There’s at all times baseball occurring — virtually an excessive amount of baseball for one particular person to deal with themselves.
That is why we’re right here to assist, although, by sifting by way of the earlier days’ video games, and determining what you missed, however should not have. Listed here are all the most effective moments from final night time in Main League Baseball:
Stanton is again, too!
Shohei Ohtani — understandably — sucked up all the eye together with his return to the mound on Monday night time, particularly because it was one thing of a shock. His was not the one long-awaited return, nonetheless, because the Yankees lastly received slugger Giancarlo Stanton again of their lineup. Stanton hadn’t performed in any respect in 2025, and commenced the yr on the 60-day IL because of what he himself deemed to be “severe” tennis elbow in each arms. Epicondylitis is the precise time period for the issue, and it was supposedly attributable to “bat changes” Stanton had made in 2024 — the extent of the accidents was sufficient that Stanton needed to obtain a number of rounds of platelet-rich plasma injections to assist resolve the difficulty.
He’s again now, nonetheless, and received proper to work: Stanton went 2-for-4 with a double whereas serving because the Yankees’ designated hitter.
That was the excessive level of the night time for New York, nonetheless, because the Angels would find yourself profitable 1-0 in additional innings. Positive, Aaron Judge turned the primary participant to succeed in 100 hits on the season, too, however like with Stanton it didn’t find yourself resulting in any runs. Subsequent time, boys.
What a catch by Neto
After all, it didn’t assist the Yankees that Zach Neto determined to make a play like this one. What ought to have been a looping ball hit to the outfield for a simple Paul Goldschmidt hit as a substitute turned a spotlight reel play.
From the second of contact to the ball ending up in Neto’s glove measured lower than two seconds. He noticed and heard the ball hit the bat, turned to offer chase, then contorted his physique simply proper to snag that would-be hit out of the air, all in that quick time. Skilled baseball gamers are one thing else.
In some way, this wasn’t probably the most spectacular defensive play of the night. However we’ll get to that one quickly sufficient.
A’s stroll it off on Kurtz’s shot
The Astros and A’s had a pitching duel going, regardless of each starters exiting after simply 5 innings. Ryan Gusto restricted the A’s to 1 run over his 5, permitting simply three hits and a single stroll in that point, whereas Mitch Spence gave up way more hits (seven) and struck out far fewer batters (two), however allowed the one run all the identical. The bullpens took over, with each blanking the opposite… till they didn’t. Within the backside of the ninth, Bryan Abreu got here in, walked Brent Rooker, after which gave up a house run to Nick Kurtz with out even recording an out.
His seventh homer of the yr was gone off of the bat, and Kurtz knew it — therefore that critical bat flip. Kurtz is a rookie, and never simply that, he was the A’s first-round choose in 2024. The 22-year-old has struggled a bit, as is predicted for somebody who shot by way of the minors that rapidly, however the energy could be very actual and can be why he’s managed a 107 OPS+ by way of 34 video games regardless of a sub-.300 on-base proportion. This was additionally the second night time in a row that Kurtz hit a key ninth-inning homer to offer the A’s a late win; they’ve received 4 in a row, which appeared unattainable for them to do even a few weeks in the past.
The A’s current doesn’t look so good. The A’s may need an enchanting future, although, if gamers like Kurtz develop like they need to.
What an excellent higher catch by Guillorme
Do not forget that time, mere moments in the past, whenever you have been advised there was an excellent higher defensive play than Zach Neto’s on Monday? Nicely, right here you go, courtesy the Astros’ Luis Guillorme:
Guillorme’s physique seemed prefer it was stuffed with remorse as he stood again up and trudged to 3rd from the outfield, however you may’t deny that the catch itself was a beaut. He saved going again and again, and referred to as off Mauricio Dubon on a play that wasn’t fairly the third baseman’s and in addition wasn’t fairly the left fielder’s, after which all of the sudden shifted to his proper to make the stunning catch in no man’s land. Absurd at each step, however particularly that final one.
Ohtani is again doing what solely Ohtani can
Shohei Ohtani served because the opener for the Dodgers towards the Padres on Monday, marking his first time again on the mound since August of 2023, when he was lifted early with what would finally turn into a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament. Again from an prolonged rehab that noticed him win an MVP award as a hitter alone in 2024, Ohtani threw one inning towards San Diego, permitting a run and a few two-strike hits.
Ohtani, additionally for the primary time since August of 2023, was in a position to make up for any errors made on the mound on the plate. As he did within the third inning, when he lifted a 91 mph pitch into heart area to tie the sport up, 1-1, undoing the run he’d allowed himself.
As MLB noted, Ohtani was the primary Nationwide League participant to function each the beginning pitcher and the leadoff hitter since 1953, when Alvin Darkish did so for the Giants, and simply the third since 1900 (Jim Jones, Giants). If the Dodgers had misplaced in some embarrassing method, we’d even be capable of carry up Tungsten Arm O’Doyle once more, however this Los Angeles group is somewhat totally different than Ohtani’s earlier one.
Anthony’s first MLB homer
The Red Sox don’t have Rafael Devers’ imposing bat in the midst of their lineup anymore, so the children are going to have to select up the slack in the event that they’re to maintain chasing down a wild card spot. Rookie Roman Anthony apparently received the memo, and went yard for the primary time in his (very quick) MLB profession:
Anthony has now performed in seven video games for the Pink Sox, and it hasn’t gone all that nicely thus far. He’s batting .095/.174/.286 in 23 plate appearances, with simply two hits. A kind of hits is a homer, nonetheless, and the opposite a double. The ability is there, however there’s much more for the 21-year-old to work on, as nicely.
Contemplating Anthony was the highest prospect in MLB, not simply within the Pink Sox system, there’s loads of purpose to consider that he’ll be capable of work out these points with time. And he’ll need to, contemplating the Devers-shaped void within the Boston lineup. Monday night time was a great begin, at the least.
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