NEW YORK -- If you like the kind of game where two multi-time MVP Award winners make history, with each of them hitting a pair of game-changing home runs, then Monday night at Yankee Stadium was just for you. The battle it turned out to be was a bit more

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has been asked about his power surge a lot recently, and he consistently answers the questions in a similar manner each time as the baseball world demands to learn more about the origins of his remarkable offensive turnaround. Walker's response? He's keeping it

If you’ve ever gotten an autograph from someone who has won an MVP Award, you know that -- until they make the Hall of Fame, anyway -- they love to sign their name with an “MVP” at the end. And why wouldn’t they? If you had won an MVP in

BALTIMORE -- With a large, visible red mark on his right cheek, Craig Albernaz re-emerged inside the Orioles’ dugout and gave Jeremiah Jackson a big hug after a sixth-inning grand slam that changed everything on Monday night at Camden Yards. And boy, was it an eventful night.

PITTSBURGH -- Run support was a luxury tough to come by during Paul Skenes’ historic 2025 Cy Young Award-winning season. In his 10 losses, the right-hander received a combined 11 runs from his offense. But this year’s lineup is a far cry from last season’s, and the team showcased that

LOS ANGELES -- In this era of baseball, complete games are no common feat, but many pitchers dream of finishing what they started on the mound. Justin Wrobleski is one of them. Wrobleski was well in line to go the distance, and potentially even twirl a "Maddux," after throwing eight

BALTIMORE -- For nine years, Craig Albernaz was a Minor League catcher, which is widely known as the most grueling and physically demanding position on a baseball field. So nobody has likely questioned his toughness. But surely nobody will do so after what happened to Albernaz on Monday night. During

Multihomer games were a common theme on Monday. A whopping NINE players hit multiple home runs in Monday’s slate of games, tied for the second-most players with multihomer games on the same day in MLB history.

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber kept calm and stayed ready to hit the fastball. So many people outside the Phillies’ clubhouse lately have wanted to see something different or drastic happen following the team’s slow start. They wanted to see bat racks and helmets smashed, the spread flipped in the clubhouse

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Whispers outside of the Rangers organization wondered when it was time to worry about Nathan Eovaldi. After all, he had allowed 11 runs over his first 8 2/3 innings in 2026. When was the time to worry? The time definitely was not within the first 10 days

Opening Day marks a new era for the longstanding relationship between MLB and ESPN. Though ESPN is no longer the home for “Sunday Night Baseball” (now on NBC) or the Home Run Derby (now on Netflix), the sports broadcasting network is actually bringing fans more baseball than ever.

NEW YORK -- After the Yankees were swept by the Rays for the first time since April 2021, Aaron Judge preached a simple message to New York’s lineup following their fifth straight loss: “We need to simplify.”

MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins can’t hit lefties. You know this. They know this. Everyone knows it. But what if everyone was wrong? It’s early, but so far in 2026, Minnesota is making a habit of beating left-handers -- and not just beating them, but absolutely taking it to the best

Mets rookie right-hander Nolan McLean, who carries a career 2.23 ERA into Dodger Stadium to face Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the two-time defending champs on Tuesday night, has earned a pretty clear reputation through 11 career starts. That reputation can be summed up quite succinctly: No one spins it like he

BALTIMORE -- The Diamondbacks took the field at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for only the 13th time in club history on Monday night. Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado probably wish they’d visit a lot more often.

PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz’s early-season exploits have been anything but a fluke. The sixth-year outfielder extended his league-leading hitting streak to 12 games in Monday night's 16-5 win with a fourth-inning single off of Nationals reliever Paxton Schultz.

SEATTLE -- Josh Naylor got off the schneid in a seismic way on Monday afternoon. And it might’ve been the result of a fairly significant swing change.

Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

ST. LOUIS -- The Guardians didn’t take long to respond. Just 24 hours removed from a lopsided loss in Atlanta, Cleveland bounced back with a 9-3 win over the Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Guardians paired a steady outing from Gavin Williams with a relentless offensive attack

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez hadn’t been his best in his previous two starts, allowing 11 hits last week in five innings against the Giants, and walking four batters earlier this month in 5 1/3 innings against the Nationals. He looked better in Monday night’s 13-7 victory over the

MINNEAPOLIS – Target Field has been Byron Buxton’s house for a while now, but on Monday night, he really made it official. Buxton hit a solo homer in the fifth inning of the Twins’ 13-6 win against the Red Sox, making him the ballpark’s all-time home run leader. It’s the

Founded near Boston more than a century ago to sell galoshes, Converse is now worn the world over, having sold more than a billion pairs of its iconic Chuck Taylor All-Star sneaker. But the brand’s laid-back style has particularly come to resonate on the West Coast. So last fall at

Angels right-hander José Soriano continued his torrid start to 2026 and Nationals outfielder James Wood put on an absolute hitting clinic on the way to earning their first career Player of the Week honors.

ATLANTA -- Perhaps a trip to Atlanta would not have been the Marlins’ first choice after they were swept by the Tigers over the weekend. In order to avoid a season-worst four-game losing streak, Miami had to face an NL East-leading Braves club that entered the series with a 117-64