Cooper Hjerpe tossed four perfect relief innings to earn the win in his MLB debut. More on the #STLCards' rookie southpaw: www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/09/card...
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#Braves now hold the tiebreaker over both the Dodgers and the Phillies.
The fact that we get Chris Sale vs Christopher Sanchéz just two weeks after Chris Sale vs Jacob Misiorowski is bonkers. Maybe we'll complete the matchup trifecta when the Phillies host the Brewers 9/22-24? CC @benlindbergh.bsky.social
@benlindbergh.bsky.social Open-Shut for a leadoff/walkoff homer in one game. For biblical proportions, Alpha-Omega implied something like Opening Day leadoff and Game 162 (or playoff Game 1/final game) walkoffs, or at least something not contained by something as biblically small as a single game.
If Freddie Freeman has a little hot streak leading up to his birthday (next Saturday), he could get his 2500th career hit in his 10000th career plate appearance. Currently 2486 H in 9947 PA. 💻 @baseball-reference.com
Took my crack at the latest entrant into the skinniest NL Cy Young race of all time. I've been writing about Chris Sale basically my entire career and I'm still learning about new aspects of his greatness
Come, Sale Away
What a year for guys who wear pants with a 28-inch waist and a 40-inch inseam.
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Leon Black is seeking an equitable accommodation from a powerful institution because a facially neutral rule allegedly imposes an unfair burden in his particular circumstances. Sounds like DEI. The President should block this DEI lawsuit immediately.
Forbes@forbes.com · 4d agoBlack had been subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday after storming out of his previous interview.
Torn ACL, in one knee then the other three years apart, and still gets to 200/200 before his 29th birthday. We might have been looking at 300/300 right now with unhindered Acuña.
Paul, baseball fan@bravespaul.bsky.social · 5d agoFewest games to 200 HR/SB: 904 Ronald Acuña Jr 🚨 (today) 🚨 929 A Soriano 1053 E Davis 1065 Bo Bonds 1094 Ba Bonds 1094 S Sosa 1143 R Gant 1148 W Mays 1152 C Beltran 1193 M Trout 1204 H Johnson 1205 D Strawberry 1208 R Sanders 1213 R Mondesi 1243 H Ramirez 1257 K Gibson 1283 J Ramirez 1303 A Dawson
Pretty sure @benlindbergh.bsky.social unintentionally foreshadowed a future episode title in the outro of @ewpod.bsky.social. It will be something like "We Made a Miz Take"
Fewest games to 200 HR/SB: 904 Ronald Acuña Jr 🚨 (today) 🚨 929 A Soriano 1053 E Davis 1065 Bo Bonds 1094 Ba Bonds 1094 S Sosa 1143 R Gant 1148 W Mays 1152 C Beltran 1193 M Trout 1204 H Johnson 1205 D Strawberry 1208 R Sanders 1213 R Mondesi 1243 H Ramirez 1257 K Gibson 1283 J Ramirez 1303 A Dawson
Ronald Acuña Jr. is the 19th player ever to collect 200+ home runs and 200+ stolen bases for an MLB team. Four of those players are active: Acuña (Braves) José Ramírez (Guardians) Jose Altuve (Astros) Mike Trout (Angels) Acuña and Henry Aaron are the only players to do it for the Braves.
8 active pitchers have 2000+ career innings. If you remove the elder statesmen Verlander and Scherzer (who have 3000+), the other six range from 2052 IP to 2228 IP, which is excellent for comparability. Good thing @stathead.com has a comparison tool (Versus Finder) that fits up to six players...
Best average of @baseball-reference.com & @fangraphs.com pitching WAR per 162 IP, minimum 1500 innings: 4.89 Pedro Martinez 4.68 Jacob deGrom 4.55 Chris Sale 4.49 Roger Clemens 4.46 Clayton Kershaw 4.19 Randy Johnson 4.18 Satchel Paige 4.12 Lefty Grove 3.98 Curt Schilling 3.96 Max Scherzer
Players with multiple 40+ HR seasons for the #Braves: 8 Henry Aaron 4 Eddie Mathews 2 Andruw Jones 2 Ronald Acuña Jr 1 Matt Olson 👀 37 with a month to go
Chris Sale is 37 years & 150 days old today Only other pitchers since at least 1900 with a 10+ strikeout, no-walk shutout at that age or older: 2004 Randy Johnson 2001 Johnson (2) 1989 Nolan Ryan 1982 Steve Carlton 1913 Eddie Plank 1905 Cy Young (2)
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How long it took the Braves to win 5,000 games: Franchise history 1871-1948: 77 years, 10,445 games National League history 1876-1951: 75 years, 10,585 games After move to Milwaukee 1953-2012: 59 years, 9,508 games After move to Atlanta 1966-2026: 60 years, 9,606 games
The #Braves 5-3 win on Sunday, August 16, was their 5000th regular season win since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966.
I dunno. This seems like a not good thing. >>> #MLB players reveal a modern toll of legal gambling: Threats, DMs and encounters www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
MLB players reveal a modern toll of legal gambling: Threats, DMs and encounters (Gift Article)
With the proliferation of legal gambling and prediction markets, and the access social media provides, players can't escape the vitriol.
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Hear me out, @sammillerbb.bsky.social: Connie Mack (manager forever) Vin Scully (broadcaster forever) Ben Lindbergh (podcaster forever)
The Field of Dreams game should be White Sox vs Reds. At least once. Make it happen, #MLB.
Here are some stats of pitchers with their new teams after they were moved at the trade deadline courtesy of my subscription to @fangraphs.com, a custom list of players, and intentional sorting
WOW What a load of horseshit. First the home plate ump calls a foul on a wild pitch that would have scored a run, then an ABS challenge on the next pitch that he missed ends in a strikeout. Clearly Edwin Jimenez needs to go back to the minors.
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The #Braves have lost 26 of Chris Sale's starts since he joined the team in 2024. Sale in those starts: 148.1 IP 145 H 67 R 61 ER 15 HR 35 BB 201 K 12 HBP 3.69 ERA .256/.312/.383 (.695 OPS) allowed
End national broadcasts if this is how they're going to do it. Let fans watch their teams. Make the national broadcasts actually exclusive again, @mlb.com!
Barton L Smith@themagnuspi.bsky.social · 2w agoApple is interviewing players during the game like it's an exhibition. This is aweful.