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thanks SO MUCH to @PitchingNinja, @RotoWear & @MandyBell02 and whoever else i should be thanking...
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Baseball is the best.
An incredible outing from Yoshi!
Yoshinobu Yamamoto took a no-hitter into the 9th inning in Chicago 🔥
ALT Pitcher Line
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
8.1 IP
1 H
1 ER
0 BB
7 Ks
Pictured: Yoshinobu Yamamoto winds up to throw a pitch. He wears an alternate blue Los Angeles Dodgers jersey with gray pants and a blue cap.
Longest consecutive batters retired streaks in at least the expansion era (1961):
2014 Yusmeiro Petit: 46 (MLB record)
2026 Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 45
2009 Mark Buehrle: 45
2007 Bobby Jenks: 41
1972 Jim Barr: 41
1988 Tom Browning: 40
h/t @EliasSports
"It doesn't matter if they're wearing Dodger Blue ... black and white ..."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto exits to a standing ovation after taking a no-hitter into the 9th 👏
Mariners to homer in consecutive games at age 20 or younger:
2026 Colt Emerson
1996 Alex Rodriguez (3 2-game streaks)
1990 Ken Griffey Jr. (4 2-game streaks)
1989 Ken Griffey Jr. (2 2-game streaks)
From the great @SlangsOnSports, who of course is all over this...
2015, Carlos Correa: 14
1958, Orlando Cepeda: 13
1932, Joe Medwick: 13
➡️2026, Colt Emerson: 12
2017, Rafael Devers: 12
1946, Del Ennis: 12
1939, Ted Williams: 12
Most extra-base hits in first 22 career games, age 20 or younger since at least 1900:
2015 Carlos Correa: 14
1958 Orlando Cepeda: 13
1932 Joe Medwick: 13
2026 Colt Emerson: 12
2017 Rafael Devers: 12
1946 Del Ennis: 12
1939 Ted Williams: 12
Jordan Walker!!
116.6 mph
That’s the Cardinals’ second-hardest hit home run under Statcast (2015)
And the second-hardest hit home run in MLB this season
Longest streaks to start season without going hitless in consecutive games, Giants since 1940:
2000 J.T. Snow: 89 games
1940 Burgess Whitehead: 78
1977 Bill Madlock: 74
1967 Willie Mays: 73
2026 Luis Arraez: 67 *active
h/t @EliasSports
Most 101.0 mph strikeouts as starter under pitch tracking (2008, including playoffs):
Jacob Misiorowski: 54
Hunter Greene: 29
Jacob deGrom: 11
Justin Verlander: 9
Misiorowski has 47 this year, more than any other SP in a career