How Witt Jr. was shaped by his '4 moms'

Plus: Ohtani inches closer to 40-40 club

Sunday, August 18 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Witt's '4 moms' have been major force in his life, career   Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has emerged as one of the best players in baseball, and he credits much of his success on and off the field to his mother and three older sisters. Ohtani barrels toward 40-40 club with 38th HR, 36th and 37th steals Everything to know about tonight's Little League Classic (7 ET, ESPN) Astros' West lead a season-high 4 games after Brown's gem Blanco an unlikely power source with 2 HRs, 7 RBIs Torkelson returns to big leagues, powers Tigers past Yankees Reds All-Star hurler Greene (right elbow soreness) to IL 11 years after throwing LLWS no-no, Holman called up by A's MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Dairon Blanco: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 7 RBIs, 2 R 7 RBIs tied for 2nd most out of No. 9 spot since 1920 Shohei Ohtani: 1-for-3, HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB 1 of 19 active players with a HR vs. all 30 MLB clubs Luis Severino: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K's Throws Mets' first shutout since April 2021 (deGrom) Spencer Torkelson: 2-for-3, BB, 2B, 3B, R Reaches 3 times in 1st game since being optioned 6/3 Cristopher Sánchez: 9 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's 1 of 3 pitchers this season with multiple CGs (Fried, Gausman) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Playing Gold Glove defense in right field is apparently like riding a bike for Mookie Betts. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Padres' custom bats for Players' Weekend honor Gwynn Mr. Padre is well-represented during Players' Weekend as several Padres are swinging bats featuring Tony Gwynn's signature, his uniform number and his quote, "Play hard & have fun." Dunne channels Skenes with acrobatic pitch Gymnast and social media star Livvy Dunne dressed up as boyfriend Paul Skenes -- mustache and all -- at Fanatics Fest in New York City and even showed off her pitching skills. Nationals rookies mentor next generation Nasim Nuñez and James Wood are two of the youngest players on the Nationals, but they are already sharing their knowledge and experience with aspiring Black players. Top 8 moments in Little League Classic Major Leaguers first played in front of Little Leaguers in Williamsport, Pa., in 2017, and the Little League Classic has created memories of a lifetime in the years since. Burger's bats highlight family, mental health Marlins slugger Jake Burger's custom bats for Players' Weekend include a red bat with the flag of his home state of Tennessee and the names of loved ones, and a lime green bat meant to raise awareness for mental health. Searching for Japan's baseball origins There have been conflicting reports about when baseball was first played in Japan, but new research points to a game between U.S. sailors and Yokohama civilians on the USS Colorado in 1871. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD SEA 2 PIT 7 NYY 0 DET 4 TOR 2 CHC 3 ARI 1 TB 6 MIA 0 NYM 4 WAS 1 PHI 5 KC 13 CIN 1 BOS 5 BAL 1 MIN 5 TEX 2 SF 0 OAK 2 CWS 1 HOU 6 LAD 2 STL 5 CLE 1 MIL 2 SD 8 COL 3 ATL 11 LAA 3 © 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.