On April 3rd, Ohtani blasted a home run in the bottom of the 7th inning. It’s his first home run in the Dodgers uniform. Ohtani indicated that he was very relieved that he was able to hit the first homer. Ohtani’s first home run as a Dodger came in the 41st plate appearance of the season.
Pitchers of the Month for March/April were just announced a couple of days ago. Ranger Suarez is NL pitcher of the month and in the AL, the winner is Jose Berrios.
The 2024 Topps Big League arrived in late March 2024. Now, it seems that the Topps company uses this product to replace the Topps Opening Day, which was normally released before the regular season started.
April just came to an end. And the first month of the 2024 regular season came to an end. At the beginning of the 2024 season, several players have shown that they are well-prepared and they have a great start.
The 2024 Topps Series 1 was released in mid-February. Once this product is released, you know that the baseball season is coming back soon. In mid-March, I bought some hobby packs of the 2024 Series 1.
A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast show. In the show, a reporter indicated a player’s main problem last season. That player is an All-Star. However, in 2023, his chase rate was over 40%, which was really high.
At the end of March, I watched some highlights of spring training games. In a highlight, a pitcher who was a rookie last season struck out the side in an inning. In that inning, his slider was absolutely fantastic.
In late March, I watched some highlights on the MLB website. In a highlight, it showed that a team had crushed a lot of home runs in spring training games. That team didn’t have a great season in 2023. In the 2024 spring training, it seemed that the team was ready for the new season, in particular, the batters looked well prepared.
