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Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

Jasrado Chisholm at the Northwest League - Pioneer League All-Star Gala, Snowbasin, Ogden, UT, Aug. 1, 2016 (Jared Ravich/MiLB.com)

2016 Pioneer League All-Star Jazz Chisholm in Ogden, Utah.

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Strong AFL debut tonight for Daniel Espino:

1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
16 pitches, 11 strikes, 5 whiffs

Touched 98.6 with good ride on the four-seamer.

Statcast data here: baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gam...

This look from Aaron Judge...

He was not going to let the series go away that easily.

Again

Indeed, Tigers-Mariners will be on FS2 as well as MLB Network.

Red Sox RHP Luis Perales is up to 101.1 mph in his first AFL outing today: baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gam...

MLB & NYC: A Love Story Delivered at the the New York State Museum on October 6

My stories have been published to Our Game, but Medium sets its own url. Thus, last night's talk at the New York State Museum:
medium.com/@thorn_john_...

Now fully healthy, Reds No. 6 prospect Collier stands out in Fall League debut SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cam Collier had a banner 2024 season. The Reds' corner infielder hit the first home run in Spring Breakout history, went deep at the All-Star Futures Game to grab MVP honors and f...

After dealing with an early torn ligament in his left thumb, Cam Collier hit .337/.425/.452 in his final 27 games with Double-A Chattanooga. The Reds prospect has carried that momentum to the Arizona Fall League as he showed in last night's opener.

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Most postseason homers in Brewers history:

1. Prince Fielder, 4
Orlando Arcia, 4

3. Ted Simmons, 3
Paul Molitor, 3
JACKSON CHOURIO, 3

I think Jackson Chourio is healthy.

Playoff Miz throwing back-to-back 104, eh?

I feel like the marketing team of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere doesn’t actually like the album Nebraska.

(Put Atlantic City in your trailers. People know that one. Leave Born in the USA for the Born in the USA movie.)

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The return of the Arizona Fall League means the return of Arizona Fall League Statcast data.

For tonight’s opener with Kevin McGonigle, Jonny Farmelo and Cam Collier in the lineup: baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gam...

It's Arizona Fall League Opening Day! Here's all you need to know The leaves are turning, pumpkin spice lattes are on menus and Arizona Fall League baseball is officially back. Beginning tonight's 9:30 p.m. ET matchup between the Peoria Javelinas and Scottsdale Scor...

Happy Arizona Fall League Opening Day! Peoria and Scottsdale get us going tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. local.

Brendan Samson prepares you for this year's season in the desert:

Phillies infielder Aidan Miller has also been removed from the Surprise roster, along with Carson DeMartini.

Bryan Rincon and Dylan Campbell are the Phils replacements.

Note that Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter has been removed from the Surprise roster. Joe Lampe has taken his place.

It's Arizona Fall League Opening Day! Here's all you need to know The leaves are turning, pumpkin spice lattes are on menus and Arizona Fall League baseball is officially back. Beginning tonight's 9:30 p.m. ET matchup between the Peoria Javelinas and Scottsdale Scor...

Happy Arizona Fall League Opening Day! Peoria and Scottsdale get us going tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. local.

Brendan Samson prepares you for this year's season in the desert:

CC Sabathia posts about a decade of sobriety

Hell yeah to CC.

Trey Yesavage today:

31 swings
18 misses

That 58% whiff rate is the highest in a postseason game under pitch tracking (2008), min 25 swings

Blue Jays plan to maximize Yesavage and other pitching prospects DUNEDIN, Fla. -- There's bad luck, and then there's the bad luck endured by several of the Blue Jays' top pitching prospects in 2024. Landen Maroudis and Brandon Barriera -- two of the club's current ...

This is from March.

I think the Blue Jays figured it out.

Trey Yesavage: 5 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K

Cam Schlittler: 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K

Two dominant rookie postseason appearances three days apart. What a fun time for young arms.

Trey Yesavage’s career high for strikeouts is 12. He achieved that on May 13 with Single-A Dunedin at the lowest full-season level of affiliated ball.

Only five months later, he has 11 strikeouts through five no-hit innings against the Yankees in his first MLB postseason start.

This isn’t normal.

Trey Yesavage has the most strikeouts in a single game in Blue Jays postseason history.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit the first grand slam in Blue Jays postseason history.

Have a day, Toronto.

OH GOODNESS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the hottest hitter on the planet

Most strikeouts in postseason game, Blue Jays history:

2025 ALDS G2 Trey Yesavage: 10
2015 ALCS G6 David Price: 8
2015 ALCS G2 David Price: 8
1992 ALCS G6 Juan Guzmán: 8
1985 ALCS G1 Dave Stieb: 8

Yesavage & Stieb were PS debuts

10 strikeouts through four innings
10 strikeouts through 13 batters faced
15 whiffs on 22 swings
9 whiffs on the splitter alone
No hits allowed thus far

Trey Yesavage’s performance gets more and more ridiculous with each passing detail.

Trey Yesavage has struck seven of the first 10 batters he’s faced in his MLB postseason debut. He has elicited 11 whiffs on 17 swings. Seven of those misses have come on his splitter alone.

A dream beginning for the 2024 first-rounder.

Trey Yesavage just struck out three Yankees in his first career postseason inning. Wow. #BlueJays