Plus: With HR, Ohtani (again) evokes Ruth
No matter how much you research and study, no matter how much baseball you've watched in your life, no matter how much you may think you know this game, it will always, always surprise you. Some things are going to happen that no one could have possibly anticipated. And some players will just come out of nowhere.
Nearly three weeks into the season, when you look at who the best players in baseball have been so far, you find a lot of familiar names.
But when you go down the list and see some of the players in the top 25, there are several pretty shocking names. They might not be able to keep it up all year, but this far into the season, it's awfully wild to see who some of the best 25 have been so far. |
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As pitcher usage evolves, 200 might be the new 300 when it comes to career milestones. |
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| Nick Ahmed, a Gold Glove-winning shortstop, is no stranger to fielding bad bounces on defense. But who knew he could do it with the bat? Even a Hall of Famer was impressed. |
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In '18, Logan O'Hoppe was a Yankees fan who caught an Orioles homer at Yankee Stadium and threw it back. (We have proof!) He's returned to the Bronx, but this time as the Angels' catcher. |
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Jake Burger has not just been hitting the baseball since returning to the White Sox from Triple-A. He has been hitting the baseball with overwhelming authority. |
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Salt Lake slugger Trey Cabbage went 487 feet for the longest HR in the Minors so far in 2023. |
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Did you know tigers can leap 16 feet in the air? Matt Vierling didn't have to go quite that high to land in yesterday's top plays. |
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Shohei Ohtani and the Angels take on Aaron Judge and the Yankees in the Casamigos Tequila MLB Network Showcase at 7 p.m. ET. |
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Which team outside of the NL West has Clayton Kershaw defeated the most? |
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