The 7 biggest surprises of the season so far

Plus: Mom not a fan of 'Big Dumper' nickname

Friday, April 18 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Overnight pop stars? These guys are suddenly raking   You might not have expected these players to be pounding the ball like the game's top sluggers, but they are. Forget Peter Parker -- Patrick Corbin is Spider-Man 'A little bit odd,' but Yankees win opener as visitors to spring home Soderstrom retakes MLB lead with ninth homer of 2025 'Great way to get your first win,' Rocker goes 7 strong O's embark on first winning streak with first series victory of 2025 With changeup working, Sánchez notches career-high 12 K's Two homers, including a slam -- MLB's top hitting prospect is on fire Brewers to call up Durbin for offensive spark at third base (source) MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Randy Arozarena Homer in 9th tied game, 2-run double in 10th blew it open Cristopher Sánchez Career-high 12 K's, most by Philly lefty since Cole Hamels, 2015 Ben Rice 1st career 4-hit game, 2 RBIs, hitting .317 with 1.064 OPS Andrew Heaney 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 0 R, 4 K's, lowers ERA to 2.13 Cal Raleigh Big 9th-inning homer his 6th in past 6 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY It's a Polar Bear slide! MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS There's 'over the top' -- and then there's this pitcher's delivery You won't be able to take your eyes off Wayne State reliever Ethan Getting, though you might wince in pain. Mom's take on Big Dumper's nickname? 'It stinks!' Stephanie Raleigh isn't thrilled with the moniker her son Cal has embraced, but she'll go along with it. No pulled fly balls? No problem for this unique slugger James Wood has all the traits of a prototypical power hitter -- except that he doesn't pull fly balls in the air. Like, ever. Stats of the week, from a No. 1 battery to historic stretch of zeroes No top Draft pick had ever caught a fellow top pick before this week. Sarah Langs has that nugget and more in her weekly roundup of notable stats. On anniversary of MLB debut, Clemente's 3,000th hit commemorated Markers for Three Rivers Stadium's pitcher's mound and second base -- where Roberto Clemente doffed his helmet after the final hit of his career -- were unveiled on Thursday.  Live baseball on MLB Network Catch D-backs vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, then it's the Dodgers and Rangers facing off at 8, followed by the Giants and Angels joined in progress. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD ARI 6 MIA 4 WAS 0 PIT 1 SEA 11 CIN 7 OAK 8 CWS 0 SF 4 PHI 6 CLE 2 BAL 6 KC 1 DET 6 NYY 6 TB 3 STL 1 NYM 4 LAA 3 TEX 5 © 2025 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.