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'NBA teams have been tracking this kind of stuff for years': Why load management is MLB's next big thing
Front offices are measuring what players do on the field like never before. Here's how it could rock baseball.
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MLB SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY'S TOP PLAYS
Adley Rutschman clubs walk-off HR for the Orioles
'STICKIEST STUFF I'VE FELT ON A GLOVE'
Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco ejected after foreign substance check
RANGERS-CHIEFS-THUNDER PARLAY
'I don't think I can take anymore': Thunder $100 parlay backer cashes out for $80,000
A bettor with a $1.7 million parlay cashed out for $80,000 after the Thunder's Game 4 win, saying, "Things got so crazy so fast."
A NEARLY UNHITTABLE PITCHER
Yankees' Clay Holmes (0.00 ERA!) has become MLB's best closer
A bullpen overhaul hasn't slowed the Yankees one bit. Why? It starts with their star closer.
TIME TO PANIC?
Real or not? It's time to panic about Astros and other MLB disappointments
These three recent playoff squads are still near the bottom of the majors six weeks in. Does this define who they are this season?
Is there hope for the Mets? 10 questions that will decide the NL East
From a close race at the top to the shrug-emoji Mets and the race to the bottom.
BAT-TRACKING DATA
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED
From the king of swing speed to signs of trouble: What we learned from MLB’s new bat-tracking numbers
MLB's latest metric is here, measuring what hitters really do with the bat in their hands. Here's what we've learned from the new numbers.
SKENES SHINES IN DEBUT
Paul Skenes calls MLB debut 'surreal'
‘That dude paints’: Inside the Pirates’ decision to call up pitching phenom Paul Skenes
After dominating in the minors, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft is headed to The Show.
Top Headlines
- Astros' Blanco gets 10-game ban for sticky glove
- Refreshed Ohtani's 446-ft. HR nearly makes splash
- Reds lefty Lodolo (groin) placed on 15-day IL
- Giants say Lee has structural damage in shoulder
- M's Canzone returns after shoulder sprain injury
- White Sox trade for Astros' Julks, recall Fletcher
- Draft rankings: Top 150-plus prospects
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