We're two months into the season, giving us a large enough sample to gauge where teams and individual players are at. While many players are off to hot starts in 2026, some teams are still looking for specific players to get going and help push their respective clubs to the

We enter June -- a month with plenty on the line -- with a clear top five, the five teams with the five best records who keep playing musical chairs in the top five spots. None of these five teams will play each other until the Dodgers-Rays series in a

ST. PETERSBURG -- The sound of Tarik Skubal's fastball hitting the catcher’s mitt popped a tick louder Monday. The acoustics of renovated Tropicana Field played a big role in that. Still, as Skubal took his simulated game series on the road with a four-inning session here on Monday afternoon, racking

CINCINNATI -- Since he made his Major League debut just under three years ago, shortstop Elly De La Cruz has been the Reds' best player and their biggest game-changer. Now Cincinnati will have to find a way without its two-time All-Star. For the first time in his big league career,

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You can now follow your favorite players and teams on MLB.TV for a new low price for the season. Fans can purchase an MLB.TV Seasonal package for just $119.99 to watch every out-of-market game live or on demand. Subscribe now through ESPN -- the new home of MLB.TV -- to

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It’s hard to exceed expectations as one of the top prospects in the sport, but JJ Wetherholt is doing more than living up to the hype. Through the first two months of his rookie campaign, he’s putting together one of the most complete rookie seasons by a second baseman in

Major League Baseball, in coordination with all 30 Clubs, will observe the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day on June 2 -- a date carrying the significance of both the 1925 game when Gehrig became the Yankees' starting first baseman to launch his legendary "Iron Horse" consecutive game streak, and also

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With the kind of years that Ben Rice and Jacob Misiorowski are having, they might both want to invest in trophy cases to hold all of their new hardware, starting with the Player of the Week Awards they each took home Monday.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- After two lifeless offensive innings against the Athletics on Sunday at Sutter Health Park, Aaron Judge didn’t like what he was seeing. The Yankees had followed Saturday’s loss to the A’s with two hitless frames against lefty starter Jacob Lopez, and a first-inning error led to three

HOUSTON -- How would budding Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski characterize his dazzling month of May? “It was pretty good,” he said.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The buffet beyond the left-field wall was spared thanks to Jose Siri in the Angels’ 5-2 loss against the Rays at Tropicana Field. The Angels turned to Mitch Farris in the bottom of the third after starter Jack Kochanowicz issued three walks and two singles in the

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CINCINNATI – It didn’t take long for Ronald Acuña Jr. to continue his power ball explosion of the last week. One pitch, to be specific.

LOS ANGELES -- In the first two games of the weekend series against the Phillies, manager Dave Roberts did not push his starting pitchers to the limit. But the Dodgers' skipper knew he could rely on his ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to empty the tank on Sunday afternoon.

MLB and the MLBPA held their first bargaining session on May 12 as both parties began working toward the next labor agreement. The CBA expires on Dec. 1. Competitive balance will be a focus during discussions, if not the primary issue. Here’s what you need to know about the state

The Mets’ tumultuous 2026 season has continued as the calendar flips to June. The Amazin’s most recently posted a three-game sweep of the Marlins on an overall four-game win streak, but that only came after a string of five straight losses. That has the club still 13 1/2 games back

If you’ve ever dealt with the existential problem of finding the perfect sneakers to pair with your jersey, fear not: For the second straight year, Nike has created a collection of City Connect sneakers, one for each uniform that debuted during the 2026 season. While the 2025 City Connects were

BALTIMORE -- Jesús Sánchez’s manager likens the jovial outfielder to “The Most Interesting Man in the World” of the decades-old beer ad campaign. But even Sánchez isn’t so eccentric that he actually intended to play catch with spectators during a mound visit amid Toronto’s 9-5 loss to the Orioles on

CHICAGO -- The White Sox completed the month of May with an 18-10 record, while finishing tied with Cleveland in the loss column and one game back of first place in the American League Central. Anyone who had that occurrence on their bingo card back in February probably should also

There's just something about turning the page to a summer month that increases the collective sense of urgency across baseball. June baseball isn't necessarily more important than May baseball, but it does feel more consequential -- this is the baseball that could effectively make buyers and sellers out of most

NEW YORK -- Three games cannot make up for the 56 that came before them. It would be a significant stretch, heading into June, to call the Mets a good offensive team. But when Juan Soto’s grand slam soared over the right-center-field fence at Citi Field in the sixth inning