What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know: It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Jeremy Guthrie's birthday goes horribly wrong, Felix Hernandez enters a 14-pitch duel with Mike Trout, and more from the weekend.

What You Need to Know: The Wildest Wild Pitch

by Demetrius Bell 4/07

Yadier Molina showed us something new, Yasiel Puig turned back the clock, and Michael Lorenzen took a step toward two-way player.

What You Need to Know: Walk It Off

by Ben Diamond 4/06

Good pitching performances early and walk-off homers late, a recipe for a good day of baseball.

What You Need to Know: Boom or Bust

by Emma Baccellieri 4/05

Joey Gallo shows his pros and cons, Stephen Piscotty has a rough trip around the bases, and Albert Almora Jr. robs Matt Adams.

What You Need to Know: Opening Day Part Deux

by Jared Wyllys 4/04

Opening Day so nice, they did it twice.

What You Need to Know: Baseball’s Back, Alright!

by Ashley Varela 4/03

Madison Bumgarner and Masahiro Tanaka pitch themselves into the history books, and more from Opening Day.

What You Need to Know: Swan Song

by Ashley Varela 10/03

Five greats hang up their caps, Byron Buxton emulates Usain Bolt on the bases, and more from the final weekend of the regular season.

What You Need to Know: Theoretical Replay and Sister Kissing

by Nicolas Stellini 9/30

Things are getting weird, in almost every division.

What You Need to Know: Cycles and Walk-Offs

by Demetrius Bell 9/29

John Jaso's career day, Hyun Soo Kim and Mark Teixeira played hero, and the Wild Card races tightened up.

What You Need to Know: The Dozens

by Emma Baccellieri 9/28

Wild Card spots are up for grabs in both leagues and the Red Sox's clincher has to wait a bit.

What You Need to Know: Dee Gordon and the Marlins Honor Jose Fernandez

by Daniel Rathman 9/27

A fitting tribue was paid to Jose Fernandez in Miami, Jean Segura keeps socking homers, St. Louis struggles, and Jonathan Schoop wears down.

What You Need to Know: How the West (and the East) Was Won

by Ashley Varela 9/26

Three teams clinch division titles, Clayton Kershaw throws his fastest pitch of 2016, and the rest of the weekend action.

What You Need to Know: All Mets’d Up

by Nicolas Stellini 9/23

The Mets win a game and move ahead in the wild card race, and more from Thursday's action.

What You Need to Know: The Wild Card Wilters

by Demetrius Bell 9/22

While the division races get clear, the wild card race is left to the losers, and more from Wednesday's action.

What You Need to Know: To Sin By Silence, When They Should Protest, Makes Cowards of Men

by Emma Baccellieri 9/21

A half-hearted protest in Oakland, a save by the Giants bullpen, and other unusual events from Tuesday's action.

What You Need to Know: The Best Bullpens Are the Ones You Don’t Need

by Daniel Rathman 9/20

The Reds' relievers set a record, the Giants' blow another late lead, and two starters elsewhere don't let their teammates get anywhere near the mound.