While the 2026 regular baseball season beginning to wind down in just a few weeks, the hobby is kicking it up another gear. With the sneakily good Pro Debut product available at the end of the month (featuring Minor League players), a highlight anticipated product, Bowman Chrome, is now available as of Wednesday. Like the flagship Bowman product, expect both minor league and big league players,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets dropped Game 2 to the Giants on Saturday. Evan Mazza recapped the loss. The team teams face off in the series rubber match on Sunday. Left-handed pitcher Cesar Perdomo (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 SO) takes the mound for the Giants against right-handed pitcher Christian Scott (4-4, 3.80 ERA, 113 SO) for New York. Latest MLB News The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday announced...
The National League wild card race is crammed. The top two spots are being held safely by the Cubs and Phillies, but below for the third spot is five teams battling. The Padres hold the final spot entering Saturday, but the Diamondbacks are only half a game back, the Cardinals and Marlins are both three and half back, and then the Pirates are four and half games back. Whether or not the Padres...
Life in the American League ain’t that bad. Sure, there are the top dogs. The Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox. But after that? It’s anyone’s game. Especially when looking at the third wild card. Entering Saturday, the Rangers hold the third wild card at 64-65. Behind them are six teams within three games that are also below the .500 mark. It’s unprecedented. Unheard of. No...
The Detroit Tigers are an interesting case study. They’re 60-62, yet only three and a half games out of first place and in the third wild card spot in the American League. Seems unfair, right Mets fans? But when you peel back the curtain, Detroit has actually been one of the better teams in the league. They have a strong plus-86 run differential, an expected record of 70-52, and are 11th...
The Atlanta Braves are on a heater. The club has jumped out to a 15-6 record in the second half, and entering Saturday, are one of two teams in the majors with 70 wins. The offense has been potent, but their pitching has bounced back from their mid-season swoon. The staff hasn’t allowed more than three runs dating back to July 30, and Tyler Mahle sparkled in his Braves’ debut against...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Tarik Skubal from the Tigers for outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, right-handed pitching prospect River Ryan, and right-handed pitching prospect Brady Smith. On the most recent prospect rankings, Zyhir Hope was ranked 20th overall by Baseball Prospectus, 25th overall per Pipeline, 55th overall per Baseball America. River Ryan was ranked 68th on Pipeline and was...
The American League and National League All-Stars took to the field for the 96th MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. It was a pitcher’s duel for the majority of this year’s All-Star Game as the American League shut down the National League on Tuesday night 4-0. The AL took the early lead with a three-run first inning. It was all Yankees...
MLB owners support sending players to the Olympics for the first time in 2028, but it may not happen because of several issues with the players’ union, including a “mandatory participation agreement” sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN in a report posted Tuesday. The 2028 Games will be held in Los Angeles and the league plans to shut down baseball for 11 days to play an All-Star...
Monday, July 13, 2026 · 8 PM Philadelphia, PA ESPN For the second year in a row, no Mets are participating in the Home Run Derby. Juan Soto will watch from the sidelines before starting in left field for the National League on Tuesday. Only one of last year’s contestants will compete this evening – Junior Caminero, who was runner-up to champion Cal Raleigh. Below is the order in which the...
The Marlins entered June on a five-game losing streak. Now, they’ve only lost five games the entire month. Their 17-5 June has rocketed them up the standings, entering Saturday with a 43-39 record. Sure, they’ve beaten up on teams like the Giants, Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Nationals. But all the teams mentioned were projected to be better than them this season. Otto Lopez continues...
Major League Baseball has put out its most recent proposal for the new collective bargaining agreement, and while it is very far away from something the players would agree to, there are a few things that could hint at future concessions the owners may make in the final version of the collective bargaining agreement. It is important to remember that this early out, both sides are making...
