1st MVP poll of 2024 reveals 2 frontrunners

Plus: A K that will floor you (& the batter)

Tuesday, April 23 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Two names dominate the first MVP poll of season   While two clear favorites for MVP have emerged according to our experts poll, there are a couple of caveats: There's plenty of season left, and there are several other excellent candidates in both leagues. Ranger Suárez's scoreless streak reaches 25 innings as Phils win 7th straight Boone ejected just 5 pitches into game against A's Cease looks every bit an ace at altitude Skubal showcases 'off-the-charts' stuff in another dominant start Gorman, Goldschmidt star in Cards' walk-off win Worth the wait: Albert Suárez wins first game since 2016 MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Dylan Cease: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 Ks Holding RHB to .019 AVG (1-for-52) Ranger Suárez: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 Ks 25 straight scoreless IP, most by PHI pitcher since 2010 Travis d'Arnaud: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs, R Only Braves player with 5+ HR in 8 AB span since 1953 Tarik Skubal: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 Ks 0.74 WHIP 2nd-best among qualified pitchers (Suárez) Jared Jones: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 Ks 25 whiffs, an MLB high this season PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Sean Bouchard's robbery of Jake Cronenworth was quite smooth. Nothing rocky here. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS The wildest whiff of the year (so far) In his young Major League career, Pirates right-hander Jared Jones has shown an incredible knack for getting whiffs and strikeouts on ugly swings. And Monday, he may have unleashed his season's masterpiece. Acuña sets Atlanta-era record for most stolen bases Move over Rafael Furcal, Ronald Acuña Jr. now has the distinction of stealing more bases than any other Braves player since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966. Among trailblazing legends, 13-year-old making her mark Izzie Dieter put on a show at the Trailblazer Series, winning the tournament's MVP in front of the greats like Kelsie Whitmore: "I can encourage other people to play baseball, other girls to play baseball." A very good boy calls it a career Finn, bat dog of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, officially retired from his bat retrieving and fan engagement duties and was given a fitting farewell party. Kimbrel's 423rd save moves him past Wagner Craig Kimbrel broke a tie with Billy Wagner to take sole possession of seventh place on the all-time saves list -- and he's just one away from moving up another spot. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD OAK 2 NYY 0 PHI 7 CIN 0 MIL 2 PIT 4 DET 7 TB 1 MIA 0 ATL 3 TOR 5 KC 3 CWS 0 MIN 7 ARI 3 STL 5 SD 3 COL 1 BAL 4 LAA 2 NYM 2 SF 5 © 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.