Fantasy Baseball Strategy: Breakout hitters for 2025 using exit velocity

Matt Wallner and Jesús Sánchez are among hitters who stand out with Statcast's EV50 stat.
Tue, Mar 18
- MLB
Rangers sign veteran lefty Patrick Corbin to plug gap in injury-thinned starting rotation
Corbin is a two-time All-Star who is the only pitcher in baseball who made 31 or more starts in every full season since 2017.
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Mookie Betts returns to U.S. to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan
Mookie Betts started to feel sick the day before the team left for Japan but the shortstop still made the trip.
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White Sox infielder Josh Rojas is dealing with a hairline fracture in his right big toe
Josh Rojas is batting .313 (10 for 32) in his first spring training with the White Sox.
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Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
The starters combined for nine innings of one-run ball in the first all-Japanese starting pitching matchup in Opening Day history.
Mon, Mar 17
- MLB
Twins’ Royce Lewis will miss start of season after hurting his hamstring
Lewis is coming off a 2024 season that saw him appear in just 82 games due to quadriceps and adductor issues.
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Braves’ Spencer Strider sparkles in 1st spring start as he comes back from Tommy John surgery
Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider struck out six and didn’t allow a base runner over 2 2/3 innings in his first Grapefruit League appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
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Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers prepare to open MLB season vs. Cubs
The Major League Baseball season kicks off at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts won’t play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Manager Dave Roberts said that Mookie Betts is starting to feel better but has lost nearly 15 pounds and is still trying to get rehydrated and gain strength.
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