Finally, it arrived

Better late than never? Well, I don’t know if this is the right sentence. But, in mid-February, the process is completed. I got the redemption card.

​​Kershaw is back

A few days later, the Dodgers will play the first game of the 2024 season. The Dodgers truly have drawn a lot of attention these days. In the off-season, the Dodgers signed 2-time AL MVP Shohei Ohtani. Moreover, they signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is a top pitcher from Japan and James Paxton, who recorded 15 wins in 2019. Additionally, the team signed Joe Kelly and Ryan Brasier to enhance the bullpen. However, lots of fans were waiting to see if a pitcher would be back.

Leaders for xwOBA

A few weeks ago, I was just browsing on Facebook and I saw an interesting post on a page. The post showed the batters with a high batting average over the last several seasons. To be qualified, a batter needs to have at least 1500 plate appearances over the last few seasons.

Belongs to Cooperstown?

Being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame is a great honor for baseball players and coaches. This year, three players were elected to the Hall. They are Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer.

The Orioles have a new ace

In the first week of February, the Orioles and the Brewers agreed to a trade. The trade has drawn a lot of attention because the Brewers decided to send the former NL Cy Young award winner to the Orioles.

MVP machines?

In late January, Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. officially received their Most Valuable Player awards. It’s not the first time that these 2 players received awards. Back in 2018, these 2 players each won the rookie of the year award. Additionally, Shohei Ohtani won the 2021 AL MVP award. While seeing these 2 players receive MVP awards, I was just thinking about a question.

2023 Topps Japan edition

The 2023 Topps Baseball Japan edition was released in mid-December 2023. For me, it’s an interesting set and normally, I buy some packs of Topps Baseball Japan edition each year. A few weeks ago, I saw some hobby packs of the 2023 Topps Baseball Japan edition available in a store. I decided to buy this product to see if I could find something cool.

First of so many?

It’s March. In less than 3 weeks, the Dodgers and the Padres will play the first game of the season in Seoul, South Korea. Shohei Ohtani, who’s a 2-time AL MVP award winner and inked a 10-year deal with the Dodgers during the offseason, already smashed the first home run in the Dodgers uniform in spring training games. While watching Ohtani begin to play for the Dodgers, I began to think about what Ohtani might achieve this season.