Could this be Ohtani’s best season yet?

Plus: What might have been for 9 stars

Sunday, May 19 View In Browser  TOP NEWS How Ohtani is raising his game ... again   Even after winning his second unanimous Most Valuable Player Award, Shohei Ohtani seems to be better than ever as he is off to a scorching start with the Dodgers. Imanaga's 0.84 ERA lowest ever through first 9 starts El Duque on hand as Gil breaks his Yankees rookie K mark with 14 Contreras' tiebreaking HR ends epic 13-pitch battle vs. Verlander Cubs walk off vs. Pirates on reviewed play at the plate Soto gets 'that feeling back,' has first multihomer game as Yankee Marlins rally for 4 in 9th vs. Edwin Díaz, walk off in 10th Phillies come from behind three times in walk-off win How to watch Red Sox vs. Cardinals FREE on Roku at 1 p.m. ET MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Juan Soto: 4-for-4, 2 HRs, 2 R, 3 RBIs, 1 BB 18th career multi-HR game, 1st with Yankees Shota Imanaga: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's 0.84 ERA through 9 career starts breaks Valenzuela's record Luis Gil: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 14 K's 14 strikeouts in a game sets new Yankees rookie record Luis Matos: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 R, 6 RBIs 11 RBIs are tied for most by a Giants player in 2-game span José Ramírez: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 1 R, 3 RBIs 227th career HR ranks 4th all-time in Cleveland history PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Luis Matos didn't only get things done with the bat for the Giants yesterday. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Answering the 'what if' question for these 9 stars For big league stars who have missed significant time with injuries, it is only natural to ask 'what if?' and ponder what their careers would look like with better health.  HRs that wouldn't have happened elsewhere Some home runs would be a loud out in another stadium, and sometimes a home run would be an out in EVERY other stadium. Here is everything there is to know about these 'stadium specials.' Nod yes if J-Ram made history On his bobblehead day, José Ramírez tied a record with his third homer of the season in an at-bat lasting 10 or more pitches, and he also moved up Cleveland's career home run list. Yesterday's Minor League highlights Marlins No. 1 prospect Noble Meyer's eight-strikeout gem and MLB Pipeline No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday's diving play were among the top action down on the farm. He was a plumber before a pitcher When DL Hall was among three Brewers to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity, he brought a unique skillset. He used to work as a plumber for his father and grandfather. Plays of the Week  Look back at all of the big moments and best plays from the past week at noon ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CWS 1 NYY 6 PIT 0 CHC 1 TB 5 TOR 4 SEA 4 BAL 3 COL 4 SF 14 NYM 9 MIA 10 WAS 3 PHI 4 MIN 4 CLE 11 OAK 3 KC 5 MIL 4 HOU 2 BOS 2 STL 7 LAA 2 TEX 3 DET 8 ARI 3 CIN 0 LAD 4 © 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.