10 offseason moves paying early dividends

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Sunday, April 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 10 offseason additions already paying off in a big way   A number of offseason pickups -- including both marquee names and under-the-radar acquisitions -- are making a difference for their new clubs so far this season. Wheeler falls five outs shy of first career no-hitter Díaz heeds early call to help Mets win sixth in a row d'Arnaud goes deep again to seal sixth straight victory Eflin continues mastery of Judge, Yanks in Rays' 10-inning shutout O's jump to early seven-run lead, hold off Royals Crawford lowers ERA to 0.66 in gem for Red Sox Draft prospect Condon at 26 HRs after seventh multi-HR game MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Zack Wheeler: 7.1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 R, 8 K's No-hits White Sox for 7.1 innings Julio Rodríguez: 4-for-5, R, 2 RBIs, 2 SB 9 hits, 4 runs, 4 steals in past 4 games Salvador Perez: 3-for-5, HR, R, 5 RBIs Leads AL with 22 RBIs this season Patrick Bailey: 4-for-4, HR, 2 2B, R, 3 RBIs 2nd career 4-hit game; 1st HR into McCovey Cove Zach Eflin: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K's Has struck out Aaron Judge in 6 straight at-bats PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Javier Báez's latest magic act: Turning a double play without even making a throw.  MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 7 Hall of Fame hitters who got off to slow starts Jackson Holliday has struggled in his first taste of the Majors, but he can take solace in knowing that even Hall of Fame players have had a rough go of it to start their careers. Naylor puts hurt on ball ... and his head Josh Naylor unveiled a painful new home run celebration, punctuating a long ball by smacking himself in the helmet with his bat. Home run into the Bay misses water Patrick Bailey reached McCovey Cove with a home run on his Bobblehead Day, but the ball managed to stay dry as it landed in a kayak on the fly. It takes two to turn home run into out Oakland University outfielder John Lauinger robbed a home run against Northern Kentucky, but it was teammate Reggie Bussey who actually made the catch. How a reliever became a top starter Once known for lighting up radar guns with 105 mph heat as a reliever, Jordan Hicks has made a successful transition to the Giants' starting rotation. Sinking feeling: Cowser makes rookie mistake After a milestone ball from Craig Kimbrel's latest save ended up in the Kansas City fountains courtesy of Colton Cowser, the Orioles rookie went to work trying to retrieve it. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TB 2 NYY 0 DET 3 MIN 4 MIL 12 STL 5 MIA 3 CHC 2 MIA 3 CHC 5 HOU 4 WAS 5 NYM 6 LAD 4 BOS 4 PIT 2 ARI 3 SF 7 CWS 5 PHI 9 OAK 3 CLE 6 LAA 5 CIN 7 BAL 9 KC 7 TEX 2 ATL 5 SEA 7 COL 0 TOR 5 SD 2 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.