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Mauricio Llovera makes baseball history for wrong reasonsThe Phillies are now atop the National League East by a game and a half over the Mets, whom they’ll send back to New York as a second-place team after Sunday’s series finale. Philadelphia’s 5-3 win on Saturday ensured that, after the Mets had held the lead since May....

Patrick Mazeika rewrites MLB history books (no, really) with walk-off fielder’s choicePatrick Mazeika has had an incredible first week in the major leagues. It’s one thing to make history, but quite another to rewrite it entirely....

We Are Drowning In DingersThe home run that made baseball history was pretty workaday, as they go. Sure, it was a big moment in the game, breaking a seventh-inning tie to give the Orioles a 5-2 lead over the Dodgers. But this game didn’t really matter to either team, and Jonathan Villar’s homer—the 6,106th homer hit in MLB t...

Jonathan Villar Didn't Realize He Hit For The Cycle

The cycle’s a weird baseball thing to celebrate, as baseball things go. It’s good, obviously, because it means four hits and 10 total bases. But replacing the double with another home run would be even better. Replacing the home run with another triple would be rarer. Still, there’s something to be ...

Jonathan Villar Takes Initiative, Steals Home<em></em>

How about a little late-December baseball highlight to remind you that 2017 can’t be all bad? Pitchers and catchers report in just 47 days!...

Every Glorious Angle Of The Astros' Buttslide

Just as the Buttfumble couldn't have happened to any team other than the Jets, it had to be the Astros to bring you this piece of baseball history. Behold the Buttslide....

Jonathan Villar Steals Home, Gets Hit By Pitch

Jonathan Villar gets a fantastic jump off third here, thanks to Wei-Yin Chen sort of ignoring him. Chen then pegs him in the back of the head with the throw home....