BACK-TO-BACK CY YOUNG AWARDS FOR TARIK SKUBAL

Paul O'Neill, Stolen Bases By Age: 22: 0 23: 0 24: 2 25: 8 26: 20 27: 13 28: 12 29: 6 30: 2 31: 5 32: 1 33: 0 34: 10 35: 15 36: 11 37: 14 38: 22

Last MLB pitchers with an ERA < 2.00 for a 55-start span: Dwight Gooden Greg Maddux Randy Johnson Pedro Martínez Roger Clemens Jake Arrieta Clayton Kershaw Jacob deGrom Paul Skenes

15+ Strikeout Games (MLB): 1998: 11 1999: 9 2000: 6 2001: 5 2002: 5 2003: 1 2004: 3 2005: 1 2006: 2 2007: 4 2008: 0 2009: 3 2010: 1 2011: 2 2012: 4 2013: 2 2014: 3 2015: 8 2016: 5 2017: 2 2018: 4 2019: 7 2020: 0 2021: 3 2022: 1 2023: 1 2024: 1 2025: 1 (Grant Holmes)

Ángel Hernández on 3 consecutive pitches 😬

What are the greatest names in baseball history? Please contribute. I'll start. Coco Crisp.

2 years as a big league manager 2 AL Manager of the Year Awards Congratulations to Stephen Vogt!

PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 1998 (when MLB went to 30 teams): 116 NYY 86 LAD 77 HOU 69 BOS STL 50 SF 49 ATL 48 PHI 36 CLE 35 NYM 33 DET TEX 29 CHC 28 ARI TB 25 KC 21 LAA SD 20 TOR 19 WSH 18 ATH 17 MIL SEA 14 CWS 13 MIA 9 COL MIN 6 BAL 3 PIT 2 CIN

Winning Percentage Since 1998: 58% NYY 57% 56% LAD 55% ATL BOS STL 54% 53% 52% CLE HOU SF 51% ATH PHI LAA NYM TOR 50% SEA CHC MIL TEX 49% MIN TB ARI 48% SD CWS CIN 47% WSH DET 46% BAL MIA 45% COL PIT 44% KC

Nick Kurtz damn near hit five homers in this game.

Qualified NL Hitters Batting .300+: 1999: 37% 2000: 36% 2001: 34% 2002: 20% 2003: 28% 2004: 23% 2005: 22% 2006: 21% 2007: 24% 2008: 19% 2009: 22% 2010: 15% 2011: 20% 2012: 23% 2013: 19% 2014: 11% 2015: 17% 2016: 19% 2017: 22% 2018: 12% 2019: 13% 2021: 14% 2022: 5% 2023: 7% 2024: 4% 2025: 1%

2025 AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz in his last 94 games: 35 HR, 80 RBI, .309 AVG, .409 OBP, .691 SLG

PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2010: 77 LAD 62 HOU 42 NYY 38 SF 36 STL 33 TEX 30 BOS 28 PHI 26 ATL 25 DET KC 23 CHC 21 CLE 20 TB TOR 19 WSH 16 MIL NYM 13 ARI SD 8 SEA 7 ATH 6 BAL 3 MIN PIT 2 CWS CIN MIA 1 COL 0 LAA

Wins Since 2013: 1222 LAD 1128 NYY 1101 CLE 1097 HOU 1080 STL 1066 BOS 1065 TB 1062 ATL 1060 MIL 1047 CHC 1027 TOR 1025 SEA 1014 NYM 1006 SF 986 WSH 985 PHI 972 SD 968 MIN 967 ATH 963 TEX 957 ARI 954 BAL 951 LAA 949 PIT 937 KC 935 DET 926 CIN 878 MIA 863 COL 862 CWS

Paul Skenes has 13 losses in 55 MLB starts and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored a total of 13 runs in those 13 games.

Did he ever steal 10 bases in an 11-game span? Josh Naylor? Yes. Ichiro Suzuki? No.

Lowest ERA, Last 100 MLB Seasons (350+ Innings Pitched): 1.88 - Emmanuel Clase 2.21 - Mariano Rivera 2.31 - Billy Wagner 2.41 - Mike Adams 2.44 - Jonathan Papelbon 2.49 - Bryan Harvey 2.52 - Aroldis Chapman 2.52 - Hoyt Wilhelm 2.53 - Dellin Betances 2.53 - Clayton Kershaw

what a waste

MLB games lasting 4+ hours: 2000: 67 2001: 54 2002: 58 2003: 46 2004: 45 2005: 32 2006: 44 2007: 60 2008: 62 2009: 51 2010: 59 2011: 54 2012: 80 2013: 94 2014: 123 2015: 77 2016: 85 2017: 80 2018: 86 2019: 123 2020: 32 2021: 108 2022: 64 2023: 6 2024: 2 2025: 3

MLB Games During Which A Team Had No Hits: 2006 - 2 2007 - 3 2008 - 3 2009 - 2 2010 - 5 2011 - 3 2012 - 7 2013 - 3 2014 - 5 2015 - 7 2016 - 1 2017 - 1 2018 - 3 2019 - 4 2020 - 2 2021 - 11 2022 - 4 2023 - 4 2024 - 4 2025 - 0

101+ MPH pitches thrown in MLB games by Aroldis Chapman: 2010: 65 2011: 84 2012: 123 2013: 188 2014: 330 2015: 282 2016: 424 2017: 172 2018: 86 2019: 50 2020: 10 2021: 58 2022: 17 2023: 145 2024: 133 2025: 69 16 straight years throwing 101+ MPH is completely ridiculous.

imagine your starting pitcher throwing 6 scoreless innings and striking out 10 batters and also doing this in the same game

unhittable

Three MLB players had an OPS over 1.000 this season: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Nick Kurtz.

large umpire, large strike zone

Show me a baseball play that looked like CGI but wasn't. Please contribute. I'll start.

when baseball meets biology

There was only one walk-off HBP all season long and it clinched a postseason spot for the Cleveland Guardians.

possibly the worst call in baseball history

maybe the greatest hit by pitch in baseball history

Complete list of every player in MLB history to have 52+ home runs, 18+ stolen bases, and 4+ triples in one regular season: Shohei Ohtani in 2024 (54 HR, 59 SB, 7 3B) Shohei Ohtani in 2025 (55 HR, 20 SB, 9 3B)

imagine scoring three runs on a walk

Earned Runs Allowed By Paul Skenes In His 55 MLB Starts: 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 5, 1, 2, 0, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 4, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 4, 0, 4, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 0

the 75 fastest pitches by dodgers starters in 2025

maybe the most brutal strikeout in baseball history

the top 64 exit velocities by Los Angeles Dodgers hitters since Shohei Ohtani joined the team

If it felt like we had 47 postseason games this year, that's because we did.

Qualified MLB Batters With A .400+ OBP: 1998: 18 1999: 31 2000: 31 2001: 18 2002: 20 2003: 15 2004: 12 2005: 11 2006: 16 2007: 18 2008: 10 2009: 12 2010: 7 2011: 6 2012: 4 2013: 7 2014: 3 2015: 6 2016: 7 2017: 11 2018: 6 2019: 7 2021: 3 2022: 6 2023: 7 2024: 2 2025: 1

In their last 14 postseason games this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers scored 49 runs and allowed 50 runs.

The only players in history to win Gold Gloves in each of their first four MLB seasons: Ichiro Suzuki, Nolan Arenado, and Steven Kwan!

the closest world series in history

Total World Series Pitches: 2020: 1,756 2021: 1,726 2022: 1,726 2023: 1,490 2024: 1,576 2025: 2,384

3 of the 12 biggest Championship Win Probability Added plays in MLB history happened yesterday

More than 5 minutes passed between the last out in the top of the 1st and Shohei Ohtani's first pitch in the bottom of the 1st.

Splitters Thrown In World Series Games: 2008: 6 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 27 2013: 39 2014: 23 2015: 10 2016: 0 2017: 6 2018: 8 2019: 22 2020: 22 2021: 21 2022: 6 2023: 56 2024: 31 2025: 277 😮

Only 5 pitchers in all of history have won 4 World Series games on the road during their careers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto won 3 World Series games on the road in 8 days.

YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO WORLD SERIES MVP

IKF might have made it with a reasonable leadoff (pointed out by @chriskirschner.bsky.social)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto winning three games on the road in a single World Series is just completely ridiculous.

ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES IN BASEBALL HISTORY