Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I’m surprised it took me this long to lead the newsletter with my favorite team. In today’s SI: AM: ☀️ CP3 takes over the fourth quarter ⚽ A miraculous Champions League comeback ⚾ Kelsie Whitmore makes more history A familiar face atop the standings The old saying goes that journalists … Read more
With more shifting roles across the league, it’s important to stay on top of the latest developments. Arizona Diamondbacks Mark Melancon landed on the injury report on April 29th with a Covid-19 issue. He tossed six shutout innings over his previous six games with no walks, three strikeouts, and four saves. Melancon has yet to … Read more
Wednesday’s Diamondbacks–Marlins game in Miami was the setting of what was the most recent unintentionally comedic episode of The Ump Show. Madison Bumgarner, who started the game for the D-backs, was ejected after the first inning by first base umpire Dan Bellino during what should have been a routine sticky stuff inspection. It was a … Read more
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. BOSTON – Before the Angels fell, 4–0, to the Red Sox on Tuesday, outfielder Jo Adell disembarked the team plane at Logan Airport. A few staffers unpacked … Read more
A day after serving a one-game suspension following pitcher Yoan López throwing at Phillies hitters, Mets manager Buck Showalter discussed how he feels the team has been treated unfairly by the league — yet tried to fix his focus forward while refraining from sharing his full views on the matter. “I’m worried about the game … Read more
It feels as if we’ve only just begun our trek down the winding road of the 2022 season, and yet the calendar has already flipped to May. Some teams have rode the power rankings like a roller coaster, shooting up and down as their weekly performances hover around the extremes. The more information we have … Read more
Clayton Kershaw has spent his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press LOS ANGELES—Clayton Kershaw became the Dodgers‘career strikeout leader during the fourth inning of Saturday night’s game against Detroit. The 33-year-old lefty began the game needing four to pass Don Sutton. They got Dustin Garneau to chase … Read more
Erick W. Rasco / Sports Illustrated Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. NEW YORK – As Anthony Rizzo’s free agency stretched into its fifth month, he realized two things: After a disappointing 2020 … Read more
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical column to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. SAN DIEGO – On the precipice of disaster, Yu Darvish knew just what to do to start his start Saturday night. They would spin his way out … Read more
The Texas Rangers have won back-to-back games for the first time this season, and are now 4-9. With the weekend now here, you may have a busy weekend like I do. So here are a couple quick hits to put the 4-9 record into perspective. It’s Still Really Early Prior to these two wins, the … Read more