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Tom Verducci’s Breakdown of the Week: Brandon Pfaadt Might Be an Ace Now

The Diamondbacks starter made a simple adjustment that’s radically changed his effectiveness against opposing hitters.

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SI:AM | More Trouble for Clippers as Adam Silver Gives Kawhi Leonard Update

The league is reportedly looking into additional allegations of salary cap circumvention.

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Ten Important MLB Trends From the First Half

The standings have been turned upside down, and the Marlins are trying to break baseball.

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SI:AM | Jordan Walker Was the Home Run Derby’s First Villain

Leave it to Philly fans to boo the Derby.

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Tom Verducci’s Breakdown of the Week: Freddy Peralta Has Mechanical Issues

The Mets pitcher and trade target known as “Fastball Freddy” isn’t getting the most out of his heater anymore.

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Taking Stock of Shohei Ohtani’s Best Comps at Age 32

The career of baseball’s two-way superstar resembles the combined output of two very different Hall of Famers.

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Diagnosing Paul Skenes’s Struggles

The Pirates ace has experienced a steady drop in fastball velocity, but that’s not the core of his recent issues.

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Tom Verducci’s Nine Changes to the MLB All-Star Game Starting Lineups

Our senior writer disagreed on half of the fan-elected starters.

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Breakdown of the Week: How Jarren Duran Lost His Way

He placed in the top 10 of AL MVP voting two years ago. Now, Duran is having the worst offensive season of any Red Sox outfielder in over a century.

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Bryan Baker’s New Recipe With the Rays Has Made Him a Sneaky All-Star Candidate

Tampa Bay’s 31-year-old closer was acquired from the Orioles last July in a trade that hardly anyone noticed.

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SI:AM | Nonstop Thrills in the Knockout Stage

The first four games of the World Cup’s elimination round could not have been any more dramatic.

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Perry Minasian Made a Hapless Angels Organization Even Worse

Los Angeles fired its GM after a tenure that spanned six seasons, five managers, five top-13 draft picks, 108 more losses than wins and zero playoff berths.

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The AL MVP Race Is Wide Open and Full of Flawed Candidates

This season will mark the first time since 2019 that Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani won’t be named the American League MVP.

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SI:AM | NBA Offseason Heats Up as LaMelo Ball Traded—and Jaylen Brown Could Be Next

One All-Star guard is already on the move. Could Boston part ways with its cornerstone veteran?

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SI:AM | A Tale of Two Drafts

The NBA welcomed a new crop of rookies with its draft on Tuesday night, while the NFL opted against holding a supplemental draft for Brendan Sorsby.

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Tarik Skubal Isn’t the Only Tigers Starter Throwing Gems

Troy Melton’s 2.56 ERA is even better than Skubal’s. The righthander is on the track to stardom, even if his path there hasn’t been glamorous.

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The Phillies Have the Greatest Need of Any Contender—and Two Obvious Trade Fits

This article was originally published as part of Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter from Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci. Every Mon

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How Otto Lopez Radically Transformed Into MLB’s Best Pure Hitter

The Marlins shortstop leads the majors in both hits and batting average after retooling his plate approach during the offseason.

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Giving Small Ball a New Meaning

Baseball has seen an uptick this decade in players who measure under six feet, and a few teams in particular have succeeded this year after embracing the trend.

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The Standards for Catchers Have Rapidly Changed

The defensive job requirements for a catcher keep getting harder. And the position's offensive output has suffered greatly as a result.

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SI:AM | The Casual Fan’s Guide to the World Cup

You might not be a huge soccer fan, but that shouldn’t stop you from following the World Cup.

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The Pirates’ ‘Gas Company’ Is the Hardest-Throwing Pitching Staff Ever

Pitchers who throw 100 mph have tripled over the last seven years in the majors. Pittsburgh has gathered the most impressive collection of flamethrowers.

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Gerrit Cole Has Reinvented Himself Yet Again

Since returning from Tommy John surgery, the Yankees ace has showcased a new delivery, a new changeup and a new fastball.

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SI:AM | My Night at the Epicenter of Knicks Fever

There isn’t a better place to watch the NBA Finals than in the heart of Manhattan.

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Yordan Alvarez Is Carving Out a Cool Place in Baseball History

Alvarez is the best hitter in baseball, and the best he's ever been.

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