Throughout baseball history, catcher has been an offensively challenged position. It’s not hard to understand why. First, catcher defense is so important that backstops are selected in large part based on their ability to block, receive, throw and work with pitchers. Second, the physical demands of the position are such

The 50-50 Club had its first member in 2024, when Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani accomplished the feat with a performance for the ages on Sept. 19. Ohtani recorded his 50th homer and 50th stolen base in the same game while going 6-for-6 with three dingers, two steals and 10 RBIs

Each season, all 30 teams want to get off to a good start and set the tone for a successful campaign. It doesn’t always work out that way. But fortunately for the clubs that are slow out of the gate, all 162 games count the same in the standings. A

Pete Crow-Armstrong rewrote the record books with a dynamic 2026 season, becoming the seventh member of the hallowed 40-40 Club. PCA ultimately finished the year with 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases. But that wasn't the only way that Crow-Armstrong made history with his combination of power and speed.

There are two basic ways a baseball team can have success: score runs and prevent runs. Usually, the teams that do both effectively win a lot of games. The teams that do both poorly lose a lot of games. In fact, run differential and Pythagorean winning percentage are often better

On Sunday, the Phillies put a four-game losing streak to bed and clinched a postseason spot on the final day of the 162-game regular season. In doing so, Philadelphia set up a Wild Card Series showdown with the Braves, which will begin Tuesday at Truist Park. The Phillies are plenty

Each season begins with optimism across the 30 MLB fan bases, and each one ends with some level of disappointment for 29 of them. Only one team can win the World Series every year, but some fan bases have been waiting a long time to see their team raise the

The 2026 postseason picture is nearly set as we enter the final day of the regular season. The Guardians clinched the AL Central, a first-round bye and the No. 2 seed in the AL bracket with a win on Saturday, pushing the White Sox to the final AL Wild Card

Last Wednesday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs dinged Jacob Misiorowski for five hits, four walks and five earned runs over four innings. It was tied for his shortest outing of the year and was his first time allowing more than three earned runs. It was a rare dent in the

Pete Crow-Armstrong is going toe to toe with the game’s biggest, baddest sluggers -- and he’s winning. PCA is hardly a giant -- listed at 6 feet tall and 184 pounds -- but he might be a giant-slayer. Last week, he vaulted over back-to-back-to-back MVP Award winner Shohei Ohtani in

It’s a long season, as they say. And that means a long runway for players looking to find their footing. Get off to a slow start? It’s not ideal, but it’s also not the end of the story of your season. Our latest Hitter Power Rankings has some very familiar

Major League Baseball games naturally tend to be played at current Major League Baseball stadiums. That’s self-explanatory. But once in a while, some other site gets a brief taste of The Show. The 2026 MLB at Field of Dreams Game was the latest example, with the Phillies defeating the Twins

Just about six weeks remain in the regular season, so the stretch run is upon us as teams jockey for playoff position. And many of the sport’s top arms will have a big say in how the standings shake out. Case in point: Each of our top 10 in this

Tarik Skubal is moving … back up into the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Will his next move be from Detroit to another MLB city for the stretch run? That remains up in the air as we approach Monday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline. One thing is for sure, though: Skubal

As the clock ticks down toward the 2026 Trade Deadline on Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. ET, potential buyers have a couple of options. They can patch holes and fortify the edges of the roster with low-key depth moves. Or they can go big. While no player has ever won

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 28:

It’s hard to stay on top of the Hitter Power Rankings for an extended period of time. Even great hitters slump, right? Well, don’t tell that to the man in our No. 1 spot -- yet again. He’s become a regular there and is showing no signs of slowing down,

Going back to 1950, there have been eight individual seasons of at least 60 home runs. There has been only one in which a player has scored 150 runs. (Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell did it for the Astros in 2000.) In recent baseball history, it's a statistical feat that

It’s been a big week for Dylan Cease. The Blue Jays right-hander, an eight-year veteran, not only was named to his first All-Star team, but also started Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia. In the national spotlight and even mic’d up on the FOX broadcast, Cease struck out Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto

Since the All-Star Game debuted in 1933, it’s created a lot of special moments, including a number of thrilling home runs.

The starting pitching matchup is set for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. In a battle of Cy Young Award contenders at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, the National League will send out a hometown favorite, Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez. The American League will counter with Blue Jays right-hander Dylan

How far will it fly? That’s been the question on everyone’s mind since the Home Run Derby debuted at the Metrodome in 1985. Of course, we want to see who wins. But there’s also the sheer, jaw-dropping spectacle of a baseball that seems to shake off the constraints of gravity

The Home Run Derby is one of the most exciting events on the baseball calendar. And if we've learned anything about the Derby over the four-plus decades it has been a midsummer staple during All-Star festivities, it's that it's not easy to win multiple Derby titles, let alone one. -

In the MLB Draft, good things can come for those who wait. So while much of the hype is about the high-profile prospects who hear their names called near the top of the first round, there are plenty of potential stars who have to wait. Sometimes they even have to

The No. 1 overall pick in the Draft is supposed to be the no-brainer, the slam dunk, the no-doubt-about-it type of pick. Those taken with the first selection are the ones slated not just for a big league career, but for superstardom. As history has shown, it hasn't always worked