Race

They’re two wins shy of their longest winning streak in franchise history.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 8, 2025

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 · Nov 13, 2023

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 · Oct 19, 2023

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.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022

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 · Jul 13, 2022

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

Wait. WHAT?!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 1, 2022

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 · Apr 26, 2022

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 · Apr 23, 2022

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 · Apr 8, 2022

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…

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022