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Jose Soriano of the Los Angeles Angels warms up in the outfield prior to the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox on April 28, 2026.

The Angels Might Just Have A Dude In Jose Soriano

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Chris Thompson

Braves Coach In Hot Water Over Battle Of Gestures

A Dangerously Bad Bullpen Is Everyone’s Problem

Joey Gallo about to take the field during a Yankees/Nationals game at Nationals Park in August of 2024. He looks kind of faraway and a little sad, but not much more than most Nats guys do.

Joey Gallo Is Going To Give It A Shot

Pablo Sandoval smiling, with the shadow of his hat casting an Oakley Blade-shaped shadow across his eyes, before a San Francisco Giants game in 2019.

Here’s To The Pitching Panda Of Staten Island

Absolute Skenes

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Mason Miller #19 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Mason Miller Is Keeping The A’s Interesting

David Roth

Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers pitches in a game against the Yankees in May of 2010. The facial hair is outrageous.

Podcasts

Make Gambling Embarrassing Again, With Justin Halpern

A professional baseball player. This is not his real name.

John Wholestaff

Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani (17) in action, pitching vs San Francisco Giants.

A Pitcher’s View On The Tommy John “Epidemic”

Lauren Theisen

An “Old-Fashioned Pitchers’ Duel” Didn’t Always Mean What You Think

Jacob deGrom at his introductory press conference after signing a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers.

The Jacob deGrom Experience Is A Worrying Thing

Who Will Replace Baseball’s Maniac Artisans When Starting Pitchers Are Gone?

Kathryn Xu

By God, I Will Get A Good Grade On Statcast’s Pitch Type Guessing Game

Robert Arthur

Max Scherzer is very patiently inspected for sticky stuff contamination during a September Dodgers game.

The Sticky Stuff Crackdown Has Worn Off

Seattle Mariners reliever Paul Sewald hushes the crowd in Anaheim down the stretch of his team's failed 2021 playoff run.

How Did The Mariners Even Get This Close?

Here Is Just One More Reason Why Pedro Martinez Rules

Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

Patrick Dubuque

Giovanny Gallegos, seen here not being bothered about whatever sticky stuff he does or doesn't have on his glove.

The Dirty Little Secret About Breaking The Rules

<a href="https://twitter.com/cdgoldstein">Craig Goldstein</a> is the editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus and the co-host of <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/five-and-dive/">the Five &amp; Dive podcast</a>.



Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.