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Not enough people talk about Gary Sheffield • .292/.393/.514 (.907 OPS, 140 OPS+) • 509 HR, 1676 RBI, 253 SB, 4737 TB • 60.5 WAR over 22 MLB seasons • 158 out of 100 on HOF monitor • 9x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger • 1992 NL batting champion • Had 30 HR 8x, 100 RBI 8x •

50+ wins in the first 80 #Tigers games of a season in the Divisional Era (1969-present): -2025, 50 -2006, 55 -1984, 55 *Detroit made the World Series each of the prior two applicable seasons.

The best 25-and-under position player duo in baseball right now?

One of the most impressive baseball resumes of my lifetime.

Aaron Judge vs. another flavor of the month.

Ronald Acuña Jr is one of only 16 players to START multiple All-Star Games as #Braves. He's trying to become the 7th to do it 4 times. Sean Murphy is the only other current Brave who could join this list this year. 💻 Stathead Batting and Pitching Game Finders

James Wood is only 9th player ever to be intentionally walked 4 times in one game it's only the 12th such game in MLB history (at least since IBBs have been tracked...4 were Barry Bonds in 2004) via Stathead:

Not enough people talk about Luis Gonzalez • .283/.367/.479 (.845 OPS, 119 OPS+) • 5x ASG, 596 2B, 354 HR, 1439 RBI • 2591 hits 🤝 2591 games played • 103 out of 100 on HOF Monitor • 51.6 WAR, 1018 XBH, 4385 TB • 2001 WS Champion with ARI • Career 229 Rbat, 91 Rfield •

Juan Soto is one of the few active players to have been featured on NEPTA (before he inked his record-setting contract, even). You knew he was good, but he just had a top-5 month by OPS in all of Mets history, bested only by Piazza x 2, Fernando Tatis *Senior*, and Strawberry.

Not enough people talk about Frank Howard • 382 HR, 1119 RBI, .851 OPS, 142 OPS+ • 1963 World Series Champ with LAD • 4x AS, 1960 NL ROY, 2x HR Title • Career 1.000 postseason OPS • An absolute mountain of a man • Coached for both New York teams • Probably top-5 exit

via Stathead, here's a look at how many different starting pitchers each team has used this season most: Dodgers - 16 White Sox - 14 Brewers - 13 Tigers - 12 Marlins - 12 Blue Jays - 12 fewest: Angels - 5 Rays - 6 D-backs - 6 Nationals -6 Cardinals - 7 Royals - 7

Drop whatever you're doing, folks My Father Time tweet from *checks notes* FOUR YEARS AGO remains evergreen, as 45-year-old Rich Hill is presently shoving in the Royals organization. He's 4-1 with a 4.11 ERA, 1.143 WHIP, and 46 K in 35 IP (11.8 K/9!!!) across 7 starts at two

Clayton Kershaw became the 20th member of the 3000 Strikeout Club last night. Kershaw is just the 4th left-handed pitcher to reach 3000 strikeouts.

Friday is the first time this century the Dodgers have had a double-digit inning against them, with the most recent instance coming on 4/23/1999 versus St. Louis (11). This breaks the longest active streak in baseball. It now belongs to the Angels. Last: 8/31/1999 at Cleveland.

Not enough people talk about Bobby Jenks • 173 saves, 2005 WS Champ with CWS • Back-to-back AS selections 2006-07 • Back-to-back seasons with 40+ SV • Retired 41 straight batters in 2007 • 5 saves in 7 postseason games • 8.8 K/9, 1.251 WHIP, 131 ERA+ • Intimidating at

Braves have lost 9 of 11, are now 39-50 here were the lineups the last time the Braves fell to 11 games under .500: August 11, 2017 they finished that year 72-90 and have made the playoffs every season since baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN2…

Not enough people talk about Vernon Wells • 270 HR, 958 RBI, 3051 TB, 15 seasons • 3x All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, 28.6 WAR • Silver Slugger-winning year in 2003 • Had at least 4.0 WAR in 4 seasons • Never struck out more than 90x • Reached 20 HR 8x, 100 RBI 3x • Hit 3

a hilarious 10 days for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Because they began their MLB careers at different times, people sometimes forget Aaron Judge and Mike Trout are the same age. At 33, Judge is in the midst of his best season while Trout is looking rather human.

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