Jared Diamond

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The Rookie Sensation Who Throws 103 MPH—and Has Been Almost Unhittable | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com

3 days ago | magzter.com | Jared Diamond

Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | June 25, 2025 Ever since Jacob Misiorowski made his major-league debut for the Milwaukee Brewers this month, he’s been making MLB batters look silly Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski has pitched 11 innings in the majors, recording 11 strikeouts and just one hit. This story is from the June 25, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
The Rookie Sensation Who Throws 103 MPH—and Has Been Almost Unhittable | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com

3 days ago | magzter.com | Jared Diamond

Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | June 25, 2025 Travis Lallemand, the baseball coach at Crowder College for the past two decades, remembers the exact moment he realized Jacob Misiorowski was unlike anyone he had ever seen in the junior college ranks. It was a little after 10 a.m. in Grand Junction, Colo., on May 29, 2022, and Misiorowski was pitching at the JUCO World Series. His first fastball of the morning crackled toward the plate at a blistering 101 mph.
The Rookie Sensation Who Throws 103 MPH-and Has Been Almost Unhittable

3 days ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

June 24, 2025 10:00 am ETTravis Lallemand, the baseball coach at Crowder College for the past two decades, remembers the exact moment he realized Jacob Misiorowski was unlike anyone he had ever seen in the junior college ranks. It was a little after 10 a.m. in Grand Junction, Colo., on May 29, 2022, and Misiorowski was pitching at the JUCO World Series. His first fastball of the morning crackled toward the plate at a blistering 101 mph. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Rookie Sensation Who Throws 103 MPH-and Has Been Almost Unhittable

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jared Diamond

The Rookie Sensation Who Throws 103 MPH—and Has Been Almost UnhittableEver since Jacob Misiorowski made his major-league debut for the Milwaukee Brewers this month, he’s been making MLB batters look silly.
Are College Baseball Players Now Hitting the Ball Too Hard?

5 days ago | magzter.com | Jared Diamond |Tom McGinty

Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | June 23, 2025 Brock Ungricht, the University of San Diego's head baseball coach, has spent virtually his entire adult life around the college game. So it's fair to say that he's intimately familiar with the ping that an aluminum bat makes when it connects with a ball. College baseball players are hitting the ball at elite speeds. This story is from the June 23, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
College Baseball Has a Power Problem: Players Keep Hitting the Ball Too Hard

6 days ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond |Tom McGinty

Brock Ungricht, the University of San Diego’s head baseball coach, has spent virtually his entire adult life around the college game. So it’s fair to say that he’s intimately familiar with the ping that an aluminum bat makes when it connects with a ball. But not even Ungricht was prepared for what he heard from the dugout last month.
Los Angeles Lakers Sold for $10 Billion in Richest Deal in Sports History

1 week ago | tovima.com | Byzantine walls |Robert L. O’Connell |Robert O’connell |Jared Diamond

The NBA’s most glamorous franchise is changing hands—and becoming the world’s most valuable sports team in the process. Jeanie Buss and her family, who have owned the Los Angeles Lakers since Jerry Buss bought the team in 1979, on Wednesday agreed to sell majority control of the storied team to Mark Walter , the sports investor and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, at a valuation of $10 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Los Angeles Lakers Sold for $10 Billion in Richest Deal in Sports History

1 week ago | wsj.com | Robert L. O’Connell |Robert O’connell |Jared Diamond

The NBA’s most glamorous franchise is changing hands—and becoming the world’s most valuable sports team in the process. Jeanie Buss and her family, who have owned the Los Angeles Lakers since Jerry Buss bought the team in 1979, on Wednesday agreed to sell the storied team to Mark Walter, the sports investor and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, at a valuation of $10 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
He’s Baseball’s Most Spectacular Home Run Thief-and He’s Known as Spider-Man

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

June 18, 2025 10:00 am ETBefore he runs out to his position in center field for the Athletics, Denzel Clarke writes a message to himself in the palm of his glove. It says: “I got your back.”He started this ritual in Double-A last season, during a dismal slump at the plate. The words serve as a constant reminder of a promise he made to his pitchers. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Shohei Ohtani Is Back to Doing What He Does Best: Everything

1 week ago | wsj.com | Jared Diamond

Shohei Ohtani, the man who might be the most talented player in baseball history, had been feeling antsy of late. It wasn’t enough for him merely to be a World Series champion, the founding member of the 50/50 club, the reigning MVP and the best hitter in the National League this year. That’s only Ohtani at half capacity. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8