A deep dive into MLB's most extreme swings

Plus: A slugger's glorious 300th career HR

Tuesday, May 20 View In Browser  TOP NEWS What we can learn from sluggers with most extreme swings   Maybe you notice it when you're watching a game, the hitters who have obvious uppercuts or the ones who are perfectly level. Now there is real data to track those differing swing paths, and much more. 1st ROY poll of 2025 shows runaway favorite in AL, lots of competition in NL 'We'll discuss that': Mets' manager plans to address hustle with Soto Intriguing relief options for Phils after Alvarado suspension Red Sox solve Senga's 'ghost fork' to beat Mets 'It's a cool milestone': Schwarber soaks in 300th career homer From leadoff HR to walk-off knock, Sánchez plays hero for Marlins D-backs pounce early, club 3 HRs to hand Dodgers 4th straight home loss Lodolo keeps rolling on the road as Reds win 5th straight Gray's 10 K's, 6 scoreless frames guide Cards in blowout win MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Jesús Sánchez 2nd player in Modern Era with leadoff HR & walk-off 3B in same game Kyle Schwarber Career homer No. 300 went 466 feet, 3rd longest this year Kris Bubic 3-0, 0.36 ERA, 24 K's in 4 starts this month Miguel Amaya 2nd 5-RBI game this year; career .553 AVG, 22 RBIs with bases loaded Jarren Duran Has an MLB-leading 20 triples since the start of 2024 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Christopher Morel has got his timing down. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 4 new swing metrics tell us more than we've ever known about contact As more and more advanced metrics become available, it may seem like some of these terms exist only in the realm of analysts. Then you listen to the players themselves, and you realize that's not true at all. Across the sport, players are using data and technology to improve their own games. Chipper, Grissom to manage All-Star Futures teams in Atlanta Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and two-time MLB All-Star Marquis Grissom have been named managers for the 2025 All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta, and they'll bring along some former Braves stars as coaches. John Oliver picks the MiLB team that he'll rebrand "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" is full of love for Minor League Baseball -- so much so that it's offered to give a team a rebrand. On Sunday's show, Oliver picked the Erie SeaWolves for the project. Benson, Vargas slug their way to Player of the Week honors Cincinnati's Will Benson and Chicago's Miguel Vargas combined for 9 HRs and 19 RBIs en route to earning their first career Player of the Week nods. Who will rake? Make your picks! Voting is now open for Konami League Leaders Pick 'Em! Enter your prediction for which teams will hit the most home runs during games from May 23-25 and you could win a trip to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard.  MLB Tonight: Crawsover Edition Join former MLB All-Star & World Series champ Dexter Fowler and former NBA All-Star Jamal Crawford alongside host Matt Vasgersian for a special edition of MLB Tonight, featuring guests including Ken Griffey Jr., live game look-ins and unscripted commentary at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CIN 7 PIT 1 CHC 7 MIA 8 NYM 1 BOS 3 HOU 4 TB 3 GAME SUSPENDED SEA 5 CWS 1 BAL 4 MIL 5 DET 4 STL 11 PHI 9 COL 3 KC 3 SF 1 LAA 4 ATH 3 AZ 9 LAD 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.