Negro Leaguers join MLB stats leaderboards

Plus: New No. 1 tops Draft Prospects list

Thursday, May 30 View In Browser  TOP NEWS What to know about Negro Leagues stats entering MLB record   Major League Baseball's embrace of the Negro Leagues is now recognized in the record book, resulting in new-look leaderboards fronted in several prominent places by Hall of Famer Josh Gibson and an overdue appreciation of many other Black stars. Skenes' splinker lights up Tigers on his 22nd birthday Mets to DFA López after glove-tossing incident, harsh comments Gil dominates again, Volpe extends hitting streak to 21 games Brewers score 7 runs in 4 1/3 innings off rookie sensation Imanaga Cobb's great-grandson: 'Exciting that there's a new statistical batting average leader' Phils, Giants benches clear after up-and-in pitches to Harper Manoah exits due to right elbow discomfort, will undergo MRI MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Paul Skenes: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K's Most K's by a Pirates pitcher on his birthday Tarik Skubal: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K's Tied for MLB lead with 0.82 WHIP Luis Gil: 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 K's Goes 6-0 with 0.70 ERA in May (6 starts) Will Smith: 3-for-5, 2 HRs, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs 100th career HR ties for 3rd most by Dodgers catcher Corey Seager: 1-for-3, HR, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB 8 homers in his past 8 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jose Siri makes a game-saving HR robbery ... then he follows it up with a walk-off hit! MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Top leaderboard changes as Negro Leagues join Major League record Major League Baseball's single-season and career leaderboards now have a fresh look after MLB announced that Negro Leagues stats have officially been added to its historical record. What do all of these changes have in common? They all are tied to rate stats, as opposed to counting stats. Historic month lifts new Hitter Power Rankings leader The Dodgers' hold on the top spot is over, after Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani combined to lead our first four polls of the season. Aaron Judge has just been that good. Top Draft Prospects list features new No. 1 With just over six weeks before the Guardians make the first selection of the 2024 Draft, MLB Pipeline has a re-ranked Top 200 Draft prospects list to digest. How Judge transforms into Babe Ruth in May Aaron Judge struggled so much early in the season that he was actually getting booed in the Bronx. But he's been vintage Judge in May, barreling pitches at a ridiculous rate. The 30 hottest pitching prospects Some have been lights out from the start of the season and are on their way to a special year. Others righted the ship after a rougher start. MLB Network Showcase: Nationals vs. Braves It's the Casamigos MLB Network Showcase when Matt Olson and the Braves host CJ Abrams and the Nationals at 7 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 0 DET 8 PIT 10 DET 2 STL 5 CIN 3 ARI 1 TEX 6 PHI 6 SF 1 LAD 10 NYM 3 MIA 9 SD 1 BOS 1 BAL 6 OAK 3 TB 4 WAS 7 ATL 2 KC 6 MIN 1 TOR 3 CWS 1 CHC 6 MIL 10 CLE 4 COL 7 NYY 2 LAA 1 HOU 1 SEA 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.