[Sharp] Derek Jeter HOF #FunFact … Here’s the list of players in major-league history to compile at least 3,000 hits, 250 homers, 350 stolen bases and 1,300 RBIs in a career: Derek Sanderson Jeter 🐐 twitter.com/ktsharp/statu…
[Rosenthal] As part of a new agreement on opioids being negotiated between Major League Baseball and the players’ union, MLB will remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for minor leaguers, sources tell The Athletic. Major leaguers have not been subject to testing for marijuana. twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal…
[Meisel] There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball. Here are the Indians' offensive (in a literal sense) ranks. Batting average: 30th On-base %: 25th Slugging %: 29th wRC+: 30th Home runs: 27th Strikeout rate: 27th Keep in mind, pitchers bat for half of the league's teams. twitter.com/zackmeisel/st…
TIL that 7 terabytes of data are generated for every Major League Baseball game by Statcast, a system that measures every aspect of pitching, hitting, base running, fielding. Pretty much everything that happens on the field except players adjusting themselves and spitting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta…
[Rosenthal] “As part of a new agreement on opioids being negotiated between Major League Baseball and the players’ union, MLB will remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for minor leaguers, sources tell The Athletic. Major leaguers have not been subject to testing for marijuana.” mobile.twitter.com/Ken_Ro…
MLB and Seidler Equity Partners buys Rawlings, producer of MLB baseballs, for $395 million. MLB says it is “particularly interested in providing even more input and direction on the production of the Official Ball of Major League Baseball.” wsj.com/articles/newell-b…
[Yankees] Prior to tonight’s game, Domingo Germán was placed on administrative leave by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and placed on the Restricted List The Yankees signed RHP Michael King (#73) to a Major League contract and selected him to the active roster. twitter.com/Yankees/statu…
[McGrath] Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who has not yet played a game in the major leagues, is the lone Blue Jay on ESPN’s list of the top 100 baseball players (#68) twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgra…
Some of my photos from the Bay Area Vintage Base Ball League. Based on 1886 rules. (x-post /r/baseball) imgur.com/a/cJUkW
[OC] - Strike Out % of Major League Baseball Players With 500 Career Home Runs or More
‘I have to do this’: West Seattle woman helps Major League Baseball hopefuls to keep their eyes on the ball seattletimes.com/seattle-…
[Passan] Sources: Agent Jason Wood has been fired by Career Sports Entertainment and suspended by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The union will investigate allegations into the use by him of a hidden camera. He represented Andrew Benintendi among other major leaguers. twitter.com/JeffPassan/st…
TIL that although Nolan Ryan holds 51 Major League Baseball records including most no-hitters thrown, most strikeouts, and the lowest batting average allowed over a career, he never won the Cy Young Award. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nol…
TIL On May 16, 1970, Manny Mota hit the only batted ball in major league history to cause a fatality. Mota fouled one off of Gaylord Perry along the first base line. The ball struck 14-year-old Alan Fish in the left temple. Four days later, Fish died of an inoperable head injury. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M…
[Matheson] Giancarlo Stanton's single had the highest exit velocity (120.3 mph) of any base hit in Major League Baseball this season. twitter.com/KeeganMatheso…
Portland on short list to get a Major League Baseball team. oregonlive.com/sports/ind…
Major League Baseball Drops Marijuana, Adds Opioids, Cocaine To 'Drugs Of Abuse' List npr.org/2019/12/12/787550…
Major League Baseball: Grandmother, 79, died after being hit on the head by ball bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/…
The Curious Case Of Favorites, The Juiced Ball & Overs In Major League Baseball sportsgamblingpodcast.com…
List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
[Passan] If a test phase is successful, Major League Baseball is moving to a completely optical ball- and player-tracking system. twitter.com/JeffPassan/st…
List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
Major League Baseball should extend nets to protect us from foul balls: Sen. Dick Durbin usatoday.com/story/opinio…
Shortstop Melissa Mayeux of France is the first woman to be added to the international registration list of Major League Baseball m.mlb.com/news/article/13…
[Doolittle] Sign stealing is part of baseball. It’s gamesmanship. A runner picking up signs from 2nd base or looking for how a pitcher might be tipping his pitches based on how he comes set is fair game. If you can do it using your eye balls it’s ok. If you’re using technology it’s cheating. (cont.) twitter.com/whatwoulddood…
