As baseball readies for its Saturday debut in London, the sights and sounds are spectacular. Back stateside, the Astros broke out of a funk with a walk-off — and what better way is there to do it? The Rays are calling up Brendan McKay, who could end up being the next two-way sensation, though for now he’ll just be a pitcher. There’s a polar bear headed for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in a couple of weeks, and another beautiful sunset for the Rockies. Lots to take in on a Major League Baseball weekend.
There’s a sense of been there, done that when it comes to the Red Sox and Yankees playing every week on TV, but this one is gonna feel different.
Old Rivalry. New Stage. #LondonSeries pic.twitter.com/FzaBqsOYLN
— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2019
The Astros had been scuffling and seen their division lead drop to below five games. Then they were down 1-0 in the eighth inning to the lowly Mariners. Then magic happened a couple of times.
Big mood in the H tonight! pic.twitter.com/4G3ZNKw208
— Houston Astros (@astros) June 29, 2019
Is Brendan McKay the next Ohtani? Maybe, maybe not, but he does have some really good minor-league pitching stats, and that’s a good place to start.
Brendan McKay – @brendan_mckay38– is slated to make his MLB debut this Saturday against the Rangers.
Here he is striking out Giancarlo Stanton on 3 pitches. pic.twitter.com/ryHSEjxCa8
— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) June 28, 2019
Pete Alonso, the polar bear, just keeps raking and raking and piling up records and honors. And, oh by the way, he’ll also hit in the Home Run Derby, which just got a little more interesting.
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@Pete_Alonso20 has tied Mark McGwire (1987) for the most HR (28) by a rookie before July 1. pic.twitter.com/h3465rc9tN— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) June 29, 2019
The Rockies won a game on Friday night against the powerful Dodgers, but let’s be honest: With sunsets like these, they never really lose.
Consider our jaw dropped 🤩#BaseballSky pic.twitter.com/rqZAq9Fmtq
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) June 29, 2019
