Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Rennie Stennett, the first and only player to go 7-for-7 in a major league game, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

Competition, post-hype superstars are in while offense and half-baked attempts at competing are out through the first 40 or so games of the year.

Milwaukee’s pitcher struck out 58 opponents to start the 2021 season before issuing a walk.

As MLB teams move from partial to something resembling full attendance, the remainder of the 2021 season may not provide all those answers.

The NL Central has been home to baseball’s most heated rivalries for more than a decade, with bench-clearing incidents, suspensions and hurt feelings.

The 23-year-old starter had 35 strikeouts in 23 innings this season in five starts to start the 2021 season.

Campbell, 25, who made his major league debut April 3, tested positive for DHCMT, according to MLB, and will be suspended without pay.

While the Angels’ slugger-pitcher shines just about every night, batting averages have dropped across baseball and strikeouts continue to rise.

Now, 158 games in, Fernando Tatis’ totals would make for a phenomenal season: 46 home runs, 31 stolen bases, 107 RBI, a .957 OPS, a 156 adjusted OPS.

The A’s have won 11 in a row after starting the season 0-6 and looking like the favorite in the American League West.