How would you score this in your book?

Fittingly enough, Ohtani was the Dodgers’ designated hitter today.

He designated every at-bat with a hit.

We are all witnesses.

Context: A lot of people noticed Pivetta turning around and staring down Patrick Bailey (runner on 2nd) after striking out Mike Yastrzemski to get out of a jam last night. Prior to the final pitch Ruben Niebla made a visit to Pivetta (mid-AB) and likely let him know he was likely providing a tell to Bailey (grip in glove possibly).

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Rockies total payroll allocations: $121,761,504 (21st in MLB)

Brewers total payroll allocations: $113,273,154 (23rd in MLB)

Cal Raleigh said it "was obvious" and that the Yankees "weren't being discreet" about Munóz tipping. A Yankees source said the club had a tip on Munóz, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.

Runners on 2nd base during the inning could be seen raising their hands

None of the 10 best players in the 2018 draft were actually picked in the top 10. In fact, only 3 of them went in the first 2 rounds. Here's what a redraft would look like, if everyone actually drafted correctly. Pretty wild to imagine this alternate MLB.

Other notable players in the draft: Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen, Kris Bubic, Lawrence Butler, Brice Turang. Bohm, India, and Mize weren't terrible picks. How would you redraft 2018?

A masterful performance for Peterson tonight, his first complete game of his career!

The Mets have had one of the worst records recently.

They reached 60 wins on July 25th, it is now August 15th and they havent reached 65 wins.

They were at 18 games over .500 on July 27th, and now are only 6 games over .500.

They are entering a tight wild card race.

Cal Raleigh has 38 home runs this season, which is already impressive… but when you look at where he plays, it might actually be underselling how powerful his season really is.

T-Mobile Park in Seattle is one of the toughest places in MLB to hit home runs—especially for mostly left-handed hitters like Cal (he is switch but most often bats Lefty). Cool air, marine humidity, and near sea-level elevation combine to reduce carry more than almost any other park in baseball. By contrast, Yankee Stadium is one of the best for lefty power—especially with that short porch in right field and generally warmer, more hitter-friendly weather. Turns out:

• Yankee Stadium gives roughly a 2.7% increase in carry over Seattle for typical HR-launch-angle balls, likely due to warmer temps... based on statcast data (distance travelled / Exit Velocity for each launch angle tier)
• Cal already has 21 HR on the road vs just 17 at home.
• If you take his existing spray chart and re-map it to Yankee Stadium dimensions, then apply the location factor… it projects out to about 41 HR through 95 games — which is a 69 HR Pace.

Just to note: Baseball Savant has a home run tracker tool that maps HRs across parks — it’s useful for comparing dimensions, but it doesn’t account for air density, elevation, or actual ball carry. That’s where this analysis adds a layer. For example, there hasn’t been a single HR to right field at T-Mobile this year with an exit velocity under 96 mph. Yankee Stadium has several.

This obviously isn’t meant to say Cal would hit 70, but it’s a good reminder of how much ballpark and context matter when evaluating raw power. If he were doing this in New York or Philly instead of Seattle, the media coverage would probably look very different.

How do you think Ballpark or Location factor impacts the stats of your favorite team or players?