What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know: Bombered!

Everybody homered. Literally, everybody. Congratulations on your homer.

What You Need to Know: Bryce Harder!

The Nationals star is hitting everything harder, the A's are fumbling around, the Pirates/Cardinals rivalry continues, and the best defensive play of the weekend is a goshdarned magic trick.

What You Need to Know: Smoked!

by Daniel Rathman 5/08

Grandal burns Fiers, Hosmer clubs Kluber, ARod spills Tillman, Astros pave Street, plus the best defensive play of the day.

What You Need to Know: Thrice Harper!

by Chris Mosch 5/07

Bryce goes yard, and yard, and yard again; Scherzer and Stanton have an epic showdown; Aroldis throws his changeup; and the TWO best defensive plays of the day.

What You Need to Know: No Way

by Daniel Rathman 5/06

An exquisitely timed Tweet for the Angels, a bit of history from Bartolo Colon, and the best defensive play of the day.

What You Need to Know: Undefeated

by Chris Mosch 5/05

Craig Counsell topples Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner flirts with a no-hitter, the Cards go back to the 'pen, plus the best defensive play of the night.

What You Need to Know: Jake!

by Ian Frazer 5/04

The incredible rise of Jake Marisnick, the Cardinals long and difficult sweep, Addison Russell's first bomp, and the best defensive play of the weekend.

Chris Sale doesn't get much help from his defense, neither does Jacob deGrom, Ryan Howard and Mike Moustakas handle the shift differently, and Mike Leake let's hit bat do the talking when it comes his opinion on the DH in the NL.

What You Need to Know: Silence!

by Daniel Rathman 4/30

The Orioles win the weirdest one, the Astros roll, the Yankees and Rays go deep, and the best defensive play of the day.

What You Need to Know: HIS NAME IS… !

by Daniel Rathman 4/29

The Nationals snap out of it, Bumgarner beats Kershaw again, and the defensive play and non-play of the day.

What You Need to Know: Gee!

by Chris Mosch 4/28

The Mets pitcher is a whiz, the Dodgers finally knock off the Giants, the Blue Jays blow a late one and the best defensive play of the day.

What You Need to Know: Nuts To Strasburg!

by Ian Frazer 4/27

The Nationals are scuffling and so is Strasburg; the Astros are in first place, naturally; Alex Gordon makes the real catch of the year; and so on.

What You Need to Know: Shenanigans!

by Daniel Rathman 4/24

The Giants sweep the Dodgers, the Royals pick another fight, Kris Bryant is out of position, and the Mets.

What You Need to Know: Baseball on Ice!

by Chris Mosch 4/23

A 51-minute first inning in Detroit, a walk-off in a rivalry game out west, and a brilliant defensive play notable even by Juan Lagares standards.

What You Need to Know: Ike!

by Daniel Rathman 4/22

Three grand slams in one game, Molitor's stathead-friendly move backfires, and a position player is the ace of the day.

What You Need to Know: April 21, 2015

by Chris Mosch 4/21

Trevor Bauer is on again, the Tigers are on again, and other things are also on again.