Ohtani joins 40-40 club in most epic way

Plus: Let's build the ultimate 5-tool player

Saturday, August 24 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Ohtani hits 40-40 in the most Ohtani way possible!   Shohei Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam for his 40th homer of the season and, combined with his steal of second earlier in the game, became the sixth player in history in the 40-40 club. Taking a deep dive into Ohtani's historic 40-40 feat Will Ohtani make history with MLB's first 50-50 season? Judge homers for 4th straight game; Yanks predict 'more impressive things' Santander's clutch grand slam electrifies O's, Camden Yards crowd Salvy's big day puts Royals 1 game back in AL Central 'That was a masterpiece': Musgrove continues domination of Mets Mariners enter the Dan Wilson era with walk-off win Pitching rules: Sale strengthens Cy bid, Iglesias provides key relief in walk-off win MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Pete Crow-Armstrong: 2-for-3, R, BB, HR, RBI MLB's fastest inside-the-park HR since 2017: 14.08 seconds Eugenio Suárez: 3-for-5, HR, 3 R, 5 RBIs 9 home runs since All-Star break, 19 for season Carlos Rodón: 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 0 R, 5 K's Tied for MLB lead with 14 wins (also Skubal, Lugo, Sale) Anthony Santander: 2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 4 RBIs 38th HR of season a go-ahead grand slam in 8th Joe Musgrove: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 9 K's 20 scoreless IP in row vs. Mets dating to '22 Wild Card Series PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Ceddanne Rafaela's quite the fella! MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Let's build the ultimate 5-tool player The five-tool player is the golden ideal of a baseball player: the player who can do everything. But what if we wanted to create the best five-tool player out of today's big league stars?  The MVP races may be tighter than you think There are TWO historically great seasons developing in the AL. In the NL, it might be a four-man race. MLB Central crew goes primetime Mark DeRosa, Lauren Shehadi and Robert Flores, hosts of MLB Central on weekday mornings, stay up late to call the Casamigos Tequila MLB Network Showcase featuring Bryce Harper and the Phillies battling Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals at 7 p.m. ET. 'You called it!' A young fan in the stands asked an on-deck Jose Altuve for his bat if he homered. The Astros star was more than happy to oblige. A superstar's second-half surge is flying under the radar First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is in the midst of a historically strong second half that's boosting what has become a resurgent season at the plate.  Hey, who's the new guy? When he spotted some kids playing backyard baseball, Salvador Perez turned his car around and asked if he could join in the fun. He's got a green-and-gold glove: A's fan snags THREE foul balls! And he caught them all in the first inning! MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CIN 5 PIT 6 HOU 5 BAL 7 COL 0 NYY 3 LAA 4 TOR 5 ARI 12 BOS 2 TEX 5 CLE 3 CHC 6 MIA 3 WAS 2 ATL 3 STL 6 MIN 1 PHI 4 KC 7 DET 5 CWS 2 NYM 0 SD 7 MIL 11 OAK 3 SF 5 SEA 6 TB 3 LAD 7 © 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.