RJ Hamster
Execs say these are the best rookies of 2026
Friday, May 01
TOP NEWS
6 big questions as May gets underway
Can Mike Trout stay healthy and be his vintage self? Who emerges, or falls, in the NL Central? Will Shohei Ohtani win the NL Cy Young? Those are just a few of the storylines we’re tracking as we enter the second month of the season.
Phillies the first team in 22 years to walk off twice in a doubleheader
23-game hit streak — and that’s not counting last season! Vargas on historic tear
Two slams in one game? Rutschman, Jackson give O’s grand win
Wood keeps racking up web gems — first a HR robbery of Soto, then a 5-star dive
NEW! Top 150 Draft prospects: Cholowsky still No. 1, but plenty of movement behind him
Brewers await MRI results after low velocity prompts Woodruff’s early exit
Second-deck Schwarbs! Schwarber crushes 350th career HR to join elite club
Kurtz extends historic walk streak to 19 games, ties Ted Williams
Wetherholt sets tone from 1st swing as Cards pounce all over Skenes
Rodón (8 K’s) sharp in 2nd — and possibly penultimate — Minor League rehab start
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Kyle Schwarber
446 ft
1st Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Nick Kurtz
115.9 mph
2nd Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Connor Phillips
99.1 mph
7th Inning
Decisive Play
Phillies
60% WPA
9th Inning
6-for-16, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs in 4 G at PIT for PA native
3-for-4, 3 R, HR: 12 dingers ties for MLB lead
6 IP, 2 ER, 8 K’s; ATL held to fewer than 3 R for 1st time since 4/11
5-for-6, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 BB in DH, including 350th career HR
3rd HR in last 4 G, 5th in last 9
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
James Wood used every bit of his 6-foot-6 frame to take away a homer from Juan Soto.
STAFF PICKS
These rookies have rival executives glowing with praise
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 most buzz around the Majors this year?
If the postseason started today …
There’s still a long way to go until a champion is crowned this fall, but the one-month mark is a good time to see how the standings are shaping up around the Majors.
What it means to be first (or last) on May 1
Historically, a little more than half the teams in first place through April wind up making the playoffs. But even last-place squads shouldn’t abandon hope just yet.
‘Look what I’ve missed all these years’
It took 80 years, 197 days and one Adley Rutschman grand slam for Hall of Famer Jim Palmer to eat his first chicken wing.
Young stars headline Stats of the Week
From home run records to mind-bending velocity and streaks, Sarah Langs looks back at 10 mind-blowing stats from the last week in baseball.
He’s a catching coach for a reason
When Gunnar Henderson’s bat went flying toward the Orioles’ dugout, catching coach Joe Singley put his job title on display with an impressive snag.
SCOREBOARD
DET 5
ATL 2
HOU 3
BAL 10
HOU 11
BAL 5
STL 10
PIT 5
SF 2
PHI 3
SF 5
PHI 6
COL 4
CIN 6
WSH 5
NYM 4
AZ 1
MIL 13
KC 3
ATH 6
TOR 1
MIN 7
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