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Travis Sawchik • The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

Hernandez umped his first MLB game in 1991. Over the last decade, he’s been a constant source of controversy. From his large and inconsistent strike zone, to his quick ejections, to unsuccessfully suing MLB for discrimination in 2017, he’s created headlines in a profession where most prefer to not be noticed.

Angel Hernandez to retire immediately

in 1920, a 25-year-old Hornsby—a lifetime .310/.370/.440 hitter to that point—hit .370/.431/.559, leading the league in all three splits, and he also led the league in hits, doubles, RBIs, and total bases. Over the next five seasons combined—this is so ridiculous—Hornsby would hit .402. Nobody, not even Ty Cobb, hit .400 over five full seasons.

Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100

The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

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Travis Sawchik • The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).

Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100

B. J. Ryan (in 2003, with the Baltimore Orioles) and Alan Embree (in 2009, with the Colorado Rockies) were each credited with a victory in a game in which they threw zero pitches. Both relievers picked a runner off a base to end an inning before their offense plated the winning run.

Anthony Castrovince • A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball

And he also hit a home run https://t.co/C7e6EHbJN9

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