Latest MVP poll shows a battle brewing

Plus: Pitchers thriving by playing it slow

Tuesday, May 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Latest MVP poll shows rare battle brewing in NL   A clear frontrunner has emerged in the American League, but over in the Senior Circuit, a razor-thin MVP race is looming between a pair of teammates. Likelihood of Soto extension? Execs weigh in Devers sets Red Sox record with HRs in 6 straight games Caught 'em napping! Yelich takes home on straight steal Mariners refuse to quit in 'crazy' comeback win over Yanks Freeman's 6th career slam powers Dodgers past D-backs Surging Sale pushes scoreless streak to 20 straight innings Young Halos ambush Astros with historic power display Berríos evolving into one of MLB's top starters MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Rafael Devers: 1-for-4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBIs Has homered in 6 consecutive games, a new Red Sox record Chris Sale: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K's Extended his scoreless streak to 20 innings Gunnar Henderson: 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBIs 16 HRs lead MLB; has gone deep in 4 straight games Marcell Ozuna (2 G): 3-for-7, 3 R, 2B, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs .400/.472/.800, 5 HRs, 11 RBIs during 13-game hitting streak José Berríos: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K's 8th quality start; tied for MLB lead PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jo Adell shows his hops to take away a homer from Yainer Diaz. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Cards City Connects a fresh take on iconic brand The Cardinals will wear the first red regular-season jersey in the 142-year history of the franchise as part of the City Connect rollout. 'Nothing but love': Lindor makes return to Cleveland As Francisco Lindor emerged from the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field on Monday, more than two dozen media members were already gathered around a television backdrop waiting for him. These pitchers are flying high on low velocity The current average four-seam fastball velocity from starting pitchers is 93.7 mph. And yet, we have seen a bunch of starters this year buck the trend of increased velocity and still put up fantastic results. Griffey to drive pace car at Indy 500 Ken Griffey Jr. was a major presence with his bat and glove during a Hall of Fame career. Come Sunday, he will be the honorary pace car driver at the Indianapolis 500. Golden Spikes semifinalists led by MLB's Top 7 Draft prospects With the 2024 college baseball regular season coming to a close, the list of the players who will vie for the annual Golden Spikes Award has come into focus. From 'tech guy' to big leaguer Even though Ryan Loutos has been a steadily rising pitching prospect in the Cardinals' organization for the past two years, most of his Minor League teammates thought of him simply as their tech services help. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD SD 6 ATL 5 SD 0 ATL 3 CWS 3 TOR 9 NYM 1 CLE 3 MIL 2 MIA 3 MIN 3 WAS 12 BOS 5 TB 0 SEA 5 NYY 4 DET 3 KC 8 BAL 3 STL 6 LAA 9 HOU 7 ARI 4 LAD 6 © 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.