6 potential 1st-time HR Derby candidates

Plus: Vintage Sale nearly throws shutout

Thursday, June 19 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 6 potential 1st-time Home Run Derby candidates   While it's a treat to watch sluggers like Pete Alonso come back year after year to launch dingers, let's turn our attention to some fresher faces we'd love to see take their hacks at baseball's power-hitting showcase next month.  Rays stun O's with monster comeback and 12 unanswered runs Sale adds near-shutout to résumé for a second Cy Young Smith provides heroics off bench with dramatic walk-off homer Volpe's late miscue looms large as Yanks' skid hits 6 Scherzer puts on show with 8 K's in (potential) final rehab outing 1 prospect from each team pushing for a promotion LSU wins wild one to advance to MCWS finals, set to face Coastal Carolina for title MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Will Smith 3rd career pinch-hit walk-off HR; tied for 2nd all-time in MLB history Chris Sale 8 2/3 scoreless vs. Mets; 1.00 ERA since start of May Garrett Crochet 8 K's over 6 IP; leads MLB in innings (102 1/3), K's (125) Jose Altuve 2nd HR of 430-plus feet in past three games Maikel Garcia 4 RBIs, 8th HR surpasses total from last year (7 in 157 games) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Chris Sale shows he's 36 years young with a diving stop in the 9th inning of his scoreless gem. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS No one was knocking reigning AL Cy out of the top spot Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has not strayed outside of the top four of our Starting Pitcher Power Rankings all season, and he's led it four times, including two straight. The weirdest pitch grip we've ever seen Reid Worley is showcasing some crazy spin rates at the MLB Draft Combine this week -- and an even crazier pitch grip. AUSL pitcher sports spectacular specs The first time softball star Sam Landry wore her glasses on the mound she threw a perfect game, so naturally, she kept wearing them. The Draft prospect who left home when he was 14 Sean Gamble ventured solo from Iowa to Florida in pursuit of his dream. "It helped me mature and become independent and helped me become a man." Turn2 Foundation partners with Play Ball 150 kids with No. 2 printed on their backs took part in a baseball clinic on a field named after Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. Thursday action on MLB Network It's Angels vs. Yankees at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the D-backs and Blue Jays joined in progress. Then catch Mets vs. Braves at 7 followed by the remainder of the Padres-Dodgers game. Off Base Podcast from Fanatics Fest On Friday, catch a live taping of MLB Network's Off Base podcast live from Fanatics Fest, a three-day celebration where sports, culture and collecting converge to bring fans closer to their favorite athletes than ever before. Get 15% off tickets to the Javits Center in NYC using code OffBase15 (up to 4 tickets per purchase). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD BOS 3 SEA 1 PHI 4 MIA 2 COL 3 WSH 1 LAA 3 NYY 2 AZ 1 TOR 8 MIN 2 CIN 4 NYM 0 ATL 5 BAL 8 TB 12 KC 6 TEX 3 CLE 4 SF 2 HOU 11 ATH 4 SD 3 LAD 4 © 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.