With pitchers doctoring baseballs becoming the biggest issue in baseball in the last week, something needs to be made incredibly clear — this situation is entirely MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s
2021/05/07 02:26 FILE - Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall poses in Milwaukee in this Sept. 30, 1958, file photo. Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwauk. FILE - Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall poses in Milwaukee in this Sept. 30, 1958, file photo. Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwaukee Braves teams that reached the World Series in the 1950s before managing the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, has died. He was 91. Crandall’s son Bill said his father was surrounded by family members as he died from circumstances of Parkinson’s disease Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Mission Viejo, California. (AP Photo/File)
With No-Hitter, John Means Opens Up a World of Possibilities
“Now, every time he takes the ball, he is well aware because he’s done it that he could pitch a no-hitter,” said Jim Palmer, the last Orioles pitcher to throw one on his own.
John Means of the Baltimore Orioles struck out 12 and walked none in a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.Credit.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
May 5, 2021
Throwing a no-hitter, you could say, is like lassoing the moon. You can see the distant glow, beckoning and teasing all at once. Can you really get there? Probably not. But you can dream.
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From his remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate to his iconic defense in center field, Willie Mays is undoubtedly one of the best all-around players in Major League history.
He hit 660 home runs. He s a member of the 3,000-hit club. He won a batting title, four home run titles and four stolen base titles. He ranks among the all-time leaders in Wins Above Replacement. Perhaps most amazingly, Mays numbers would have been even more remarkable had he not missed nearly two full seasons in the prime of his career while serving in the military.
In honor of Mays 90th birthday, here s a look at 24 facts on No. 24 s legendary career:
Just over a month into the 2021 MLB season, no team has separated itself from the pack at the top of the standings just yet.
In fact, heading into play Thursday, there are 12 teams within two games of Oakland s MLB-best 19-13 mark. For our MLB Power Rankings voters, that means the challenge of putting order to this year s teams is even greater than normal.
Have the Los Angeles Dodgers played themselves out of the No. 1 spot on our list? How high did a recent hot streak move the St. Louis Cardinals? And what about the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, as both show signs of playing up to their status as preseason heavyweights in the American League?