1. In case you missed it: Shohei Ohtani is amazing Just think about this feat for a second. Here are the highlights from last night’s performance on the mound — the way he celebrates the last few strikeouts is awesome. And maybe the stat of the year…

1. Doug Eddings had a very bad ballgame last night If you don’t know the name, well — he’s the man in black with the mask on behind the plate. And one of the worst performances of the year. 2. And then, to make matters worse…

1. A look at the early voting results for the All-Star Game 2. The highlight of the day: A squirrel on the field Slightly concerning for baseball that the biggest viral social media moments happen to be entirely non-baseball-related — when cute animals run around the field…

1. Baseball knows how to do Father’s Day right 2. Mike Trout had an unreal weekend in Seattle The ballpark and team he’s crushed on a historic level throughout his career, just got crushed some more. 3. The MLB standings this Monday afternoon…

1. The Yankees are borderline unbeatable The roster isn’t all that much different from last year, the expectations coming into the year were about the same — and yet somehow, they’ve gone and soared over the baseball stratosphere. Last night it was Anthony Rizzo, with a walk-off home run to…

1. The defensive plays of the day There were some great ones last night, so this leads the newsletter — starting with Mike Trout at the wall, robbing Chris Taylor of a three-run homer: And then, Steven Kwan. And finally Miguel Rojas, with a brilliant tag. 2…

1. Miles Mikolas lost a no-hitter in the ninth inning, with two outs and two strikes As close as you can get, and off the bat it looked like a very catchable ball — that just ending up carrying and carrying. And that’s no error on the broadcast graphic…

1. The Braves might never lose again That’s twelve wins in a row, the longest streak in baseball this year — and they get series against the lowly Nationals and Cubs coming up. 2. There were tornado warnings at Wrigley Field last night That could double as…

1. The current MLB standings this Monday afternoon The Braves and Phillies are red hot (19–1 over their last twenty games) in pursuit of the Mets, the Yankees grow their lead, the White Sox are still in the doldrums, the Dodgers are stalling, and the Brewers are struggling (2–8 over…