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Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998

Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

Commanders owner Josh Harris to throw out first pitch at Nationals game next month

Harris will throw out the first pitch for the Nationals against the Atlanta Braves next month.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 26, 2023

MLB-worst A’s rough up Dylan Cease, White Sox

Fans at Guaranteed Rate Field booed lustily at the low points of Cease giving up eight earned runs in 4⅓ grueling innings.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

MLB Stars Should Demand Trades Like Their NBA Counterparts

Requesting trades isn’t the norm in baseball, but could players make better deals if it was?

Sports Illustrated · Aug 24, 2023

Shohei Ohtani may have known about his torn UCL while sharing a laugh with Elly De La Cruz

He wasn't going to let the devastating injury ruin his night.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2023

MLB World Crushed by Shohei Ohtani’s Devastating Injury Update

This hurts. A lot.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 24, 2023

Full-Count Pitch Selections Define MLB Pitchers, for Good and Bad

Explaining why a hurler’s pitch selection on a 3–2 count works as baseball’s “truth serum.”

Sports Illustrated · Aug 23, 2023

MLB playoff and World Series chances for every team with 5 weeks left in the season

See the current playoff and World Series chances for every MLB team.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 23, 2023

MLB Fans Roasted Red Sox Manager Alex Cora for His Childish Tantrum After Ejection

He was so angry.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 23, 2023

The Yankees face their first losing season in 30 years. Things may get worse

The team won the AL East by seven games last year. This season a series of injuries and a lack of depth have hit them hard

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2023