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 May 2. 1) Eddie Collins (1887) Collins is the only Hall of Famer born on May 2. He won

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

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,

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 May 1. 1) Marcus Stroman (1991) Stroman has the most career WAR, according to Baseball Reference, of any player

For the record, we don’t recommend bad records. The more games you lose early, the more games you have to make up later in order to make it to the playoffs. You can look it up, it’s science. But if you see would-be contenders enduring a gruesome stretch and read

Birthdays are important. Today is Aaron Judge’s.

Birthdays are important. It’s always fun to do something exciting on your birthday -- and for a baseball player, it’s hard to imagine anything better than turning in a strong performance on one’s special day. Some stars -- like Clayton Kershaw (March 19), Buster Posey (March 27), Ronald Acuña Jr.

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 17-23). He has power: Munetaka Murakami hit his 10th home run of the season on Wednesday in just his 24th career MLB game. He has four more home runs than any other Japanese-born player in

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 10-16). Top of the top When the Angels-Yankees series began on Monday, there was a ton of power in the lineup. The top four active leaders in home runs all played -- Giancarlo Stanton, Mike

There are so many intriguing matchups every day in baseball. But when a particularly highly touted one lives up to the hype? That’s perfection. That’s exactly what happened this week in the Bronx. The mere fact that two future Hall of Famers who have both won three MVP awards were

With a combined no-hitter authored by the Brewers' Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader on Sept. 11, 2021, another long drought (the second-longest at 34 years, in fact) finally came to an end. It was just the latest in snapped streaks in 2021 -- when Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter for

Baseball history has plenty of dynamic duos -- stellar players who are remembered together. Think Mays and McCovey, Ruth and Gehrig to name a few. Part of how these duos get etched in the annals is by putting on a show. What better way to do so than by homering

When Juan Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets, it set a new standard for the longest pact in MLB history. There have now been 29 MLB contracts totaling 10 years or longer, the latest being the 14-year, $500 million extension Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached with

We’ve seen plenty of large contracts in recent years -- both for free agents and teams extending players already on their roster. Here’s a look at each team’s largest free-agent contract and biggest extension by total value, along with the season that it was signed either during or entering, and

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 3-9). The Jo Show: Jo Adell had a defensive game unlike any other on Saturday, making three catches that took away home runs. That alone is incredible -- even without stats -- but consider this:

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (March 27-April 2). Just keep reaching: Joey Wiemer reached base safely in each of his first 10 plate appearances to start the season before finally making an out on Monday. That tied Carlos Delgado (2002) for

It’s always good to start the season off on the right foot, and some players have performed at a particularly high level on Opening Day over the course of their careers. There are great individual, single-season performances, but sustaining that kind of success over a career is different. Here’s a

While facing a former team is a common experience in the Major Leagues, starting off a new season by facing a team you played for the previous year is a bit more rare. Here are some of the most notable examples from recent history, with research help from MLB.com’s Jason

One of the best parts about baseball are the wild, zany facts that can materialize. Here’s another of those. We often take note when a player starts Opening Day in a handful of consecutive seasons for a team. But what about when the opposite happens, and a team starts a

It’s almost Opening Day, with the excitement and promise of a new season radiating throughout the sport and beyond. It’s time to consume baseball in every form possible, including, of course, talking baseball. Whether it’s water-cooler chats, Slacks from the home office, family dinners or group chats, you’re going to

With each new baseball season, there are always more milestones to look out for -- and 2026 is no exception to that rule. Here is a look at some major milestones on the horizon for 2026 and beyond, along with a breakdown of each player’s chances of getting there this

Below you will find every starting pitcher for each team in Game 1 of the 2026 season. Noted in parentheses is how many times that pitcher has started on Opening Day, including the upcoming '26 start

It's rare enough to see a teenager play in the Major Leagues. Teenagers appearing on Opening Day? Even rarer. Baseball hasn't seen a teenager start on Opening Day since Adrian Beltré did so for the Dodgers in 1999, just a couple days shy of his 20th birthday. Jackson Chourio has

Throughout the history of the World Baseball Classic, which goes back to 2006, several interesting records have been set, and many players have posted incredible numbers. Some of these seem like they will be highly difficult -- if not impossible -- to match. Let’s review these impressive WBC records.

With the sixth World Baseball Classic tournament now in the books, are you curious who's hit the most home runs or struck out the most batters in Classic play? Look no further. Here are the all-time individual stats leaders in WBC history.