David Schoenfield dissects five numbers that show how historically bad the White Sox could be: espn.com/mlb/insider/st…

The White Sox have eight days of games remaining in April, and their run differential is -78. espn.com/mlb/standings

A number that I can't remember seeing before: Jose Abreu's Adjusted OPS+ is -32. baseball-reference.com/players/a/abre… He dug out of an early season slump last year; we'll see if he can do it this year.

A Pizza Pod Party: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/piz… A fun conversation about baseball, through the prism of pizza.

Check out the latest Buster Olney podcast with Karl Ravech, Sarah Langs, Jeff Passan & more! #MLB #Baseball

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Aaron Boone listened to the umpire and was ejected anyway. You can hear the entire interaction here

Podcast espn.com/radio/play/_/i… Jeff Passan talks Mets, O's-Royals, Jackson Holliday, Mets' surge, Seager; sound from Jeff's interview of Seager; Sarah Langs and the Numbers Game; Karl Ravech talks Braves-Rangers, Langford/Carter, and Howie Schwab.

Another angle of the ejection 👀

With more than 1.45 million fans at 46 games, this weekend marked MLB's highest-attended non-Opening Week April weekend in seven years.

This was how a rookie Giants outfielder started his career in 1951... First 10 games:
.139 average (5-for-36)
.296 OBP
.333 SLG

This is what 21-year-old Willie Mays did the rest of the season:
.285/.360/.484
111 games
19 homers
49 walks
57 strikeouts

the Guardians’ +52 run differential is 4th-highest in franchise history through 22 games in a season, behind only:

1921: +60
1948: +58
1959: +57

His aura unmatched.

the Orioles’ 4 players with 5+ HR are tied with 2020 for their most such players through the first 21 games of a season

Bradford Doolittle writes about David Stearns's plan for the Mets. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

.Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins joined the SNB booth with Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone and Buster Olney tonight.

Kirk shared his father-in-law was at the game when Hank Aaron hit his historic 715th career home run, excitement for upcoming NFL season, and more.

J.D. Martinez will move his rehab to Triple-A Syracuse this week. 'It's possible' the Mets could activate him when they get home on Friday, per Carlos Mendoza.

Casas going back to Boston to get examined. Cora said he’s concerned it will be a lengthy absence.

Said the Sox need to meet tomorrow to discuss options.

From Sarah Langs: Most rookies to play at least 1 regular season game through the end of April for the defending World Series champs:
17    1998  Florida Marlins
9     1944  New York Yankees
8     2024  Texas Rangers
8     2001  New York Yankees
8     1947  St. Louis

From Sarah Langs, about the Braves' culture of playing every game: Since 2017, Brian Snitker's first year as manager, the number of individuals who've played 155+ games in a season...
ATL 20
PHI 11
SEA 11
SDP 10
TOR 10
KCR 10

Fewest:
PIT 3
BOS 3
SFG 2
MIN 1
TBR 1
MIL 0 [Max

From Elias Sports Bureau: The last major-league player who had at least 20 runs scored and 10 or more stolen bases over his first 20 games of a season was Jose Reyes for the 2007 Mets. We mention that because Ronald
Acuna Jr. enters tonight with 19 runs scored and nine steals over his