MIAMI – Braves fans watching Thursday’s 9-3 win against the Marlins at loanDepot park might have thought they were seeing a replay when Michael Harris II homered in the top of the first inning.

When you look at this season's top 10 run-scoring teams, one club stands apart. Most of baseball’s highest-scoring offenses lean heavily on home run power to get there. The Brewers have been the exception for two years running -- and in 2026, they've taken it to another level entirely.

HOUSTON -- It may have been Rivalry Weekend in MLB, but that didn’t stop noted nice guy Brandon Nimmo from making friends with some Astros fans during the Silver Boot Series this weekend.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for May 18.

In the history of Major League Baseball, there have been plenty of players who followed in their father's footsteps by making it to the big leagues. However, the list of father-son manager duos is much smaller. Officially, just five pairs of fathers and sons have served as Major League skippers,

Every lineup deals with its share of slumps and injuries. When top players aren’t producing, clubs need unexpected sources of production to step up. The players below have done that and then some. With more than a quarter of the season gone, here are nine of the most surprising names

No one is going to mistake the Guardians for an offensive juggernaut. But that doesn’t mean they’re an easy lineup to face. Although they rank 27th in batting average (.228) and slugging (.365) this season, the Guardians’ approach at the plate and on the bases has been putting plenty of

Twenty appearances. Sixty-four batters faced. Only one hit allowed. When you hear about a stretch like that, your mind immediately goes to Padres flamethrower Mason Miller. Not 32-year-old right-hander Rico Garcia, who has played for seven teams and entered this season with a career 5.27 ERA. And yet, that's exactly

The Phillies and Red Sox have been running on parallel tracks all season, one in the National League and one in the American League. Both expected to contend. Both stumbled badly enough to dismiss their managers before the start of May. And both are now trying to work their way

Matt Olson is a top 10 Iron Man in MLB history. He’s also a top five player in MLB right now. The Braves first baseman played in his 823rd consecutive game on Sunday, surpassing Gus Suhr for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list. For good measure, he

René Cárdenas, a broadcasting pioneer and Houston Astros Hall of Famer who -- in 1958 -- became the first full-time Spanish-language announcer in Major League Baseball history, died Sunday at his home in Houston. He was 96. Cárdenas helped blaze a path for Spanish-language broadcasters in MLB when he joined

Every baseball season is chock full of surprises, but this year could take that to the extreme. Nearly a quarter of the way through 2026, there are a number of clubs that are much closer to a playoff spot than most expected on Opening Day. But which of these clubs

Most baseball players are taller than you think. But some of them are really taller than you think. Though a player's height isn't always easy to gauge when watching on TV or even from the stands, there have been a number of players throughout MLB history who have literally stood

Baseball’s hottest team and two of the National League’s top clubs will be in action Thursday as part of a doubleheader airing exclusively on ESPN.

• Rays at Red Sox, 7 p.m. ET
• Cardinals at Padres, 10 p.m. ET Here’s a look at these two matchups.

Over the past two seasons, the American League Cy Young Award race hasn’t been much of a competition. But that’s about to change.

The American League OPS leaderboard looks about right. Sure, Ben Rice leading is a surprise, but we saw his breakout coming. In second and third are a pair of generational sluggers, Yordan Alvarez and Aaron Judge. The National League? Well, that’s a different story entirely. Highest OPS in NL, 2026

Lately, the only thing that has slowed Ethan Holliday down was a hit-by-pitch. The Rockies No. 1 prospect (No. 19 overall) took a fastball off his left elbow on Thursday and left the game soon after, then was held out Friday. But he returned Saturday and didn’t miss a beat.

Every spring, a group of stars find themselves in unfamiliar territory, with a stat line that doesn't match their reputations.

Here are the overall stolen-base leaders at each spot on the diamond. You can also find position-by-position leaders for home runs, hits, RBIs and WAR. Because nearly every position's all-time steals leader played in the early 1900s, when the game looked a lot different than it does today, we’re going

As the latest member of the Red Sox’s pitching pipeline reached the Majors on Friday, another young Boston arm continued to show he may not be far behind.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game While No. 6 prospect Jake Bennett debuted with five strong innings in a win

In the 22 seasons since Eric Gagne won the 2003 National League Cy Young Award, voters have essentially shunned relievers. Only one bullpen arm from 2009-25 even finished in the top three in either league. Emmanuel Clase did so in 2024, earning a third-place finish in the AL voting after

It's not often that a relief pitcher wins the Cy Young Award. There have been only nine relievers to win a Cy Young Award, and no one has accomplished the feat since Eric Gagne did so with the Dodgers in 2003. Might that streak come to an end this season?

It might be now or never for the Phillies’ 2026 playoff hopes.

In his age-38 season, Aroldis Chapman is still going strong. The flame-throwing left-hander is rewriting the history books, too. Chapman struck out Baltimore's Tyler O'Neill in the ninth inning of a 5-3 Red Sox win on April 26. In doing so, he moved into sole possession of second place on

Reds rookie slugger Sal Stewart could be on a collision course with history. Stewart recorded 29 RBIs over Cincinnati’s first 27 games this season, the most by a rookie since José Abreu’s 32 RBIs through the White Sox first 27 games in 2014.