Plus: 5 breakout pitchers for 2023
Which one of the Black Aces (Black pitchers who won 20 or more games in a season) won the most career AL/NL games? |
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| Dylan Cease, Shane McClanahan, Kyle Wright and Nestor Cortes were among last season's biggest breakout stars on the mound. This season will no doubt feature another crop of talented arms who will take flight in 2023. Five MLB.com writers offered their picks for this year's candidates. There's a triple-digit flamethrower, a former prospect looking to stay healthy, a hurler coming off Tommy John surgery, one of 2022's best rookies and a top prospect who might force his way into a contender's rotation. |
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The first batch of this year's Topps cards were released yesterday, and there's plenty of star power to chase. |
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The final installment of the "Undeniable -- Stories from the Negro Leagues" series chronicles the career paths of Jackie Robinson and Monte Irvin, a pair of Hall of Famers and trailblazers. |
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For the first time in his career, Rafael Devers was more than just the starting third baseman for the Red Sox as Spring Training got underway. |
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The ranking of the best 100 players in the game today is into the top 50. See which names have been called. |
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Don Newcombe was the first Black pitcher to win 20 games in a season, in 1951. To date, there are 15 pitchers known as Black Aces, a term coined by Mudcat Grant, who won 21 for the Twins in 1965. |
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The countdown continues! Tune in to see 20 more players on MLB Network's list revealed at 8 p.m. ET. |
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