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Balks & Stolen Bases

What are Balks? Balks are called by an umpire. Mostly, they are called because of actions that might deceive the batter and ...
Luis Robert Jr. leads the majors with 17 stolen bases. However, with an early afternoon start for the White Sox on the Friday MLB schedule, he may get passed over by MLB prop bettors. Fortunately, the ...
We are roughly three weeks into the 2025 MLB regular season, which is about when the sample sizes stop being so small, but also when you're still free to say "it's still early." Because it is still ...
Shohei Ohtani had already made history at the plate and on the mound. Now, he has set a record with his work on the basepaths. Only five other players made up the 40-40 club before Ohtani joined the ...
Winning a fantasy baseball championship can be one of the most daunting of tasks. The season is a six-month grind, and if you’re not on top of the daily MLB news and staying in tune with all the ...
Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson tries to beat out a ground ball to Toronto Blue Jays second base Ernie Clement during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 23, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. AP ...
CINCINNATI — The Reds resume play following the All-Star break on Friday night against the Nationals. Elly De La Cruz is hoping to take his game to another level in the second half of the season. The ...
That being said, there is plenty of season left to play and plenty of stolen base excitement yet to be had. By this day last year, Shohei Ohtani had only stolen 15 bases, putting him on pace for 35 by ...
The Milwaukee Brewers established a new single-inning franchise record on Sunday afternoon against the Athletics, stealing six bases in the first off left-hander Jeffrey Springs and catcher Shea ...
What if I told you Trevor Story is running his way into baseball history. During Tuesday night’s game against the Athletics, the Red Sox shortstop tallied two stolen bases in the first five innings, ...
In his Major-League debut, April 20th, Milwaukee Brewers starter Logan Henderson had six 0-2 counts and five strikeouts in his first three innings, but his offensive teammates lowered the media heat ...
If it seems like the Orioles are stealing fewer bases recently, they are. In the month of July they had both their fewest number of steals in a single month this season with 10 and also their most ...