Miz outduels his idol, strengthens Cy case

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Saturday, August 22 View In Browser  They may have started slowly, but get a look at them now   From Fernando Tatis Jr. finding his power stroke to Alex Bregman's two-month heater, here are 10 players who have caught fire in the second half after a sluggish start to the season. TOP NEWS Miz outduels Sale in battle of aces that lived up to the hype How far did Contreras' blast go? We'll let you know whenever it lands French connection! Ty goes deep with baguette bat No long ball, no problem! Phils' 7-game win streak fueled by good ol' small ball The Force remains strong with Cy Young hopeful Schlittler Waiver claim Rogers lifts White Sox with walk-off HR vs. Mets MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS MLB's top pitching prospect set to debut today Kade Anderson, the third pick in the 2025 Draft and MLB Pipeline's fifth-ranked prospect overall, gets the ball in Seattle at 7:15 p.m. ET against the Cubs. The president wore pearls, but he wears her on his cleats Rays second baseman Richie Palacios has become friends with Yeardley Smith, the actress who voices Lisa Simpson. For Players' Weekend, he's wearing cleats she designed featuring Lisa!  He hit a rocket with a Buzz Lightyear bat Kyle Isbel sent a pitch to infinity ... and beyond. MLB Players’ Weekend x Placed Pete Crow-Armstrong, Lawrence Butler and Jo Adell team up with Placed for Players’ Weekend, sharing some of their favorite things on and off the field. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Willson Contreras   452 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Willson Contreras   116 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.1 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Rangers   44.3% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Willson Contreras   452 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Willson Contreras   116 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.1 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Rangers   44.3% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Pete Alonso One of 7 active players with 7 30-plus HR seasons Jacob Misiorowski 1st Brewers pitcher with 6+ K's in 20 consecutive starts Alex Bregman 2 HRs; hitting .308 with 9 HRs, .585 SLG, .964 OPS in 2nd half Reid Detmers 6 IP, 0 ER; 1.56 ERA in 7 starts since All-Star break Jordan Walker 27th HR matches total from 1st 3 seasons combined PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Luis Lara thought he had a double. Ronald Acuña Jr. had other ideas. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK MLB Network’s Players’ Weekend Special Players’ Weekend is all about celebrating players and what makes them one-of-one. MLB Network gives you a chance to learn more about some of your favorite players beyond the field at 1 p.m. ET. Braves vs. Brewers on MLB Network Matt Olson and the Braves take on Jackson Chourio and the Brewers at 2 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD ATL 1 MIL 2 STL 6 PHI 7 TOR 1 NYY 3 SF 4 BOS 6 WSH 2 MIA 3 TB 3 BAL 5 NYM 4 CWS 6 DET 2 KC 5 ATH 0 HOU 4 LAA 1 TEX 2 CLE 9 COL 1 CIN 0 AZ 9 MIN 2 SD 6 PIT 4 LAD 5 CHC 5 SEA 6 © 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.