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Contributor: Baseball is mostly mistakes. How else can we learn grace?
If only! On June 18, 2014, the airwaves and the internet lit up in collective awe at one of the greatest athletic feats in modern history. Clayton Kershaw recorded 15 strikeouts in a 107-pitch no-hitter that many consider the best single-game pitching performance of all time. The asterisk of this epic Dodgers game was the…
The Times’ baseball player of the year: Seth Hernandez of Corona
Years from now, when Seth Hernandez is pitching in the major leagues and pro baseball commentators are debating just how good he might become, those who saw him throw during his two years of high school baseball at Corona High will gladly offer their fondest memories. The statistics are impressive enough: In 53 1/3 innings…
Colorado Rockies clap back at Scottie Scheffler statistic
It has been a rough season for the Colorado Rockies. Just one season after the Chicago White Sox set the record for the most losses in a major league baseball season with 121 the Colorado Rockies have made it seem like they are capable of outdoing that. The Rockies lost to the New York Mets…