With 2021’s unexpected no-hitters glut, I thought I’d create the inaugural edition of a This Week in No-Nos column in hope that things will slow down and this will be a one-time endeavor. Left of center The trio of consecutive no-hitters from the Chicago White Sox’ Carlos Rodón (April 14), the Baltimore Orioles’ John Means…
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The New York Yankees’ Corey Kluber no-hit the Texas Rangers Wednesday night, the second MLB no-hitter in as many days. Kluber struck out nine and walked one at Globe Life Field as the Yankees topped the Rangers 2-0. His effort follows Tuesday’s no-hitter by the Detroit Tigers Spencer Turnbill — and both pitchers hail from…
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The Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull no-hit the Seattle Mariners for a 5-0 win at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night for the eighth no-hitter in Tigers history. Turnbull struck out nine and walked two, tossing the fifth no-hitter of the young 2021 season and the 310th in major-league history. Turnbull’s gem was the eighth for the…
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MLB’s longest current no no-hitters streak — which is property of the Cleveland Indians — turns 40 today. It’s been four decades since the Indians’ Len Barker tossed a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Stadium for a 3-0 win. Barker struck out 11 in that game and threw 103 pitches —…
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The Cincinnati Reds’ Wade Miley no-hit the Cleveland Indians on Friday for a 3-0 win at Progressive Field. Miley took a perfecto into the sixth inning after a 93-minute rain delay, retiring the first 16 Cleveland Indians batters he faced. That ended when Amed Rosario reached on a fielding error by second baseman Nick Senzel.…
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Wednesday marked the first time the majors has seen a no-no and an immaculate inning on the same day in nearly 60 years. The Baltimore Orioles’ John Means tossed the majors’ 307th no-hitter on Wednesday afternoon, just missing a perfect game on a dropped-ball strikeout that gave the batter first base. Later that night, the…
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