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A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, [1] that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, [2] unlike the underdog who is expected to lose. The term comes from horse racing and horse betting jargon for any new but ...
Rodríguez is obviously a fantasy star and consensus top-5 pick, but he’s also a dark horse to finish with the most home runs in 2024. Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers 66/1
The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
Ramirez had an outstanding 2017 season, batting .318 with 29 home runs and 186 hits in 152 games. At just 25 years old, Ramirez has yet to enter the prime of his career, leaving an incredibly high ...
Nick Pivetta is a dark-horse Cy Young candidate (150/1) and finishes as a top-20 fantasy starter … Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock all end up being fantasy bargains, but the ...
Tanking in sports refers to the practice of intentionally fielding non-competitive teams to take advantage of league rules that benefit losing teams. [1] This is a much more common practice in American sports that utilize closed leagues than in open sports leagues in other nations, which typically penalize poor performers using a promotion and relegation system, in which the worst teams after ...
After highlighting some off-the-radar candidates to lead MLB in home runs, fantasy analyst Dalton Del Don offers up his favorite values for pitching's biggest award.
Each team plays 162 games, 81 as the "home" team, 81 as the "visitor". (This is true even on the rare occasion when a game is played at a ballpark not home to either team.) Occasionally, the advance schedule is subsequently altered due to a game postponement or a one-game tie-breaker to determine which team will play in the postseason.