While this week’s rankings reflect some of the surprises of the first two months, we’re making a few predictions about the ...

For the fourth time in as many polls, a new hurler has climbed to the top of our latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Paul ...

If the season ended today, the National League batting title would not belong to Trea Turner as it did last year or Luis Arraez as it did for the two years prior. Nope, it’s Ildemaro Vargas — yes, ...

While both the Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies have managed just six quality starts thus far in 2026, Atlanta's Chris Sale has had seven such gems by himself, powering the Braves to an ...

Before last weekend, the fastest pitch from a starter in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008) belonged to Jordan Hicks at 103.2 mph. On Friday night, Jacob Misiorowski set that record ablaze. The ...

The Cubs kind of put a damper on this introduction, having lost two games in a row heading into the new week of baseball. Still, it's been quite a start to the season for the North Siders. On Friday, ...

They spent all winter training for this grueling race, and now that they’ve reached the first true milestone marker of the ...

The 2026 Major League Baseball season brought us an abundance of managers making their debuts with new teams. Some were retreads, others were emerging from the usual pipeline, others were continuing ...

The 2026 MLB season is through six weeks. This is the time when players break out of early-season slumps. Certain players are continuing their outstanding production. This is what sets baseball apart ...

Sports Illustrated is ranking the top 10 players at each position. First up were the catchers, and today we're onto the first basemen. Not so long ago, first baseman were seen as the lumbering hunks ...

Catchers are vastly under-appreciated. Spending nine innings out in the baking summer sun. Taking foul tips to parts of their body left uncovered by bulky equipment. Throwing themselves in front of ...