Healthy on both sides of the ball, Shohei Ohtani carries a 0.50 ERA into tonight's start against the Giants -- and a 53-game on-base streak. As he goes for his fifth MVP (and first Cy Young), he might reach a level we've never seen before.
Some clubs continue to employ a conventional ninth-inning mentality for their ace relievers, but the “shift in culture" has started to make players understand that facing the meat of a lineup in the eighth might be the true “save” situation.
Aaron Judge turned a few heads when he took some grounders at third base at Fenway Park before the Yankees took on the Red Sox, but his manager assured everyone you won't be seeing the three-time MVP there, well, ever.
Jakob Marsee lost hold of his bat and a kid in the stands took it upon himself to untangle it from the netting above the dugout. On the next pitch, the Marlins outfielder hit his first home run of the season.
Asked what he would do if elected mayor of Toronto, Kevin Gausman had an answer that's hard to take a stand against: He'd add “maybe like 200 more ice cream trucks” to the city.
A rivalry unlike any other! Aaron Judge and the Yankees battle Roman Anthony and the Red Sox in an MLB Network Showcase at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Brewers vs. Tigers).
The Astros take on the Guardians at 1 p.m. ET (or Reds vs. Rays). Then, catch NL West rivals out west as the Giants host the Dodgers with Shohei Ohtani on the mound at 9:30 (or White Sox vs. D-backs).
