Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft is in the books, with 135 picks off the board. Two elite shortstops were taken to begin the afternoon and we were off and running, with some other names you might recognize getting called along the way. Below is pick-by-pick analysis for the

CHICAGO -- The discussions now can stop. The rumor mill can stop churning. It’s time for the White Sox to Roch and Roll. Daniel Roch Cholowsky has become the first pick of the 2026 MLB Draft out of UCLA. The White Sox made that move official at 12:43 p.m. CT

With the No. 34 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the White Sox selected shortstop Landon Thome. The son of Hall of Famer Jim Thome, who is a special assistant to Chicago general manager Chris Getz, Landon is MLB Pipeline's 34th-ranked Draft prospect.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The first half didn’t go exactly to plan for Tyler Mahle, but the veteran right-hander will head into the All-Star break with some positive momentum after turning in one of his best starts of the season in the Giants’ 4-2 win over the Rockies on Saturday afternoon

The Giants selected a familiar name with a legendary family pedigree during Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday afternoon: Peyton Bonds. Yep, he’s related to Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonds. Peyton is Barry’s nephew and Bobby’s grandson -- son of Bobby Jr., who played 11 years of

MILWAUKEE – The Brewers selected Corona (Calif.) High School shortstop Trey Ebel with the No. 25 pick in the first round of the MLB Draft on Saturday, and if that name sounds familiar, it’s because Milwaukee also called it last year. Ebel, 17, is the son of Dodgers third base

When you think about it, it's probably not all that unusual to get the scare of your life in the batter's box. A hitter is literally there to have a baseball thrown at them. That is, quite literally, the whole ballgame. The thing is, hitters are specifically desensitized to baseballs

MINNEAPOLIS – In Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey, the Twins believe they have gotten not only a special baseball player, but a special person. But make no mistake, he is a special baseball player. Minnesota selected Lackey third overall in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, their highest pick since

ST. PETERSBURG -- Sitting in the home dugout at Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon, about 21 1/2 hours before the Rays were officially on the clock, amateur scouting director Chuck Ricci ran through some of the factors that Tampa Bay must consider in the MLB Draft. It’s become cliché to

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PHILADELPHIA -- MLB Develops continues to live up to its name. Four alumni from the program were selected in the first round -- including three of the first 14 picks -- of Sunday’s MLB Draft, bringing the total to 22 MLB Develops first-rounders since 2022. “It’s important to the game,

PHILADELPHIA – Throughout the three floors of the Shane Victorino Nicetown Boys & Girls Club in Philadelphia, approximately 70 local volunteers spent Saturday refurbishing the building and surrounding grounds. For one morning, it became a different hive of activity as Major League Baseball, Phillies Charities Inc. and community partners –

CINCINNATI -- Reds starting pitcher Chase Burns will not be able to play in Tuesday's All-Star Game because of tightness in his right groin. Burns reported the injury to the club and went to manager Terry Francona on Friday. After Burns, Francona, president of baseball operations Nick Krall and general

WASHINGTON – Saturday’s game was billed as a matchup of Yankees All-Star right-hander Cam Schlittler and his 2.01 ERA against the high-powered Nationals offense, which entered the day second in the Majors in homers to New York. The Yankees' game plan this weekend has focused on a Nationals offense that

Many ran out of words to describe Shohei Ohtani a long time ago, and yet, he’s still doing things that few others -- and occasionally no others -- have done in MLB history. Ohtani hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday, becoming the first Japanese-born player to reach the

CHICAGO – Miguel Vargas will not be alone at the upcoming All-Star festivities in Philadelphia. The White Sox third baseman already has seven of his countrymen from Cuba as part of the American League and National League rosters. But now White Sox teammates Munetaka Murakami and Tristan Peters will be

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 White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday. It marked the third time in franchise history that Chicago owned the first overall pick -- and the first time since 1977, when the franchise selected future Hall of

PHILADELPHIA -- Youth from military families took over Deer Park Diamond at All-Star Village on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to noon ET, the field was handed over for a specialized clinic hosted by Blue Star Families.

The Tigers earned a reputation for favoring up-the-middle position players out of high school in three Drafts under president of baseball operations Scott Harris, assistant GM Rob Metzler and amateur scouting director Mark Conner. But just as Harris and his front office look to be opportunistic in waivers and trades,

NEW YORK -- If it’s velocity you’re after, Carson Wiggins is your man. Wiggins, whom the Mets selected 27th overall in the Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday, hit 102 mph on the radar gun last year as a 20-year-old. He’s following in his brother Jaxon’s footsteps as one of

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants snagged a local product with the No. 4 overall pick of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, selecting right-hander Jackson Flora out of UC Santa Barbara.

ST. PETERSBURG -- For all his incredible clutch hits and all the weight he carried as the face of a franchise, the funny thing about Evan Longoria is he doesn’t really love the spotlight. Not in the way it’s shining directly on him this weekend, anyway. Longoria had been thinking