News about Spencer Strider

A shorter pitch clock, according to Major League Baseball's players' union, has been responsible for a string of pitcher injuries since the 2024 season. Shane Bieber of Cleveland, Matthew Strider of Atlanta, and Jonathan Loaisiga of the New York Yankees are only the latest in a line of pitchers suffering elbow injury, including Miami's Eury Perez and Oakland's Trevor Gottman. "Despite widespread player resistance and significant questions regarding health and safety, the commissioner's office cut the length of the pitch clock last December, just one season away from enforcing the most significant rule change in decades," union executive Director Tony Clark said Saturday night in a tweet.

Liam Hendricks returned to the majors after winning the White Sox's bizarre victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Yoán Moncada scampered home on a 10th-inning wild pitch that knocked out umpire Cory Blaser, bringing the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory. Hendriks pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning in his second game of the season after recovering from stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Sean Murphy, the Atlanta Braves' catcher, has agreed to a seven-year deal, securing another key player in a long-term contract. The agreement includes a $15 million club option for 2029 with no buyout, potentially boosting the total value of the deal to $88 million. Murphy will make $4 million in 2023, $9 million in 2024, and $15 million per season from 2025 to 2028. He promised to give one-tenth of his annual paycheck to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

The bracket has been drafted and the new expanded MLB playoffs are set for their first appearance, with 12 teams competing to win the Commissioner's Trophy in what might be the best postseason in baseball history. The reformed playoffs did not only reward the top two teams in each league with first-round byes, but also the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, which all happened to be popular with fans at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The World Series picture, as well as an 111-win team, the Dodgers, and three other 100-win clubs: the Astros, Braves, and the New York Mets. So even if an underdog makes it to the Divisional round, several of the best regular-season clubs in recent memory will all be around to compete for the pennant.

After punching him in the chest in gruesome scenes, two New York Mets fans sent him tumbling. During a tense matchup between the two teams in the NL East series on Saturday, a violent brawl broke out. Before punches were thrown at Citi Field, the rival supporters appeared to be in discussion. Another fan in the crowd seemed to be attempting to hold the Braves back, but the Braves backer did appear to attempt to swing for the Mets fans. Both the Mets and the Braves retaliated by fighting back and delivered brutal blows to the head, knocking the Braves' supporter over the seats behind him.

In his first 200 games on his way to helping the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves for their third straight night on Sunday, Jacob DeGrom was at his best on Sunday, breaking the MLB record for most strikeouts in his first 200 games. DeGrom, who played in 12 innings of his second season of play, started with a perfect game in sixth inning of his second appearance in 13 months, appeared at Citi Field for the first time in 13 months as the Mets defeated them 5-2 for their 12th victory in 14 games. With both teams hoping to advance to a potential World Series, the Yankees have the same record as the New York Yankees.