PHILADELPHIA -- What a week for the Phillies. What a day. The Phillies swept the Giants in Thursday’s doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park with a 3-2 walk-off victory in Game 1 and a 6-5 walk-off victory in 10 innings in Game 2, leading them to a 3-0 start under interim

Hopefully, you didn’t blink. Because if you did, you might have missed it. That’s right, we’re already more than a month into the 2026 season, and we’ve already witnessed some tremendous baseball. There’s still a long way to go until a champion is crowned this fall, but the one-month mark

Remarkably, we have already made it through the first full month of the season. It happens so quickly; they grow up so fast. As we head into May, the season’s second full month, one that tends to get lost when we look back but ends up being pivotal in the

NEW YORK – James Wood made a home run robbery off one of the league’s top sluggers look casual at the Citi Field right-field wall early on Thursday afternoon. Then, he followed it up with a remarkable five-star catch in the Nationals’ 5-4 win. “Unbelievable two plays there,” said manager

The arrival of Travis Bazzana in Cleveland added yet another highly touted prospect to the Majors. Six of the top nine picks from the 2024 MLB Draft are already in the big leagues, many of them making an immediate impact on their respective clubs. But which rookies are creating the

With April coming to a close, we are a full month-plus into the 2026 season -- which means the events of the past month are worth analyzing. Sure, it’s just one-sixth of the regular season, but plenty of trends have already begun to take shape. Let’s take a look at

BALTIMORE -- How hot is Adley Rutschman at the plate these days? Well, let’s just say that a ball that was firmly in a defender’s glove unexpectedly turned into a grand slam for the Orioles catcher on Thursday.

As the calendar gets ready to turn to May, the Draft buzz is starting to grow louder. And we’re leaning into it with an updated and expanded Draft Top 150. With two-plus months left before the 2026 Draft gets underway in Philadelphia, there’s a ton of movement on every team’s

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Ted Williams has company. Barry Bonds is on the horizon.

MILWAUKEE -- The fourth-inning single by Ildemaro Vargas led to the Diamondbacks' first and only run of the game Thursday, and it kept Vargas' hitting streak alive. The Diamondbacks infielder has opened the season by hitting in 23 straight games, and 26 dating back to last year. The single off

PITTSBURGH -- Before reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and Cardinals outfielder Nathan Church were preparing to face off against each other in the big leagues on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, the two shared a locker room on a much smaller stage. It just might not

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber keeps hitting home runs and the Phillies keep winning. Well, at least they have won in interim manager Don Mattingly’s first two games.

MILWAUKEE -- Brandon Woodruff showed no outward signs of discomfort. But the radar gun indicated that something was wrong. The Brewers spent the early innings of Thursday’s 13-1 win over the D-backs in scramble mode after Woodruff, the veteran right-hander with a long injury history, exited after facing six hitters

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 24-30). Birthdays are important Celebrating your 20th birthday in an MLB game is already an achievement, given that most players are still in the Minors at that age. But Konnor Griffin didn’t just play Friday,

Bailey Ober continued his resurgence as the Twins stanched the bleeding of a recent slump with a 7-1 win against the Blue Jays at Target Field on Thursday night in Minneapolis. It was Minnesota’s third win in 14 games. Ober baffled the Blue Jays with a variety of offspeed offerings,

PITTSBURGH -- In the working press box at PNC Park, there’s a wall between the open portion -- where the writers sit and work while taking in the game -- and the more secluded booths where the broadcasters sit to call it. But with the door cracked open for room

ATLANTA -- The Tigers’ offense broke through late, backing a strong outing from Framber Valdez to rally past the Braves in their 5-2 comeback win Thursday afternoon at Truist Park. Valdez continues to stabilize a Tigers rotation dealing with injuries, including Casey Mize landing on the IL on Wednesday. The

BALTIMORE -- With a potentially crushing doubleheader sweep a real possibility, Astros manager Joe Espada stuck with his plan to rest Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve in Game 2 on Thursday afternoon. The rest of the lineup responded. Yordan Alvarez drilled his MLB lead-tying 12th homer and had three hits,

CINCINNATI -- Dissatisfied with the rocky outings that have defined the beginning of his season, Andrew Abbott and pitching coach Derek Johnson felt it was time for the left-hander to return to the roots of past success. On Thursday, Abbott delivered a quality start, got quality defense and was lifted

As we make our way into May, one thing seems pretty clear through the season’s opening month -- luck has not been on Ke'Bryan Hayes’ side. In fact, several metrics tell us the Reds’ third baseman finished April as the unluckiest hitter in baseball. But if his latest few games

There's a left-handed slugger atop our latest Hitter Power Rankings, but it's not the one that you're used to seeing at No. 1. Shohei Ohtani has occupied the top spot in each of our first two Hitter Power Rankings of the year. That's not the case this time, amid somewhat

The first month of the Minor League season is in the books, and looking at each system's hottest hitter can be instructive. A year ago at this time, Konnor Griffin (Pirates) was showing why he had the highest ceiling in the 2024 Draft. Roman Anthony (Red Sox) and Moisés Ballesteros

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was cold, quick and quiet. The Blue Jays didn’t exactly carry over their momentum to Target Field Thursday night in a 7-1 loss to the Twins, as their offense was muzzled by a Bailey Ober who didn’t even touch 90 mph. This is what mattered from Day

April was a torrid month for a lot of prospects. Many made their Major League debuts, signed record contracts and blossomed on the stage presented by a new season. But it was also the month of Franklin Arias and his enormous breakout. So why not have one more major moment

PHILADELPHIA -- The Giants started Thursday by getting walked off, 3-2, in Game 1 of their split doubleheader against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Somehow, it only got worse from there. The Giants blew another one-run lead in the ninth inning and couldn’t overcome a series of late mistakes