Strikeout Buzz

BREAKING: Juan Soto left the game after getting injured while running the bases in the 1st inning. Get well soon, Juan! 🙏

KONNOR GRIFFIN SMACKS HIS FIRST CAREER HIT AND ITS A 105.8 MPH RBI DOUBLE! WELCOME TO THE SHOW, KONNOR! 🏴‍☠️

CATCH OF THE YEAR?! CODY BELLINGER WITH AN INSANE BOBBLED CATCH, WHILE STARING INTO THE SUN! 😳🍿

BREAKING: Konnor Griffin to sign a 9-year, $140M extension with the Pirates according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Griffin has not played a single MLB game, and shatters the record of being the highest paid player in history before making a debut Overpaid, underpaid or just right?

“Catch the f**king ball.” Matt Chapman to teammate Casey Schmitt after letting a throw get by him 🗣️ Chapman was scored a throwing error. Thoughts? 🤔

Shea Langeliers cranked his MLB LEADING FIFTH HOME RUN IN SIX GAMES to open the season! There’s no stopping him ‼️

Pete Crow-Armstrong struck out on a bunt on an 0-2 count, with 0 outs, in the 9th… @JebSPN on X: “Imagine the FACE OF YOUR FRANCHISE bunting with two strikes in the bottom of the 9th in a two run game. That’s unethical baseball.” Thoughts? 🤔🗣️

OHTANI MADE HIS FIRST START! Shohei Ohtani pitched SIX SCORELESS INNINGS in his first start of the 2026 MLB season, as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cleveland, 4-1! ⚾️ As a pitcher: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, WIN As a batter: 1/3 H How’d Ohtani look in his first start? 🤔

New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried made it look EASY in their 5-0 SHUTOUT WIN vs. Seattle! ❌ 📊 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, WIN Fried hasn’t allowed a run in two starts in 2026!

Mad Max is LOCKED IN! Max Scherzer took 37 minutes of alone time in the dugout before his first pitch vs. Colorado 🔒 Scherzer enters his 19th MLB season, and what could be his last ‼️

“WHO DOESN’T LIE ABOUT THEIR SIZE? I KNOW I DID!” David Cone on MLB players lying about their size in new league measurements for ABS 🗣️👀 Thoughts? 🤔

CAL RALEIGH WALKED OFF THE NEW YORK YANKEES & HANDED THEM THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON! 🍿 Mariners beat Yankees, 2-1!

MICHAEL SOROKA JUST THREW THE 4TH IMMACULATE INNING IN DIAMONDBACKS HISTORY! 😳 ELECTRIC!

VINTAGE ALTUVE! 35 year old Jose Altuve launched TWO HOME RUNS in Houston’s 8-1 blowout WIN vs. Boston! 💣💣 📊 4/4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 RUNS, WIN Altuve still has PLENTY left in the tank ‼️

Miguel Vargas had himself A DAY in Chicago’s 9-4 WIN vs. Miami, brining in SIX RBIs! 💪 📊 2/4 H, 1 HR (Grand Slam) 6 RBIs, 2 Runs, WIN Vargas’ Grand Slam was a NUKE!

This call by the home plate umpire in the Athletics vs. Braves game was so bad that the ABS system didn’t even show the measurement of the distance below the strike zone 😭 Thank goodness for the ABS system. 😅

BREAKING: Ken Clay, who won World Series championships with the New York Yankees in 1977-78 to highlight his five-year major league career, has died at the age of 71. R.I.P. Ken Clay ❤️🙏

Bo Bichette has started off on the WRONG foot in his first three games for the New York Mets 😳❌ 📊 1/14 - .071, 8 strikeouts, 14 men left on base Thoughts on his performances so far? 🤔

EMERSON WAS DEALING! Seattle Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock threw SIX NO-HIT INNINGS in their 8-0 WIN vs. Cleveland! 💨 📊 6 IP, 0 HITS, 9 Ks (career-high), 1 BB, 12 swing & misses, WIN Now THAT is how you make your first start of the season!

CHASE DELAUTER IS MAKING MLB HISTOY! The Guardians rookie now has FOUR HOME RUNS in his first THREE MLB games! 😳💣 📊 5/14 - .357, 4 HR, 5 RBI DeLauter is the second player to hit four home runs in his first three games, joining Trevor Story in 2026. Future MLB superstar? 🤔