Baseball Connection

Mother's Day celebrations were on display across the league. A handful of teams topped it off with walk-of victories. Gleyber Torres' HR was his seventh career walk-off hit. Jorge Alfaro made his mom's prediction come through with a pinch-hit blast. Don't look now, but the Angels are on top of the AL West. Ohtani & Rendon delivered the latest heroics. All this (and more) on today's episode.

You may not have guessed the Twins would have one of MLB's best pitching staffs this year, but here they are. Sonny Gray returned an led a shutout effort for Twins pitchers. Jhoan Duran is a budding new closer they will lean on. Miami called up hometown prospect 3B Joe Dunand, who homered in his first MLB at-bat. Dunand is A-Rod's nephew. All this (and more) on today's episode.

The Mets are having a magical season. There's no other way to put it. They entered the ninth inning of Thursday's contest with a 0.2% win probability. One 7-run rally later, the Mets clinched the victory. The Twins have promoted 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick, Royce Lewis. Lewis will temporarily take over at shortstop for the injured Carlos Correa. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina have been at it for a very long time. With their win on Wednesday, they tied the record for the most wins by a pitcher/catcher combination. Zac Gallen was traded from the Marlins to the Diamondbacks after a strong rookie year. Miami got Jazz Chisholm in exchange. Both players faced off this week. Which team got the best of the trade? All this (and more) on today's episode.

Dusty Baker secured his 2,000th managerial win as the Astros defeated the Mariners. Baker is Cooperstown-bound, along with the handful of other managers who have accomplished this feat. The Yankees just won't lose and Aaron Judge won't stop mashing. Joc Pederson has a very specific role and he's great at it. Why are the Giants are a great team for him to play for? All this (and more) on today's episode.

Who would've guessed Eric Hosmer would lead MLB in average through three weeks? Or that the Twins would own the American League's best team ERA after losing some key arms the past year? We go through all the surprises atop the leaderboards.

Robinson Cano has been designated for assignment by the New York Mets. They will most likely have to release him because no team will want to take on his huge contract. Has Cano played his final MLB game? Logan Gilbert and Julio Rodriguez showed why the Mariners' youth movement is so exciting. Aaron Judge hit two more homers as the Yankees extended their win streak to nine. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Clayton Kershaw now sits alone atop the Dodgers strikeout list. No other Dodgers pitcher has amassed as many career strikeouts. The Marlins just finished one of their best Aprils in franchise history and are riding strong pitching this year. They have a seven game win streak. George Springer already loves hitting against his former team. All this (and more) on today's episode.

The New York Mets continue to impress. They threw a combined no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. With strong play on all sides of the ball from both new and incumbent players, something special is happening with this team. Madison Bumgarner continues to deal quietly for the D-Backs. The Marlins have won six straight games. Trevor Bauer has been suspended 324 games. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Ronald Acuna Jr. made his return to the Braves lineup for the first time since tearing his ACL last July. Acuna played right field and wasted no time letting it loose by swiping two bases. Expect a strong year from him. It's early, but the Angels lead the AL West. What makes them better this year? Alek Manoah is an ace. All this (and more) on today's episode.