~2024 MLB Thread~

[Cincydawg]

The Braves and Reds played six times this season, every game was a one run decision.

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[Cincydawg]

Ohtani is pretty other worldly.  Babe Ruth?

[Cincydawg]

[FearlessF]

yup, Ruth's first 5 seasons with the BoSox

Yanks took away the pitching

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Shohei Ohtani hit the longest home run of his major league career and became the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1. Yet, it wasn't enough to overcome Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s grand slam in the second inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Friday night.



The two-way superstar from Japan drove a slider from left-hander Tommy Henry 493 feet to right field in the sixth inning to get the Angels within 5-1. It was the longest home run in the majors this year.



Ohtani became the first player since Baltimore’s Chris Davis in 2013 to hit 30 homers by the end of June. Davis had 31.



Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa each did it twice. The others are Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez and Albert Pujols. Bonds had 39 by July 1 in 2001 en route to setting the single-season record with 73.


Ohtani hit 15 home runs in June. Besides being an Angels record for the most in any month, he tied Babe Ruth (1930 Yankees), Bob Johnson (1934 A’s) and Roger Maris (1961 Yankees) for the AL mark in June.

[Cincydawg]

Ohtani has to be juicing ...

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[Cincydawg]

1992 starting rotation:

[CatsbyAZ]

Diamondbacks game last night. Vs the Mets. Took a group of 11 of us. Arizona could not have had a more miserable showing. Their pitcher giving up back to back home runs. The batting order only managing 4 hits Vs the Mets 17. A 9-0 loss made all the worse by Corbin Carroll exiting the game in the 7th inning with a shoulder injury. The Diamondbacks have lost 4 straight and the Dodgers are quickly closing in on their division lead.

At one point the benches cleared late in the game:

[MarqHusker]

I went to 'new' Yankee Stadium for the first time this past week (or YS III as my friends and I like to say).   These comments are not novel or original;   1. Why did they build a lame replica of YS I/II?  2. I've been to most of the post Camden Yards era new ballparks, and it kind of seems built on the cheap.     That said, really nice club lounge (A/C great plus on a hot evening) with superb service.     Downright hilarious to see the efforts by the ushers to police the moat around home plate area.

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On this date in 1985, Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 career Ks.


https://youtu.be/fIOAXOpiHJo

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Shohei Ohtani's Angels era is reportedly expected to come to an end, but not necessarily his time in Los Angeles.

According to the L.A. Times, the Dodgers are the clear favorites to land the MVP frontrunner, who recently said that it "sucks to lose" as the Halos continue to struggle.

Per the Times: "One rival team executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because tampering rules forbid him from discussing prospective free agents on other teams, was willing to bet a sushi dinner on the Dodgers. Three other executives echoed that it's the Dodgers and then everyone else. Multiple agents, granted anonymity to speak freely, agreed."