Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category

This Baseball Isn’t What MLB Said It Would Be$

Box Score Banter 2021: Corbin Cooked?; ZonenworthB

Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Darkest Timeline$

Golden Age: Week of April 11$

Importación Latina

Los jugadores latinoamericanos son mejores que nunca y parece que no se detendrán.

Box Score Banter: Carlos Rodón, Toe-HitterB

Soul of the Game (1996)$

Pacific Overtures

On Jackie Robinson, Yu Chang, and the power of an open mind.

Wilbur Wood, 1970s Pitching Icon$

The Bauer Test$

First-Pitch Swingers Receive Major Advantage

The five highest league OPSes on the first pitch, since pitch-by-pitch data began to be tracked in 1988, belong to the last five seasons.

The Extra-Inning Rule and Career Milestones$

Box Score Banter: Go-Go Laureano, Ramos’ Home Run SpreeB

Box Score Banter: Kyle Higashioka, the Perfect BackupB

Identifying Pitcher-Modified Baseballs is Trickier Than it SeemsB

Book Excerpt: The Giants and Their City

Meet the majors’ first ironic mascot.