A True MLB Father-Son Moment

Yesterday, Red Sox manager John Farrell watched his son, Luke, pitch a scoreless ninth against his team. Luke is a relief pitcher for the Reds, and the moment was not only emotionally charged, but also historic. This is the first time in MLB history that a pitcher has pitched against a team managed by his father. In baseball, it is still possible to see something you've never seen before in any given game. However, it is rare to witness a single instance that has never happened in the long history of the majors. Plus, you have to love father-son baseball stories!

Rougned Odor and the Meaningless 30 Homer Season

My favorite article of the day comes from the Dallas News. Rougned Odor of the Rangers is having a year that is truly remarkable, and I mean 'remarkable' in the negative sense. Odor has thirty home runs on the season, but only an OPS+ of 68, which means that he is offensively 32% below the league average player. This is the lowest OPS+ for a 30 home run hitter in MLB history, besting the previous mark of 86.3 by Tony Batista in 2004. His all-or-nothing swings are giving away too many at-bats and costing him team offensive production from their second basemen. Is his approach fixable? We'll see, but his poor offense is hurting a team still in Wild Card contention. 154 Ks and a .206 doesn't justify 30 homers and 74 RBI.