It’s been an eventful week-plus to begin the 2021 MLB season. Let’s get right to the best moments before the power rankings, which have a ton of movement after the first few series of the year.
Joe Musgrove throws the first no-hitter in Padres history.
04.09.2021: A Joe Musgrove Story pic.twitter.com/FLJxgf6172
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 10, 2021
Shohei Ohtani bats second while pitching (first player in over 100 years to bat second as a starting pitcher) in the American League, hits home run in his first at-bat.
But can your pitcher do… THIS? pic.twitter.com/vW7nesRyZ6
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 5, 2021
Sunday Night Baseball controversy: Phillies score go-ahead run in the ninth inning on play where it appears Alec Bohm did not touch homeplate.
SAFE. pic.twitter.com/4zScXL44M0
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 12, 2021
Twins’ Byron Buxton off to scorching start, hitting .481 with five home runs and an eight-game hitting streak to start the season.
Byron Buxton now has FIVE home runs this year.
And he's a triple shy of the cycle today. 👀 pic.twitter.com/4pINyHgjkf
— MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2021
Dodgers get their World Series rings, defending champs off to 8-2 start.
Big team, big rings. pic.twitter.com/Sa9cDJaUgf
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 9, 2021
Phillies fan James Scott and son Joshua go viral; Joshua sets great example by sharing Freddie Freeman home run ball with a Braves fan.
VIDEO: @Phillies fan tries to catch @FreddieFreeman5 home run ball (he misses it, but gets it back eventually.)
Instead of keeping it, he gives it to a @Braves fan wearing a Freeman Jersey in the stands!
MVP move #ForTheA #MLB pic.twitter.com/3IuA541CRo— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) April 10, 2021
This father-son duo of Phillies fans who retrieved Freddie Freeman's home run ball and then gave it to a young #Braves fan in a Freeman jersey are what baseball is all about. pic.twitter.com/MTBwa6c4LM
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) April 10, 2021
Friday: @iamjamesscott1 and his son Joshua gave their @FreddieFreeman5 home run ball to a Braves fan.
Tonight: Freddie surprised Joshua with a baseball autographed by both Freddie and @bryceharper3! pic.twitter.com/N9ciuOzHbq
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 11, 2021
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Power Rankings
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (8-2) | PREV: 1
2. San Diego Padres (7-3) | PREV: 2
3. Philadelphia Phillies (6-3) | PREV: 11 (+8)
4. Atlanta Braves (4-5) | PREV: 2 (-2)
5. Minnesota Twins (5-4) | PREV: 5
6. Houston Astros (6-3) | PREV: 14 (+8)
7. Los Angeles Angels (6-3) | PREV: 12 (+5)
8. Boston Red Sox (6-3) | PREV: 19 (+11)
9. Cincinnati Reds (6-3) | PREV: 20 (+11)
10. Cleveland Indians (5-3) | PREV: 17 (+7)
11. New York Yankees (4-5) | PREV: 4 (-7)
12. Tampa Bay Rays (4-5) | PREV: 7 (-5)
13. Chicago White Sox (4-5) | PREV: 6 (-7)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (5-4) | PREV: 10 (-4)
15. Milwaukee Brewers (5-4) | PREV: 13 (-2)
16. San Francisco Giants (6-3) | PREV: 25 (+9)
17. Chicago Cubs (4-5) | PREV: 18 (+1)
18. New York Mets (2-3) | PREV: 15 (-3)
19. Oakland Athletics (3-7) | PREV: 8 (-11)
20. Toronto Blue Jays (4-5) | PREV: 9 (-11)
21. Baltimore Orioles (4-5) | PREV: 27 (+6)
22. Washington Nationals (1-5) | PREV: 16 (-6)
23. Kansas City Royals (4-3) | PREV: 24 (+1)
24. Seattle Mariners (5-4) | PREV: 26 (+2)
25. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-6) | PREV: 22 (-3)
26. Miami Marlins (2-6) | PREV: 21 (-5)
27. Detroit Tigers (3-6) | PREV: 23 (-4)
28. Texas Rangers (3-6) | PREV: 29 (+1)
29. Colorado Rockies (3-7) | PREV: 28 (-1)
30. Pittsburgh Pirates (3-6) | PREV: 30
MLB execs are cowards.