These are the last power rankings of the first full month of the MLB season. How much do we know so far? Well, let’s go to the last power rankings of April last year. The No. 1 team in those rankings? That would be … the Mets, a team that

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani has been a slow starter at the plate in years past, but all told, this has been a rather unusual beginning to the season for him.

BALTIMORE -- Sunday was the one-month mark of the Red Sox opening the ‘26 season auspiciously with a 3-0 win at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. How could that have been just a month ago? As the Red Sox took the field for the finale rubber match of their

BALTIMORE -- Amid the chaos of a sudden managerial change and coaching shake-up came the calm, reassuring voice and familiar face of Chad Tracy. In Tracy, the Red Sox might have found the perfect interim manager to replace Alex Cora, whose 1,161-game run ended in a surprise Saturday night meeting

MEXICO CITY -- Béisbol is the language that connects people instantly, no matter where they are in the world.

HOUSTON -- Putting hitters away with swing-and-miss has been a struggle for Luis Gil of late. His struggles in the Yankees’ 7-4 loss to the Astros on Sunday at Daikin Park resulted in a demotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Stellar pitching had become the norm for the Yankees over the course

Everyone has an opportunity to make a strong first impression. Some, like Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease, have simply matched expectations after signing a high-profile free-agent contract with a new club. Others, like Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle and White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami, are beginning their respective Major League careers

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ATLANTA -- Chris Sale exhaled when he grabbed Felix Reyes’ liner before it drilled his head. He was a little more emphatic with the excitement he showed after striking Bryce Harper out with the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning of the Braves’ 6-2 win over the

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It's 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.

CINCINNATI -- Spencer Torkelson began the week as a sub-.200 hitter without a home run for the season but with belief that the results would eventually match the metrics, and with a manager saying they wouldn’t abandon him. He ended the week in the Tigers’ record books For the fifth

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KANSAS CITY -- It was only a matter of time before Mike Trout determined the time was right Sunday to break another club record. With his towering two-run homer to left field in the first inning against the Royals, Trout notched his 797th extra-base hit in an Angels uniform.

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NEW YORK -- The Rockies continue to show signs of improvement. By beating the Mets, 3-0, in the second game of the doubleheader at Citi Field on Sunday, Colorado swept the three-game series. It was the Rockies’ third series win against a team that had a .500 record or better

The calendar will flip from April to May this week and the 2026 season has already brought many fascinating developments. Some of those developments will be on display this week, with a heavyweight National League matchup, a pair of interesting interdivision games and more. Here are five series to watch

ST. LOUIS -- Rob Refsnyder thought his at-bat was over. Instead, it became the moment that defined an entire series. After using an ABS challenge to overturn a called third strike, Refsnyder stayed alive and launched a go-ahead, pinch-hit solo homer in the ninth inning -- a 412-foot drive at

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The Yankees are calling up outfielder Jasson Domínguez, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed. The 23-year-old outfielder has an .893 OPS, three home runs and eight stolen bases in 24 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Despite a strong Spring Training, Domínguez was optioned to the Minors on

MILWAUKEE -- The last time the Brewers went this many games without hitting a home run, Bill Clinton was president, Phil Garner was manager and Miller Park was a construction site. But they didn’t need a homer to bust out of a funk on Sunday afternoon. Kyle Harrison’s strikeout-fueled pitching

BALTIMORE -- For all the talk of who is out (manager Alex Cora and six coaches) and who is in (interim manager Chad Tracy), the rest of this Red Sox season will be determined by the players, and how they respond to the sudden changes. Sunday was a good first

MEXICO CITY -- As “La Macarena” by Los Del Río played over the speakers, members of the John Langdon Down Foundation danced and high-fived their way onto the youth diamond at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Saturday morning, kicking off MLB’s inclusive Play Ball event during the Mexico City Series.

KANSAS CITY -- Sunday started with the Royals finding out around 10:30 a.m. CT that their originally scheduled night game was being moved up three hours to 3:10 p.m. because of rain coming in the area. Most were still finishing their coffee at home or wiping the sleep from their