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1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Andrew Wright

The Atlanta Braves knew they'd be awaiting the return of both Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr. at some point in the first half of the season. Strider has not been nearly as efficient as Atlanta would've hoped, but the same cannot be said about Acuña, the 2023 NL MVP. Acuña has been on a tear since returning to the Braves lineup May 23. His first at-bat back resulted in a 467-foot home run off San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Andrew Wright

Nearly everything has gone right for the Chicago Cubs this season. The offense has been one of the best in the league and the pitching staff has done much of the same, despite several key injuries. Left-handers Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga have both missed time, as has last year's closer Porter Hodge. Hodge and Imanaga, along with starting pitcher Javier Assad, are all set to return next week, and it is going to cause tough roster decisions for Chicago.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Andrew Wright

Prior to Monday, it had been 663 days since Shohei Ohtani took the mound in a regular season game. Despite reports that it would be July before Ohtani was ready to pitch again, he took the mound Monday night against the San Diego Padres as an opener for Los Angeles. Ohtani pitched one inning, allowing two hits and one run on 28 pitches. Here are three takeaways from his return. The Velocity was Still ThereBefore his injury in 2023, Ohtani's average fastball velocity sat at 96.5 mph.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Andrew Wright

Prior to Monday, it had been 663 days since Shohei Ohtani took the mound in a regular season game. Despite reports that it would be July before Ohtani was ready to pitch again, he took the mound Monday night against the San Diego Padres as an opener for Los Angeles. Ohtani pitched one inning, allowing two hits and one run on 28 pitches. Here are three takeaways from his return. The Velocity was Still ThereBefore his injury in 2023, Ohtani's average fastball velocity sat at 96.5 mph.

1 week ago | fresnobee.com | Andrew Wright

The Chicago Cubs aren't just looking for a divisional title this season. The club is looking for their first World Series title since 2016. That comes right from the lips of Chicago's superstar right fielder Kyle Tucker. Tucker believes that Chicago has the highest of ceilings and can do something special this season. "The ceiling is winning the World Series," Tucker said on Cubs Live. "That was our goal, coming into the season, going into spring training.