May 5, 2021: Orioles’ John Means throws a unique, near-perfect no-hitter in Seattle
Through the end of the 2021 season, 23 perfect games have been…
May 21, 2021: Stephen Strasburg returns to Nationals for first win since World Series run
“Stephen Strasburg should be remembered for what he is: an…
June 10, 2021: Red Sox win a wild one at Fenway Park
There have been many baseball games in which the fans have been…
June 22, 2021: Scherzer inspected, Girardi ejected: ‘sticky stuff’ crackdown goes haywire
Major League Baseball had started checking pitchers for “sticky…
June 28, 2021: Five homers, two by Kyle Schwarber, power Nationals over Mets
Hall of Famer Johnny Mize could hit a baseball. Author Joe Posnanski…
June 29, 2021: Germán Márquez throws a ‘Maddux’ at Coors Field, and hits two doubles
It is a universally acknowledged truth in baseball that pitching…
June 30, 2021: Trea Turner hits for his third career cycle as Nationals hit high-water mark for 2021
The Washington Nationals were on a roll as June 2021 ended. For…
July 1, 2021: Braves beat Mets as Jacob deGrom’s ERA rises to 0.95
After suffering a 20-2 beatdown to the Atlanta Braves at Truist…
July 8, 2021: Rookie reliever Daniel Camarena’s grand slam powers Padres’ comeback
With two aces taking the mound, it was a safe prediction that…
July 11, 2021: NL stars win Futures Game as Rachel Balkovec makes historic coaching appearance for AL
After a one-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, MLB…
July 18, 2021: Alcides Escobar caps Nationals comeback with homer and walk-off single
Prospect: “A minor-league player who appears to have enough…
July 19, 2021: Jon Lester hits a high note, and a homer, as Nationals rout Marlins
Left-hander Jon Lester had enjoyed one of the best careers of…
July 26, 2021: Shohei Ohtani sets records as Angels beat Rockies
The 22,751 fans attending the opener of the Los Angeles Angels’…
July 30, 2021: Blue Jays play first home game in Canada in nearly two years
Although the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all 30 major-league baseball…
August 7, 2021: Josiah Gray’s pitching, Riley Adams’s first homer end Nationals’ losing streak
Atlanta Braves fans, 38,300 of them, packed Truist Park for the…
August 12, 2021: Romine brothers form rare battery for Cubs in blowout game
Major-league brothers are relatively rare. Brothers playing in…
August 14, 2021: Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tyler Gilbert (0-1, 0.00 ERA1)…
August 18, 2021: Braves’ Freddie Freeman hits for his second career cycle
As the 2021 trade deadline passed at the end of July, the Atlanta…
September 6, 2021: Nelson Cruz’s ‘Little League’ grand slam helps Rays beat Boston
If you needed to check some baseball oddities off your lifetime…
September 19, 2021: Braves’ Eddie Rosario hits for the cycle on four consecutive pitches
Entering the 2022 season, only one player had hit more than 14…
September 20, 2021: Jon Lester earns 200th and final career win
At the beginning of the 2021 season, left-hander Jon Lester was…
October 3, 2021: Red Sox beat Nationals in Ryan Zimmerman’s last game
When the regular season ends on a Sunday afternoon in late September…
October 5, 2021: Red Sox win AL Wild Card Game over rival Yankees
The 2021 season was a weird one for the Boston Red Sox. Most…
October 11, 2021: Red Sox advance with second straight walk-off win over Rays in ALDS
The evening after catcher Christian Vazquéz homered to give…