RJ Hamster
Playoff hopes can change fast. These clubs know
Saturday, April 25
TOP NEWS
Postseason hopes can change fast — for better and worse
While some preseason playoff favorites have taken a hit, other squads have seen their chances surge in the season’s first month. Let’s break down whose fortunes have changed most thus far.
Perfect 10! Swanson’s HR caps comeback, keeps Cubs’ win streak alive
Another home run barrage? Padres, D-backs set for Mexico City Series
Griffin’s 20th b’day bash: First HR, first 3-hit game (but no bounce house)
Skenes flirts with perfection, might actually be getting BETTER
Murakami’s big blast opens door for Chicago doing little things to win
‘Vintage Adley’ leads O’s to 6-HR, 20-hit outburst in big win over Red Sox
Chisholm continues to find stroke, knocks in 4 as Yanks win 7th straight
A long off-day golf drive for Caminero, then two even longer homers!
After late scratch, Harris’ pinch-hit double makes the difference in Braves’ win
‘We just don’t give up’: Lowe’s walk-off HR tops Tigers as Reds rally twice
A’s create franchise history with 3 loud first-inning blasts
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Junior Caminero
450 ft
1st Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Nick Kurtz
115.9 mph
1st Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Sandy Alcantara
99.6 mph
2nd Inning
Decisive Play
Reds
90.1% WPA
9th Inning
4th career 2-homer game, 1st since 3/27/25
1st career 2-homer game, ties career high with 4 RBIs
4th career 10-strikeout game, matching career high
115.9 mph HR ties A’s fastest tracked by Statcast (Chapman)
3rd career 4-hit game, all during 1st 26 games with O’s
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Whether it’s Denzel Clarke or Zack Gelof, A’s center fielders have a knack for robbing home runs.
STAFF PICKS
The Mexico City Series is here!
The Diamondbacks and Padres will play in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series 2026, presented by T-Mobile, a two-game series at the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú this weekend. Watch live tonight at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
There’s always time to give back
More than 250 kids gathered at youth baseball fields in Mexico City for a clinic hosted by about a dozen Padres players.
Who could be the next No. 1 prospect?
Several prospects are nearing graduation, and so MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list is set for a shakeup.
50 years after he saved the flag, Rick Monday still gets letters
Fifty years ago today, an innocuous fourth inning at Dodger Stadium gave way to an indelible moment in baseball — and American — history.
College star Agbayani drafted by AUSL
Ailana Agbayani — whose father, Benny, was a Mets fan favorite — received an Athletes Unlimited Softball League Golden Ticket on Friday, ensuring she’ll hear her name called at next week’s draft.
Red Sox vs. Orioles on MLB Network
It’s an AL East clash in Baltimore, when the Orioles host the Red Sox at noon ET.
SCOREBOARD
DET 8
CIN 9
BOS 3
BAL 10
CLE 8
TOR 6
COL 4
NYM 3
MIN 2
TB 6
PHI 3
ATL 5
LAA 3
KC 6
WSH 4
CWS 5
PIT 6
MIL 0
ATH 8
TEX 1
NYY 12
HOU 4
SEA 3
STL 2
CHC 6
LAD 4
MIA 9
SF 4
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