The strange stat that explains exactly who the Miami Marlins are becoming
The strangest stat attached to the Marlins doubles as a window into who this young team is becoming. Miami has only two series sweeps this…
Joe Kiemen Archives: 05/2026
Colton Cowser got the walk-off, but a Craig Albernaz non-move helped save the Orioles
Colton Cowser gave the Orioles the headline. Craig Albernaz may have given them something just as important. Baltimore beat the Rays 9-7 in 13 innings…
The Seattle Mariners found a smart rotation plan with one growing catch
The Mariners’ piggyback experiment is working on paper, and the growing frustration around it is the part worth watching. Seattle beat the Athletics 9-2 on…
The real reason behind Bryan Reynolds’ strange season for the Pittsburgh Pirates
The simplest explanation for Bryan Reynolds’ unusual start is the one Pirates fans keep returning to: something must be wrong physically. The evidence does not…
Salvador Perez is closing in on a George Brett record few saw coming
Salvador Perez hit another home run Monday night, and this one carried far more weight than a normal regular-season swing. Perez’s 422-foot sixth-inning homer against…
There is no rescue in AAA Toledo for the collapsing Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are reaching the point where every struggling team asks the same question: who can they call up to fix this? Right now,…
Why the Chicago Cubs are not using Kevin Alcántara during their worst slump of the year
The Chicago Cubs called up one of the loudest power bats in Triple-A during a brutal losing streak. Then they barely used him. The Cubs…
The Houston Astros threw their first no-hitter in years, and the timing could not be better
The Houston Astros threw the first MLB no-hitter in nearly two years on Monday, and the combined effort handed a struggling pitching staff the kind…
“It’s not early anymore”: Carlos Mendoza dropped the act after another New York Mets loss
For weeks, the Mets talked like there was still time to fix things. Carlos Mendoza stopped talking that way Monday night. “It’s not early anymore.”…
Jacob Misiorowski shrugged off a Statcast record with four blunt words
Asked to explain a record-setting performance, Jacob Misiorowski did not reach for mechanics or adrenaline. He shrugged: “That’s what I do. I throw hard.” That…
