Pitcher doubles as big brother to teens

Plus: Skenes vs. Ohtani in heavyweight duel

Wednesday, June 05 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Cleveland youth find a 'big brother' in a big leaguer   Triston McKenzie says baseball is "a platform that allows me to spread a positive influence," which he does by mentoring and inspiring students. "He motivates us," 16-year-old Jarmaine Miller said. Jared Jones' 101 mph heat can even make Shohei look silly Yankees' Gil follows May honors with gem to start June 'Playoff series' mentality pushing Guards to historic start Strahm extends remarkable run in Phils' 'bullpen full of disgusting arms' MLB announces sports betting suspensions for 5 players Fried's 13-K gem sets tone as Braves aim to turn tide in June Cole K's 5, touches 97 mph in first rehab start Norby homers for first MLB hit: 'The coolest thing I've done playing baseball' MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Max Fried: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 13 K's, BB Career high in K's; tied 5th most in a game by a Brave Frankie Montas: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 9 K's, 2 BB 1st visiting pitcher at Coors with 7 scoreless IP, 9+ K's, 1 H Ryan Mountcastle: 2-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 R 4th multi-HR game vs. Blue Jays (2nd in Toronto) Luis Gil: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 K's, 3 BB NYY record 7 straight outings of 6+ IP, 1 or 0 R allowed Jared Jones: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K's, 3 BB Touches 101 mph for the first time in MLB career PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY George Springer makes a soft landing on what looks like a hard play against the Orioles. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Recent history shows teams can rally for an October berth While getting off to a good start behooves contending teams, it's not a prerequisite for clubs vying for a postseason spot. So let's look at 10 teams with postseason odds that are near or below 30 percent and what they need to do to make it to the playoffs. Skenes to face Ohtani in battle of phenoms Paul Skenes and his high school baseball team were there for Shohei Ohtani's first home start on an American mound. Now he's ready to take on the two-time MVP in his first night start for the Pirates. The top 12 Draft prospects to watch in the Super Regionals Travis Bazzana, Charlie Condon and Jac Caglianone top the list of 33 enticing Top 200 Draft prospects advancing in NCAA postseason play. "I was like, 'Please don't cry. This is supposed to be fun!'" Rhys Hoskins knew his return to Philly was going to be emotional, so when he met his No. 1 fan in the stands and brought tears to her eyes, he knew it was all he could do to keep it together himself. Rangers legends Beltré, Young named Futures Game managers Eight days before he's inducted into the Hall of Fame, Adrian Beltré will manage a squad of AL prospects during All-Star Weekend and seven-time All-Star Michael Young will lead the NL squad.  Live baseball on MLB Network It's Braves vs. Red Sox at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Giants and D-backs joined in progress. Then Shohei Ohtani faces Paul Skenes when the Dodgers meet the Pirates at 6:30. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD KC 5 CLE 8 LAD 0 PIT 1 TB 9 MIA 5 MIL 1 PHI 2 NYM 6 WAS 3 MIN 1 NYY 5 BAL 10 TOR 1 ATL 8 BOS 3 DET 3 TEX 1 CWS 6 CHC 7 STL 5 HOU 8 CIN 4 COL 1 SD 2 LAA 4 SEA 4 OAK 3 SF 5 ARI 8 © 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.