Albert Pujols (TRADING CARD DB)

May 4, 2018: Albert Pujols joins the 3,000-hit club

Jose Alberto Pujols took the big leagues by storm when he debuted…
James Paxton (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 8, 2018: Seattle’s ‘Big Maple’ James Paxton throws a no-hitter on Canadian soil

James Paxton’s reputation for being calm, cool, and collected…

May 15, 2018: Nationals’ Juan Soto homers before his major-league debut

“He has six homers, but this was actually his first. It just…

June 2, 2018: Max Scherzer pinch hits, scores winning run in the 14th inning

It certainly felt like mid-summer to the 39,578 fans attending…

June 29, 2018: Nationals’ Juan Soto sets hits record for a teenager

The Washington Nationals (41-38) had been leading the NL East…
Rick Porcello (Trading Card DB)

July 2, 2018: Rare RBIs from Rick Porcello help Red Sox take over first place for good

It had been something like feast or famine for the Boston Red…

July 5, 2018: Nationals rally from 9-0 deficit, thanks to Trea Turner

Sean Doolittle, the Washington Nationals closer, was sitting…
Paul Goldschmidt (TRADING CARD DB)

July 7, 2018: Diamondbacks set franchise scoring record in 20-5 rout of Padres

While they set some offensive records during their run to the…
Carlos Gonzalez (TRADING CARD DB)

July 11, 2018: Rockies bludgeon Diamondbacks, 19-2, at Coors Field

The Arizona Diamondbacks came into the second game of a three-game…

July 14, 2018: La Tortuga mops up for Twins

In mid-July of 2018 the Tampa Bay Rays were making their only…

July 17, 2018: American League wins home run-happy All-Star Game in extra innings

All-Star week in any city is a celebration of baseball’s history,…
Cory Malcom proposed to his girlfriend, Kayla Turner, prior to notching his second win of the season on July 22, 2018. (State College Spikes)

July 22, 2018: Minor-league pitcher pops the question, earns the win for State College Spikes

Before the State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes’ game of July…

July 24, 2018: Athletics erase 8-run deficit, beat Rangers 13-10

The Tuesday evening game was a matchup between two teams headed…

July 31, 2018: Nationals score early and often in 25-4 laugher over Mets

It was a laugher. Paul Dickson defined that baseball term as…
Mookie Betts (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 9, 2018: Mookie Betts hits for the cycle, but Red Sox fall to Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Boston Red Sox in a three-game…

August 10, 2018: Rome Braves win in 10th after a two-pitch complete inning

Minor League Baseball announced several rules changes for the…

August 16, 2018: Rare triple play helps Rangers win a wild one in Texas

The 18,398 fans who braved the 97-degree Texas heat to see…

August 16, 2018: A Modern Blowout: Mets blast Phillies, 24-4

It’s tempting to begin discussion of this game with a football…