There are a few trends that have become something like the natural laws of modern baseball: Unencumbered, strikeouts go up, game times get longer, and fastball usage goes down. MLB has stepped in on ...

This is an article about the Giants’ offensive struggles, even though they’re averaging seven runs over their last one game. The timing is unfortunate, but please remember that the Nationals’ starter ...

Through one turn in the rotation in Seattle and Oakland, Boston Red Sox starters have been excellent. They’ve struck out 37 batters and issued just one walk. Nick Pivetta and Kutter Crawford pitched ...

Pitching was supposed to be an issue for the Red Sox this season, especially after offseason signee Lucas Giolito went down with a season-ending elbow injury in the spring. Instead, they've just been ...

Aroldis Chapman has, unfortunately, had an incredible comeback season in 2025, I’ll admit it. Even as someone who never has — and never will — want him on my team, his dominance in the ninth this year ...

Pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) are throwing faster and faster. The league’s average fastball (fastball) velocity is ...

ARLINGTON - You might miss it if you blink. No, not the MLB regular season, which is just past its midway point, less than two weeks away from its All-Star game festivities in Dallas-Fort Worth and ...

The New York Mets are off to a very poor start to the 2026 MLB season, with the worst record in baseball, thanks to a brutal 12-game losing streak. It's an incomprehensible start to the year for the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. I always knew Johnny Koegel was headed to success, whether that was in ...