May 2, 2022

1. A short recap of Sunday Night Baseball

The Mets won again, taking every series of the season so far — and the best record in the National League at 16–7.

Max Scherzer was flawed but good enough, Kyle Schwarber went deep twice, Starling Marte made a great catch, Francisco Lindor was mic’d up (and turned a double play at the same time), there were more hit-by-pitches, both benches were warned, and the Mets won it in the end, 10–6.

And Dom Smith, on the eve of roster cuts, went 4-for-4 to keep his job.

2. Robinson Cano did not make the cut

Designated for assignment this morning.

From the CBS Sports article:

3. Clayton Kershaw broke the Dodgers all-time strikeout record

A beautiful moment on the mound in L.A., as he passes Don Sutton and becomes king of the hill. #2,697.

And a long, well earned standing ovation:

4. There was a shirtless contingent at the White Sox game

Chilly, raining, springtime in Chicago — shirts are coming off.

5. The current MLB standings

The Yankees are best in the American League, the Twins have surged to take over the awful-looking Central, the Angels keep surprising, the Red Sox and Braves are struggling, and the Reds are historically terrible.

6. More on the state of the Cincinnati Reds

It’s never been this bad.

7. The defensive play of the weekend: Anthony Rendon

8. Mike Trout wanted to keep playing in the rain

This is great — backyard neighborhood kids kind of stuff.

9. Shohei Ohtani’s name was written in Japanese on the lineup board

A nice touch (and calligraphy), by White Sox coach Jerry Narron.

10. The home run of the weekend: Aaron Judge

Absolutely crushed to dead center field in Kansas City, and the fourth he’s hit in the last three games.

11. Brett Phillips was featured on CBS Evening News

12. Various highlights and bits from the weekend

13. Yu Darvish has some imitators

This is great.

14. The stat of the day: Kevin Gausman

Cy Young numbers, literally.

15. Checking in on the world of baseball helmets

Only the most riveting, action-packed moments in sports.

16. The new left field at Camden Yards is massive

Thirty feet farther back. The wall almost twice as high. Why did they do this?

It looks comically far away when the camera cuts to the outfield angle, but finally this weekend a player hit the first home run over it.

And then, a sure grand slam came up just short.

17. And lastly, a lizard made the baseball highlight reelA

A five-tool athlete down in Miami.