Cleveland's No-Hitter Drought Nears End

0:00On April 17, Cleveland Guardians' prospect Parker Messick came also close to ending their franchises for a decade no-hitter drought Thursday night. He kept the Minnesota twins' hit list through eight strong innings, but Juan Brito broke it up with a single in the ninth. That would have been the first no-no for Cleveland since Lynn Barker's gym on May 15, 1981. No-hitters are rare magic in today's game, where pitchers bring filthy stuff, but batters chase power over contact. Major League Baseball saw four of them in 2024 alone, yet six pitchers last season got to the ninth before getting touched for a hit. Combined efforts from Bullpen's third debate. Do they really count the same? Fans lose their minds when a guy is perfect through five or six. That buzz builds and suddenly everyone's dreaming of history. But these speeds are wildly random, even legends like Nolan Ryan through just seven, while average arms sometimes snag one out of nowhere. Team droughts had different some clubs like the Astros have dropped four since 2022, while others wait forever.

1:03Cleveland shares the longest dry spell with just that one back in 1981. One of three teams yet to see a second in their history. You tune in for the routine, but Baseball's beauty is the surprise no-telling when the next no-hitter drought ends or lights up the scoreboard. Stay locked in. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.