As the Mets get healthier, their schedule will get busier; Bryan Reynolds shows off a new weapon for the Pirates; and the premier collegiate wood bat league finally returns to action.

Kelly keeps up the offense through a painful losing streak, James Karinchak changes up his pitch mix but maintains his results, and the Arizona Wildcats hope for a high-scoring College World Series.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has gotten even better, Cishek uses slow pitches to induce slow contact, and Matt Manning will try to avoid the longball in his major league debut.

Greinke goes for his first win of the year on five days’ rest, Lamonte Wade is one of the role players driving San Francisco’s success, and Bullet Joe Rogan is one of the thousands of players we can learn more about thanks to baseball-reference.com’s fully integrated Negro League stats.

Gibson is one of the most attractive mid-season trade targets, the Rays don’t let hitters get comfortable, and two underdogs punch their ticket to the College World Series in Omaha.

Gilbert’s height makes the Mariners rookie particularly tough to hit, Mookie Betts is a unique two-sport star, and a man born 129 years ago today started us down the road to the annual Coney Island hot-dog-eating contest.

Acuna is one swing away from a variety of milestones, Yasmani Grandal is history’s greatest .160 hitter, and Mississippi State couldn’t be more evenly matched with Notre Dame, their opponent in this weekend’s NCAA super-regional.

Tampa tries out a merry-go-round of leadoff hitters, the Brewers are getting outs the old-fashioned way, and Reds farmhand Carson Spiers is out-pitching the typical non-drafted free agent.

Nelson reboots his career in the Dodgers bullpen, Starling Marte is on track for a career year, and Jarred Kelenic’s time with the Mariners looks even worse in the context of his stint in Triple-A.

The Royals debut their latest prize from the 2018 draft, Machado keeps double plays to a minimum, and minor league pitch counts finally creep into triple digits.