A Day for No-Hit Bids, and an Actual No-Hitter!

The FanGraphs Newsletter, April 2, 2024 [READ IN BROWSER]( April 2, 2024 No fooling: April 1 was a day for no-hit bids. On Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field, in his major league debut, Shota Imanaga threw 5 2/3 innings of hitless ball against the Rockies before yielding a single to Charlie Blackmon. On Monday evening at Citi Field, in his first start for the Mets, Sean Manaea matched Imanaga with 5 2/3 hitless innings against the Tigers before finally surrendering a single to Andy Ibáñez. (The Mets still managed to lose in extra innings.) And finally, on Monday night at Minute Maid Park, Ronel Blanco went the distance for the Astros against the Blue Jays, at one point retiring 26 hitters in a row. He capped a 10-0 rout by getting Vladimir Guerrero Jr., whom he’d previously struck out three times, to ground out to second base. In doing so, Blanco notched the 17th no-hitter in franchise history and the sixth of the past six seasons: Remarkably, no other team has more than two no-hitters — either solo or combined — in that span, and it’s conceivable that at some point this year the Astros could cycle through four starters with at least one (including combos) under their belts. Houston’s total of 17 no-hitters is the most of any team since the start of the expansion era in 1961; the Dodgers and Angels are tied for second with 13. [Read More]( [Twins Lose Their ‘Too Electric’ Talent and a Veteran Starter]( Royce Lewis’ 2024 debut was his career in microcosm: pure, unadulterated awesomeness, followed by a devastating injury. | by Dan Szymborski [Kent Emanuel Is Back in the News]( He's pitched through everything. Now he's back in the majors. | by Michael Baumann [Let's All Get Irresponsibly Excited About Jared Jones]( Pittsburgh's newest starting pitcher might already be its best. | by Ben Clemens [Juan Soto and the Third Base Fill-Ins Start the Yankees on the Right Foot]( With DJ LeMahieu starting the year on the injured list, holdover Oswaldo Cabrera and newcomer Jon Berti both had big moments in Houston.. | by Jay Jaffe [Spencer Strider Has a New Toy. Let’s See How It Works]( Is Strider really breaking new ground, or did he just invent a shorter version of Justin Verlander? | by Michael Baumann 🎧 [Effectively Wild Episode 2145: Opening Daze and the 2024 Team Fun Draft]( [DOWNLOAD THE FANGRAPHS APP]( [FanGraphs & Effectively Wild Merch Is Now Available at BreakingT!]( [ORDER HERE]( [Predicting the 2024 All-MLB Team]( by Thomas Harrigan, MLB [What The 2024 Forbes Data Tell Us]( by Rob Mains, Baseball Prospectus ($) [Hello... 2026? When your team will win the World Series]( by Bradford Doolittle, ESPN ($) [Pitching Development is Moving Too Fast for the Cardinals]( by Nate Schwartz, Pitcher List [@fangraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [RSS]( [FORWARD]( [SUBSCRIBE]( Copyright © 2024 FanGraphs Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the FanGraphs Newsletter. Our mailing address is: FanGraphs Inc 3017 N Underwood StArlington, VA 22213 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](