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R.J. Anderson

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How Yoshinobu Yamamoto mixed up his arsenal and became the breakout star the Dodgers desperately needed

In his second season in MLB, Yamamoto has become one of the best pitchers in baseball

Brewers rookie Logan Henderson makes MLB history just three starts into his major-league career

Henderson has provided a stabilizing force for the injured Milwaukee rotation so far

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza throws his support behind Juan Soto amid criticism: 'He's 26, man'

Soto has had a slow start (by his standards) to his $765 million Mets contract

How did Rockies get here? Inside doomed approach that made MLB's worst team and why things likely won't change

The Rockies have fired Bud Black but he was neither the biggest problem nor its solution

Spencer Strider set to return to Braves rotation with Ronald Acuña Jr.'s season debut on the horizon

Strider and Acuña haven't played together in the majors in more than a year

Royals promote top prospect Jac Caglianone to Triple-A as former two-way player continues to focus on hitting

The No. 6 pick in last summer's draft has slugged his way through the minors so far

MLB to introduce check-swing challenge system in Single-A after AFL experiment, per report

Checked swings have long been a subject of confusion and, more often, controversy

Twins' winning streak snapped at 13 as Brewers hang on thanks to Jackson Chourio home run robbery

The Twins were unable to come back after letting the Brewers go up 4-0

José Alvarado suspension: Nine trade candidates Phillies could target to replace closer after PED violation

The Phillies' bullpen was already in bad shape even before Alvarado got busted

Phillies reliever José Alvarado suspended 80 games for PED violation, will be ineligible for postseason

Alvarado had already made 20 appearances for Philadelphia this season

Shohei Ohtani injury update: Dodgers star hits new milestone in recovery from elbow, shoulder surgeries

Ohtani continues to move closer toward his first pitching appearance since Aug. 23, 2023

R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and Baseball America, as well as on ESPN.com and Wired.com.

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