Sunday, August 16
TOP NEWS
Rookie comes out swinging, again and again and again
With his mom among 30 family members in attendance, the Cardinals’ Joshua Báez did something never done before: He homered three times in his MLB debut — including on the first pitch he ever faced.
Báez has historic MLB debut surrounded by family and a special bee
D-backs finally putting pieces together as NL Wild Card battle heats up
7 stats and facts to know from Joshua Báez’s debut for the ages
Misiorowski K’s Ohtani, Freeman to escape jam, and it wasn’t just the heater
Surging Blue Jays withstand Schlittler, take down Yankees
Red-hot Bohm, Stott showing position change no problem as duo sparks Phils’ win
Guards ride complete effort to 10,000th win in franchise history
Báez looks to build on historic 3-HR debut today vs. Cubs (3:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App)
Gray continues run as Boston’s stand-in ace with career-best 15th win
White Sox earn series win vs. rival Tigers but ‘still have a lot more to go’
Skenes fine with extra rest as Bucs push his next start back to Wednesday
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TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Joshua Báez
449 ft
1st Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Jo Adell
111 mph
1st Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Ben Joyce
102.9 mph
9th Inning
Decisive Play
Rays
41.8% WPA
9th Inning
1st STL player to HR on 1st pitch of 1st AB since ’06 (Wainwright)
MLB’s 1st 5-hit game with 3+ doubles since 2024
108th straight errorless game at 2B (Reds’ longest since 1900)
5th reliever in Nats history to throw at least 4 1/3 hitless innings
8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 11 K’s; highest K total since May 24 (14)
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There have been some drastic changes in playoff odds
Fortunes can change fast in baseball, and they have in just a month since the All-Star break — both good and bad.
Say hello to MLB’s new must-watch player
Were you aware that before he made MLB history with his three-homer debut yesterday, Joshua Báez had a FOUR-homer game in the Minors this year? There’s a lot to learn about the Cards rookie.
Go crazy, folks!
As Joshua Báez was about to connect with his historic third home run, his former Triple-A teammate Jurrangelo Cijntje had his phone camera rolling to capture the feel-good moment in the Memphis Redbirds’ clubhouse.
How Weathers turned season around
Using one of his best pitches the least has been central to a midseason reinvention for Yanks lefty Ryan Weathers, who faces the Blue Jays today.
A pitcher’s worst nightmare
Nobody is too sure when or how the “Ball 5” chant at Texas A&M started, but one thing is certain: The relentless and suffocating refrain makes the mound a lonely place to be for an opposing pitcher.
Yankees vs. Blue Jays on MLB Network
Ben Rice and the Yankees are north of the border to take on AL Cy Young candidate Dylan Cease and the Blue Jays at 1:30 p.m. ET (or D-backs vs. Braves).
SCOREBOARD
CWS 4
DET 3
STL 8
CHC 4
NYY 1
TOR 4
COL 1
SF 7
WSH 4
NYM 5
BAL 4
TB 3
MIA 8
CIN 4
SD 1
CLE 6
SEA 10
HOU 5
PHI 9
MIN 1
BOS 4
PIT 0
AZ 10
ATL 3
MIL 4
LAD 1
KC 0
LAA 1
TEX 5
ATH 3
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