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From The Babe's home run handles to Bonds' maple mashers: A brief history of bats
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Friday, 11 April 2025 05:22
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSo often in recent years, baseballs have been the subject of controversy. How tightly are they wound? What is the height of their seams? What's inside them that might determine how far they fly? What has been slathered onto them that might impact how slick they are?In that sense, the sudden furor over so-called torpedo bats is refreshing.…
MLB Power Rankings: Mets, Cubs make huge leaps in Week 2
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Thursday, 10 April 2025 20:09
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsIt's Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season, and while our top three teams are holding firm from Week 1, we have some big jumps shaking up the top 10.Juan Soto and the New York Mets crack the top five this week (in the process, passing Aaron Judge and the torpedo-bat-powered New York Yankees), while Kyle Tucker's Chicago…
Braves' Acuña to have knee reevaluated next week
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Thursday, 10 April 2025 19:23
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will have his injured left knee reevaluated next week as he works to return to the Atlanta lineup after ACL surgery last year.Acuña, who tore his left ACL on May 26 and had surgery on June 6, will travel to Los Angeles for the checkup, Braves manager Brian Snitker…
Strider nears return after 'dominant' rehab start
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Thursday, 10 April 2025 18:18
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsATLANTA -- Spencer Strider struck out 13 batters in 5 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday in his second injury rehabilitation start and appears ready to return from elbow surgery to make his Atlanta Braves season debut next week.Strider gave up three hits, two walks and one earned run against Norfolk, then was removed after 90 pitches, as…
Adell's two-HR fifth inning keys Angels' rout
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Thursday, 10 April 2025 18:18
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTAMPA, Fla. -- Jo Adell became the third player in Angels history to homer twice in the same inning, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward also homered twice and Los Angeles routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-1 on Thursday.Adell led off the fifth against Zack Littell (0-3) with first first homer this season for a 3-1 lead and capped…
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