2 former Cy winners hit strikeout milestones

Plus: 1 likely prospect callup for each team

Friday, August 21 View In Browser  By day, J-Rod is a 3-time All-Star. By night, he's 'DJ Pleno'   As MLB embarks on Players' Weekend -- a league initiative that celebrates on-field personas, off-the-field interests, charitable efforts and more -- Julio Rodríguez shared the origins of “DJ Pleno,” and where he intends to take it. YOUR NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP NEWS deGrom reaches 2,000-K milestone in dominant performance, much-needed win At 35, Cole still making history -- for himself and Yanks Dropped final out leads to 6-run Cards rally in the 9th for stunning win After overpowering Minor League hitters, Kade Anderson ready to take aim for the M's Marte meets with manager, GM and is placed on injured list Stats of the Week: Carroll's wheels, White Sox HR buddies, PCA's heroics and more STAFF PICKS One prospect for each team who could make a difference down the stretch Whether it's to help their team make a postseason push or audition for 2027, here's one prospect from each club that we'd love to see get called up by season's end. No pitcher has been this bad as a starter and this good as a reliever in one season Brayan Bello's down-and-up season mirrors Boston's -- and is something we've never seen before. Meet the ex-pitcher changing the game with cleated sneakers Jeremy Guthrie loved the work Custom Cleats did for him during his career so much that he invested in the company, and they now provide footwear for hundreds of MLB players, among many others. Play the 'Recycling is Real' Challenge Test your recycling skills with WM for a shot at a VIP package to the 2027 All-Star Game and the 2027 WM Phoenix Open. Go to wm.com/recyclemlb for your chance to win. MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Daz Cameron   442 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Junior Caminero   114.6 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Gavin Williams   100.2 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cardinals   68.4% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Daz Cameron   442 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Junior Caminero   114.6 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Gavin Williams   100.2 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cardinals   68.4% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Zach Neto 1st Angel with 7+ RBIs in a game since Ohtani (2022) Gerrit Cole 2 ER or fewer in 5 straight starts; 1.47 ERA in that span Jacob deGrom 10 K’s in 6 scoreless IP; 95th pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts Gavin Williams 11 K’s to become 1st CLE pitcher with 200+ in a season since ’19 (Bieber) Bobby Witt Jr. 3rd HR, .972 OPS in 16 games since returning from IL PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Kyle Bradish is totally going to tell people he meant to start this double play with his foot.  MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK Friday night doubleheader on MLB Network The Blue Jays take on the Yankees at 7 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. Red Sox) followed by the Cubs and the  Mariners at 10 (or Twins vs. Padres). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 10 CIN 9 SF 2 CLE 5 TOR 5 TB 1 ATH 2 KC 6 ATL 2 CWS 0 SEA 4 MIL 7 NYY 6 BAL 1 WSH 0 TEX 2 LAA 18 HOU 3 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.