Power + speed = 10 jaw-dropping players

Plus: Told he would never pitch again, he did

Saturday, August 10 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The power. The speed. 10 players who excel at both   Sluggers with speed -- or speedsters who slug? With unicorns like Shohei Ohtani and Elly De La Cruz, there are far more players than ever before who are truly dynamic forces. MLB Speedway Classic '25 coming to historic Bristol Freeman, Ohtani flash some starpower with homers vs. Bucs 'He is different, man:' Merrill leads Padres to 6th straight win Betts returning to right field when IL stint ends 'It's like a video game': Eflin dominates former squad in return Twins gain ground on Guardians with doubleheader sweep Del Castillo's 1st career HR is walk-off shot for D-backs MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Jackson Merrill: 3-for-4, HR, 3B, BB, 2 SB, R, 2 RBIs  4th game-tying or go-ahead HR in 9th or later, ties rookie record Willson Contreras: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 2B, BB, 2 R, 4 RBIs  15th career multi-homer game Cody Bellinger: 3-for-4, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBIs  Slugs home run for his 900th career hit Andrew Benintendi: 2-for-4, 2 HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBIs  Slashing .346/.393/1.000 with 5 HRs in past 7 games Bailey Ober: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K's  1st Twins pitcher with 9 straight quality starts since '09 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Joey Ortiz makes the throw from foul ground to complete an unbelievable play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Kids hit the Speedway in unique Play Ball event In a preview of the MLB Speedway Classic '25 at Bristol Motor Speedway, kids from the area participated in drills and got to play on an infield of a different kind -- a race track infield. 35 years later, Dravecky still an inspiration Dave Dravecky was told he would never pitch again when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1988. He made it back to the Majors the next year only to suffer a devastating injury, but his incredible story is still changing lives. 'We didn't like this kid' On the latest episode of their 6-1-1 Podcast, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins talked about their first impressions of Bryce Harper as a rookie and how he ultimately earned their respect. Swallows host 'American Baseball Weekend' The Tokyo Yakult Swallows did their best impression of America's Pastime by recreating some of MLB's oldest traditions during a special weekend. Saturday Baseball on MLB Network Corey Seager and the Rangers are in the Bronx to battle Aaron Judge and the Yankees in Game 1 of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. ET, then the Mariners host the Mets at 9:30. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 2 MIN 4 CLE 3 MIN 6 LAA 2 WAS 3 BAL 4 TB 1 OAK 1 TOR 3 HOU 8 BOS 4 SD 6 MIA 2 STL 8 KC 5 CHC 7 CWS 6 CIN 3 MIL 8 ATL 5 COL 6 PHI 2 ARI 3 PIT 5 LAD 9 NYM 0 SEA 6 DET 2 SF 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.