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The average four-seam fastball has increased in velocity every season since we started tracking it. What's the upper limit?
Eno Sarris106
MLB All-Star Game rosters: Rosenthal's picks for the 2024 Midsummer Classic
Ken Rosenthal205
Weird & Wild MLB June highlights: Running Red Sox, outrageous Ohtani and a 'clock-off' win
Jayson Stark21
Missing Bats: Strikeouts broke baseball. Now a league grapples with how to fix itself
The Athletic MLB Staff132
MLB trade deadline watch: Rays may have arms to move; which teams are eyeing struggling Cubs
The Athletic MLB Staff27
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Baseball in 2024 looks vastly different than it did two decades ago, and one clear root cause is behind it all. First in a five-part series.
Andy McCullough380
Missing Bats, Part 2: How culture and tech converged to spread baseball's strikeout gospel
Zack Meisel119
Missing Bats, Part 3: Before the strikeout craze, baseball's 'Galileos' fought to change the game
Cody Stavenhagen77
Missing Bats, Part 4: As arm injuries mount, the rising cost of gas becomes clear
Stephen J. Nesbitt150
If you're wondering how long it took Willie Mays to become a hero, a superstar, a revered American icon, it happened immediately.
Grant Brisbee50
Say Hey: The Willie Mays song with the connection to Birmingham's Rickwood Field
Rustin Dodd20
The Baseball 100: No. 1, Willie Mays
Joe Posnanski1721
The Windup: Is he having the best shortstop season ever?
Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal32
Mets' Drew Smith emotional as possible Tommy John surgery looms: 'This really stings'
Alex Andrejev10
Phillies' Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber go on IL, but avoid significant injuries: Sources
Matt Gelb61
Nationals to call up top prospect James Wood on Monday: Reports
Melissa Lockard and Keith Law19
How do we fix MLB's offense? Plus Ken's All-Star picks and the Baseball Card of the Week
Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal6
Rintaro Sasaki has work to do to become a legitimate MLB Draft prospect — Keith Law
Keith Law23
Live Q&A: Talking baseball with Eno Sarris on Friday 6/28 at 11:30 a.m. ET
Eno Sarris162
Yankees trade scenarios: Bowden weighs 6 proposals to upgrade, address weak spots on roster
The Athletic MLB Staff58
How fast could a human being throw a fastball? 106 mph, 110 mph — even 125 mph?
After a season of walks, MLB Draft prospect PJ Morlando eager to show his power at the next level
Melissa Lockard2
The 25-game hitting streak is vanishing (but don't tell Bryan Reynolds)
Jayson Stark20
Atlanta Braves trade scenarios: Jim Bowden assesses 4 proposals to fill key needs
David O'Brien and Jim Bowden51
Bo Goes into the Royals Hall of Fame: Jackson's legendary moments live on in Kansas City
Rustin Dodd56
Sliders: In the age of 'Missing Bats,' this slow-throwing Dodgers pitcher is an outlier
Tyler Kepner8
2024 MLB All-Star Game rosters predictions: Rosenthal's picks for the Midsummer Classic
Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres’ Matt Waldron, who is bringing the knuckleball back to Fenway
Dennis Lin12
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber hurt as Phillies' injury concerns mount at halfway point
Matt Gelb84
MLB stopped letting players see the 'strike zone box' in the dugout. Now it's back
Evan Drellich123
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