Williams Perez of the Rome Braves had the night of a lifetime last night, holding off the great Alex Rodriguez, getting him to ground into a double play and then later striking him out!
Just kidding, it’s Homer Bailey, who threw his second no-hitter and the first since… he did it last year on September 28. I mean, if you throw a no-hitter, you basically HAVE to be the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Yahoo!’s Jeff Passan has the story of the first Americans to meet Yasiel Puig and get his autograph… the twist being that they were Coast Guard sailors who had foiled a defection attempt.
Read it. It’s good.
Robinson Cano went 3-for-4 with a walk and had two home runs and three RBIs in the Yankee win yesterday, making him the MVP of Yesterday.
As always, standings after the jump:
It was bound to happen: somebody thinks Chris Davis may be on steroids. They even asked him! His answer?
— Chris Davis (@ChrisDavis_19) June 30, 2013
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Justin Masterson threw a complete-game shutout of the White Sox, striking out eight. That’s a pretty good way to become the MVP of Yesterday.
Honorable Mentions: David Lough, Manny Machado, Yasiel Puig, Chris Sale (in a loss) and Mat Latos (also in a loss).
Standings, as always, after the jump:
With apologies to Adam Wainwright and Justin Turner, the 5-RBI and 2 HR performance for Chris Davis earns him the MVP of Yesterday. With 30 homers before the break, both Brady Andersen’s 50 HR record for the Orioles and perhaps even Roger Maris‘ AL-record 61 could, theoretically, be under threat.
4-for-4, two home runs and three RBIs. Just another day at the office for Miguel Cabrera, the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, after the jump:
Last year, I talked about good Twitter accounts to follow. For the most part, those are still true. So, in addition to those, I add in these suggestions. They are by no means the only ones to follow… consider it more of a sampling:
Want to know the easiest way to win the MVP of Yesterday? Throw a shutout. Especially if you don’t give up many hits.
Derek Holland did that yesterday, throwing a 2-hit complete game shutout against the Yankees… in Yankee Stadium. Impressive, even with the C-list lineup the Yankees have been throwing out of late.
So, Holland, the “Dutch Oven”, wins MVP of Yesterday. Go below the jump for the standings:
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