Behind the Box Score A human encyclopedia of MLB players. Bilingual, cross-cultural, AI-edited. https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com en <![CDATA[Christian Vázquez — A five-foot-eight catcher who has spent more than a decade proving that size is the wrong way to measure a backstop.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/christian-vazquez/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/christian-vazquez/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:03:34 GMT <![CDATA[Michael Tonkin — At six-foot-seven, Michael Tonkin has spent over a decade chasing outs across three countries and back.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/michael-tonkin/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/michael-tonkin/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:01:46 GMT <![CDATA[Austin Nola — Austin Nola didn't reach the major leagues until he was 29 — a timeline that tells you almost everything about the invisible economy of catching.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/austin-nola/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/austin-nola/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:05:43 GMT <![CDATA[Scott McGough — Scott McGough took the flight almost no established big leaguer takes — east to west, out of MLB and into Japanese baseball — and came back with a World Series ring chase to show for it.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/scott-mcgough/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/scott-mcgough/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:02:15 GMT <![CDATA[James McCann — James McCann has caught for five major-league organizations since 2014, the kind of career arc that rarely makes headlines but keeps a pitching staff functioning.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/james-mccann/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/james-mccann/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:03:48 GMT <![CDATA[Casey Kelly — Casey Kelly was drafted as a two-way talent the Boston Red Sox couldn't decide whether to play at shortstop or on the mound — and he ended up as the least-remembered name in one of the most consequential trades in franchise history.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/casey-kelly/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/casey-kelly/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:02:06 GMT <![CDATA[Jackson Merrill — Jackson Merrill made his major-league debut in center field less than a year after most scouting reports still filed him as a shortstop.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/jackson-merrill/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/jackson-merrill/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:03:11 GMT <![CDATA[Wyatt Langford — Wyatt Langford went from college outfielder to Opening Day starter for a defending World Series champion in under a year.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/wyatt-langford/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/wyatt-langford/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:01:43 GMT <![CDATA[Anthony Volpe — Anthony Volpe became the first shortstop developed by the Yankees' own farm system to open a season as their starter since Derek Jeter, a fact that follows him into every box score.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/anthony-volpe/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/anthony-volpe/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:01:38 GMT <![CDATA[Corbin Carroll — At 5'10" and 165 pounds, Corbin Carroll built a career on the parts of baseball that no scale can measure.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/corbin-carroll/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/corbin-carroll/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:05:13 GMT <![CDATA[Riley Greene — Riley Greene reached the major leagues as a left-handed hitting, left-handed throwing outfielder from Orlando before he turned twenty-two — a debut built on symmetry as much as anything else.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/riley-greene/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/riley-greene/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:03:43 GMT <![CDATA[CJ Abrams — CJ Abrams arrived in Washington not as a free agent or a waiver claim, but as the centerpiece of one of the most-discussed trades in recent baseball history — a 21-year-old asked to be the future of a franchise before he'd played a full season in the majors.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/cj-abrams/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/cj-abrams/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:02:46 GMT <![CDATA[Elly De La Cruz — At 6-Foot-6, Elly De La Cruz Is Rewriting the Physical Blueprint of a Major League Shortstop]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/elly-de-la-cruz/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/elly-de-la-cruz/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:01:25 GMT <![CDATA[Jarren Duran — Jarren Duran spent parts of three seasons proving he belonged in the big leagues before becoming, almost overnight, the American League's hit king.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/jarren-duran/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/jarren-duran/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:03:21 GMT <![CDATA[Garrett Crochet — Garrett Crochet went from college mound to a big-league debut in under three months — then had to learn how to be a starter all over again.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/garrett-crochet/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/garrett-crochet/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:01:39 GMT <![CDATA[Luis Robert Jr. — A former top prospect who once commanded one of the richest bonuses ever given to a player leaving Cuba is now grinding out at-bats in Triple-A Syracuse, proof that no professional path in baseball runs in a straight line.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/luis-robert-jr/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/luis-robert-jr/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:27:17 GMT <![CDATA[Yordan Alvarez — The Dodgers traded Yordan Alvarez for a middle reliever in 2016 — and Houston has been cashing in on that decision ever since.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/yordan-alvarez/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/yordan-alvarez/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tarik Skubal — A ninth-round pick who nearly lost his arm before it ever threw a big-league pitch, Tarik Skubal became the American League's most dominant starter on his own unhurried timeline.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/tarik-skubal/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/tarik-skubal/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:24:26 GMT <![CDATA[Corbin Burnes — Corbin Burnes rebuilt his entire pitch arsenal around a single idea — accuracy over velocity — and it turned him from a fourth-round afterthought into the answer to a $210 million question for a franchise that had no ace.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/corbin-burnes/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/corbin-burnes/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:22:12 GMT <![CDATA[Adley Rutschman — A switch-hitting catcher who spent three patient years in the minors while an entire franchise rebuilt itself around his eventual arrival.]]> https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/adley-rutschman/ https://mlb-behind.rw-codes.com/player/adley-rutschman/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:20:16 GMT