Keep an eye on these storylines in June

Plus: How MLB is commemorating Gehrig Day

Sunday, June 02 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Keep an eye on these 9 storylines in June   After a marvelous May, what does June have in store around the big leagues? We asked nine writers to each pick one storyline that they think could make the next month memorable. New month, same Judge: Slugger crushes 464-foot homer Phils feel 'lucky' after Suárez takes line drive off pitching hand Monster mash: O's slug 1,646 feet worth of HRs vs. Rays Adames follows up game-tying hit in 7th with walk-off knock in 10th Backed by 4 HRs, Framber takes no-hitter into 7th 'Way ahead of schedule': Kershaw throws sim game 'I will always be a Met': Strawberry's No. 18 retired MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Yordan Alvarez: 3-for-3, 2 HRs, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 RBIs Tied for 2nd most multi-HR games through 1st 540 games Miguel Andujar: 4-for-5, HR, 3 R, 4 RBIs Slashing .448/.433/.724 with 12 RBIs in 7 games Framber Valdez: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's Takes no-hitter into the 7th Enmanuel Valdez: 3-for-4, 2 HRs, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBIs 1st multi-HR game of his career Mitch Keller: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K's 1.34 ERA over his last 5 starts (33 2/3 innings) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY The diving stop wasn't even the most impressive part of Javy Báez's highlight-reel play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 1 standout performance from each Negro Leagues season Now that Negro Leagues statistics are part of MLB's official record, let's take a look at some of the best individual Negro Leagues performances each season from 1920 to 1948. MLB commemorates 4th Lou Gehrig Day MLB marked the first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, 2021, on the 80th anniversary of the Hall of Famer's death from ALS, and the baseball world continues to do what it can to help find a cure. First 'Cosmic Baseball' game in the books The Tri-City Chili Peppers collegiate summer league team won the first baseball game played under black lights, with three more "Cosmic Baseball" games scheduled this season. Rays help spell c-h-a-m-p-i-o-n Sponsored in part by the Rays Baseball Foundation, 12-year-old Bruhat Soma won the Scripps Spelling Bee via a lightning round-style tiebreaker. Take a spin around the Minors Yesterday's top Minor League performances included Marlins righty Noble Meyer striking out six in his High-A debut and Tigers prospect Jace Jung hitting a walk-off single. Hall of Fame East-West Classic Watch at 1 p.m. ET to see MLB Network's visit to Cooperstown for an all-access look behind the scenes as the Hall of Fame celebrated the history of Black baseball. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 8 TOR 1 TB 5 BAL 9 DET 3 BOS 6 WAS 2 CLE 3 ARI 10 NYM 5 SD 7 KC 3 MIN 2 HOU 5 OAK 11 ATL 9 TEX 7 MIA 0 CWS 3 MIL 4 CIN 5 CHC 7 LAA 0 SEA 9 STL 1 PHI 6 NYY 7 SF 3 COL 1 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.