hit-by-pitches Archives

Yankees’ Triple-A player, the all-time MLB leader in one stat, suspended for 50 games

Derek Dietrich, the all-time MLB leader in hit-by-pitch rate (minimum 1,500 plate appearances) who's now playing for the Yankees' triple-A affiliate, has been suspended for 50 games.

Brewers’ infielder Hernan Perez hit Dodgers’ catcher Austin Barnes with a 48 mile-per-hour slider

This is one of the slowest imaginable MLB pitches to be hit by.