Eventually, the 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary was released in June 2022. It was supposed to be released in 2021 to celebrate the company’s 70th anniversary. But, it was delayed for a while. Well, better late than never. I never saw this product before and I would like to see whether there’s something interesting in this series.
September has just arrived. Hence, with just a few weeks left in the regular season, October baseball will come soon. Several teams are fighting hard for a spot in the playoffs. In August, some teams did have a great month and it’s worth reviewing their great performance.
On July 17, 2022, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that with the first overall pick, the Baltimore Orioles selected shortstop Jackson Holliday, son of Matt Holliday. A few moments later, Manfred made an announcement that the Arizona Diamondbacks selected outfielder Druw Jones, son of Andruw Jones. Two sons of former MLB players were selected with the first two overall picks of the draft, that’s the first time in MLB history.
Kumar Rocker was selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2021 draft. In the end, Rocker didn’t sign with the Mets. However, in the 2022 MLB draft, the Texas Rangers selected Kumar Rocker with the third overall pick and they reached an agreement. His journey in professional baseball has just begun and I was just curious whether there are many players who were selected in the first round but decided not to sign.
A few weeks ago, I was watching a game with some friends and Clayton Kershaw was on the mound. Kershaw’s performance wasn’t very solid in that game, but for me, he’s one of the best pitchers this generation. My friends and I were discussing some top pitchers in the majors. And, I was thinking of three pitchers.
Last postseason, Joc Pederson crushed 3 home runs and collected 9 RBI. Moreover, Eddie Rosario won the 2021 NLCS MVP. In that series, Rosario hit .560/.607/1.040 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI. These two left-handed batters were traded to the Braves last July and they became key players to help the Braves win the World Series title.
A few days ago, I watched a game with a great friend who really likes baseball. It was an exciting game. The home team was behind, but rallied from the 7th inning. By scoring several runs, the home team eventually won the game. After watching the game, I was just thinking about a question. Which teams do score more runs in the 7th inning or later?
