Starting pitchers to bat leadoff since 1900: Shohei Ohtani 29x reg, 4x post 9/22/68 Cesar Tovar (played all 9 positions) 9/27/53 Al Dark (moved to 3B after the 1st, only career game pitched) 9/30/1901 Jim Jones (1 of 2 career pitching app)

The lowest ERA by an MLB starting pitcher after 10 starts in a season since they started tracking ERA in 1913: Jacob deGrom (2021) → 0.56 Juan Marichal (1966) → 0.59 Shohei Ohtani (2026) → 0.74 🔥🔥🔥

👇👇👇👇👇

These dudes are grilling corn on a kayak in McCovey Cove 🌽

The Cubs are the 5th team in MLB history with multiple distinct win streaks of 10+ games before their 40th decision of a season, joining: 1955 Dodgers 1941 Cardinals 1887 St. Louis Browns 1880 Chicago White Stockings (now Cubs) h/t @EliasSports

Celebrating Russell's terrific career, but also the terrific @Dodgers scouts who recommended him and our player development staff who had the creativity to converting him from a prospect 3B to an All-Star catcher. 🍁⚾️🎯

It was very fun to watch from up close, @ericgagne38.bsky.social

👇👇👇👇👇

Shohei Ohtani currently has: The longest active on-base streak in MLB (39 games) The longest active scoreless inning streak among SP in MLB (22 2/3 IP)

I appeared on @pbs.org "NewsHour" with John Yang tonight to discuss this week's @mlb.com ABS system debut. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Challenge Success Rate By Inning (Spring Training 2026): 1st: 63% 2nd: 58% 3rd: 56% 4th: 56% 5th: 48% 6th: 54% 7th: 55% 8th: 43% 9th: 39%

Here is my conversation today on @npr.org "Morning Edition," as @amartinezla.bsky.social and I discussed the ABS system that will make its @mlb.com debut tonight. www.npr.org/2026/03/25/n...

In his age-33 season, Sam Jethroe won NL Rookie of the Year and took the league by storm with speed, gap power, and a 150 OPS+

I loved this...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee made it clear that while a laureate can physically give away the medal or other physical items, that does not make someone else a Nobel Peace Prize winner. The official title and recognition remain tied to the person the committee originally selected.

Like we needed another reason to love @baseball-reference.com !!!!! 👇

🎯 I saw every pitch of that historic shutout!

Here is a good breakdown about how much big league teams have evolved in terms of the Pacific Rim scouting and information gathering approach. Surprisingly, some big league teams still do not staff or scout in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China, ignoring so much talent.

A really insightful read about 🇯🇵⚾️! 👇👇👇

Want a career in baseball? I'll be sharing what I have learned from decades in the game (intern--->GM) this Wednesday at 430 PM (CDT) during a FREE live SMWW podcast about how to break into the baseball industry. ⚾️Register here: sportsmanagementworldwide.com/doc_talk

There have been 12 players to hit 3+ HR in a Postseason game. There have been 16 pitchers to have a Postseason game with 6+ IP, 2 hits or fewer, 10+ K, and 0 runs allowed. Only one did both on the same night.

Ohtani...unique, dominant excellence. Shohei arrived in the big league in spring training 2018, and a lot of people were adamant about his inability to pitch AND hit in the big leagues. In fact, some teams didn't even scout him in Japan—puzzling strategy. They know who they are. Hmmm...🤔

Wambsganss' granddaughter later worked for the @cleguardians.com (nee Indians) organization!

105 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns the first and only unassisted triple play in #WorldSeries history! Here's Bill posing with the three Brooklyn #Dodgers players that he got out! (October 10, 1920) #MLB #Baseball #Guardians #Postseason

77 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians "rookie" Satchel Paige becomes the first African American player to pitch in a #WorldSeries game! (October 10, 1948) #MLB #Guardians #Baseball #History #Postseason

Only 9 times this year did an MLB pitcher throw 10+ splitters in a game and average <600 RPM on those splitters. All 9 times it was Rōki Sasaki. 😮

If Shohei Ohtani leads off tomorrow, as he has almost all season and every game the last two months… He would be the first starting pitcher to lead off in a postseason game Only SP to hit anywhere other than 8 or 9 in postseason, as of now: 1918 WS G4 Babe Ruth, 6th

Sept. 26, 1925: Bobby Shantz, a star lefthanded pitcher whose honors included the 1952 American League most valuable player award, is born in Pottstown, Pa. The last living person to have played for the Philadelphia Athletics or played in the 1940s, he turns 100 today.

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 906 9/9: Rarity: 6 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/3TG6NlF

The season is almost over and the Rockies have the worst position player fWAR in all of baseball, the worst starting pitcher fWAR in all of baseball, and the worst relief pitcher fWAR in all of baseball

Here's a thing: Blake Treinen has been losing P in each of LA's last 5 losses. Dating back to 1912, this is a first. 13 times, one pitcher has worn four of his team's losses in a row. (Most recently: 1994 Tim Belcher, Tigers). But never five! (h/t @jasonbernard.bsky.social for looking it up)

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 904 9/9: Rarity: 24 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/kA3sLNW

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 903 9/9: Rarity: 6 - RIP to Dick Phillips, Vada PInson, and Dave Nelson, all nice guys & so kind to young ⚾ me! IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/VM3fG9w

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 898 9/9: Rarity: 3 - RIP, Gene Baker & Sam Hairston ❤️ IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/31hAu2Q

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 897 9/9: Rarity: 18 - featuring the best big league player from Grand Junction (CO) High School, Chick Cottier! IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com/play

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 896 9/9: Rarity: 16 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/tIix8AH

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 895 9/9: Rarity: 2 - used 3 ⚾️ HOFers and two others who are HOVGers IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com/play

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 893 9/9: Rarity: 13 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/n1Ce1WA

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 891 9/9: Rarity: 11 - missing Pierce, Sweet Lou, and Lima IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/arf4h8f

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 889 9/9: Rarity: 3 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/KRW0VgU

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 888 9/9: Rarity: 38 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/6Z9ydtE

If you're looking for a positive item today, watch "Jeff Torborg: A Wonderful Baseball Life" when it debuts tonight at 6 PM (CDT) on the Last Comiskey YouTube channel. Jeff was an elite person, a great mentor for many (including me), and I loved our time together with the White Sox.

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 871 9/9: Rarity: 14 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/LQm0kz3

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 870 9/9: Rarity: 4 - Anytime I can plug in my ⚾ friends, Robin, Lima, Marquis, and The Kooz, I'm in! IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/q19LBCY

Reading about Connie Johnson. Integration was slow, but slower for pitchers. Black pitchers by debut: 8/26/47 Dan Bankhead BRO 7/9/48 Satchel Paige CLE 5/20/49 Don Newcombe BRO 9/22/51 Sam Jones CLE 5/1/52 Joe Black BRO 4/17/53 Rubén Gómez SFG 4/17/53 Connie Johnson CHA 4/18/53 Dave Hoskins CLE

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 868 9/9: Rarity: 4 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/viI5EcM

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 867 9/9: Rarity: 14 - selected my favorite players! IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/tUqTB5y

Congratulations, Emily! She is a SABR member and is affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Chapter.

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 866 9/9: Rarity: 5 - thankful for all of Joe Nossek's mentoring IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: immaculategrid.com/share/HMOxtNf