MLB power rankings: Braves leap ahead of Dodgers as Phillies surge
As we approach the quarter-mark of the regular season, there remains a stark divide in quality between the…
MLB Power Rankings: Every team has at least one reason to believe (right?)
Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank…
2026 MLB Power Rankings: Who is Each Team’s Early Season Standout Starter?
Before last weekend, the fastest pitch from a starter in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008) belonged to Jordan…
MLB Hope-O-Meter results: Ranking fans’ optimism in 2026 for all 30 teams
The results are in, and, to no one’s surprise, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are feeling rather hopeful about…
Last Night in Baseball: Athletics Annihilate the Phillies
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry,…
Ginn goes 8 innings and Gelof hits one of four A’s homers in 12-1 rout of Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Ginn pitched eight stellar innings, Zack Gelof homered, tripled and drove in three runs,…
Banning the infield shift didn’t bring back the base hit. Does anyone care?
Three years ago, baseball needed fixing. The sport had grown slow and tedious. Pitchers paced the mound between…
Edmundo Sosa, Adolis García lift Philadelphia Phillies to comeback win over the Athletics
Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, Adolis García homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies…
Facing a record fifth Commonwealth Games, Angie Ballard leads Australia’s Para athletics squad for Glasgow 2026
When it comes to Australian Para sporting legends, few names match it with Angie Ballard, who will lead…
Top MLB starting pitchers who are candidates to be traded at the deadline
It’s been a fascinating and unusual first month of the 2026 MLB season, as several expected contenders have…
Why Drake Baldwin could raise the bar for catcher salaries, plus more MLB notes
Joe Mauer received the biggest guarantee for a catcher, $184 million in 2010. Buster Posey received the next-biggest,…
2026 MLB Power Rankings: Which Players Deserve More Attention?
If the season ended today, the National League batting title would not belong to Trea Turner as it…