Author: Michael

Not only is Matt Vierling one of the fastest players in baseball (95th-percentile sprint speed, according to Baseball Savant), he’s apparently also capable of using acrobatics to take an extra base. 
In the ninth inning of Monday’s game against the Rangers, the Tigers outfielder hit a soft liner into left that for most players would have been a safe single. Vierling didn’t play it safe, though. He turned the corner and headed for second as Ezequiel Durán prepared to throw. The throw beat Vierling to the bag by a mile, but he was safe thanks to an incredible slide.

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If there were specific players that Cowboys and Vikings fans could underline in permanent marker and write, “Don’t mess around with this guy’s contract,” wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson would almost certainly be the choices.
The young stars’ stellar play has set the path for the next group of elite, game-changing NFL wideouts. Both players are also set to receive huge pay raises and new contracts. But with negotiations ongoing as NFL training camps draw near, there is some cause for concern on the 2023 outlook and it’ll leave fans a bit on edge.

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The numbers show that MLB players are growing more comfortable with the newly instituted pitch clock, but there are still quirky wrinkles that are emerging. 
According to Baseball Reference, automatic strikes and automatic balls called for violating the clock have been declining as the season has gone on. While pitchers were called for 1.7 automatic balls per 1,000 pitches thrown in April, that number is down to 1.0 in June. 
But Mets starter Justin Verlander learned a new way you can violate the pitch clock in Monday’s game against the Brewers.

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