White Sox expand plans for giveaway of pope-themed hats The Chicago White Sox are expanding their tribute to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime fan of the baseball team The Independent UK · Apr 10
Mason Miller Is the Closest Thing We Have to Unhittable The Padres closer is on an incredible run of dominance dating back to last year. A deeper look at what he’s done and how he’s done it boggles the mind. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Five Hot MLB Starts to Believe in for 2026 Separating the noise from the real deal can be challenging in the first few weeks of a baseball season, but these players seem to have turned over a new leaf. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Cam Schlittler’s Breakout Fuels Yankees’ Pitching Dominance Even with Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón on the injured list, New York's rotation is pacing MLB through the season's first few weeks. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
MLB Salaries Hit Record High As League Heads Toward Looming Labor Battle Major League Baseball’s average salary jumped to a new high in 2026, just as the league and players are set for a big labor fight. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Longest Fighting Suspensions in MLB History After Jorge Soler and Reynaldo Lopez Get Punished Revisiting some of the longest suspensions handed down in MLB for fighting after Jorge Soler and Reynaldo López’s skirmish. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Ranking the Eight New MLB City Connect Jerseys in 2026 From Worst to Best The good, the bad, and the ugly of the new City Connect jerseys that will be debuting on a baseball diamond near you. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Marlins Broadcasters Seem Disturbed By Reliever Tyler Phillips Tyler Phillips didn’t pitch against the Reds on Wednesday night, but he still made an impression. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Nine MLB Stars Struggling to Start the 2026 Season There are a bunch of teams waiting for some big bats to wake up two weeks into the season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Davey Lopes Cause of Death Revealed After Sudden Confusion Leaves Fans Stunned Davey Lopes, Dodgers star and Phillies coach, dies at 80. Cause confirmed as Parkinson's complications, shocking MLB fans and followers worldwide International Business Times UK · Apr 9
There's a First Time for Everything: Tracking All of MLB's ABS Challenge Firsts From the first-ever ABS challenge to the first ejection involving an ABS challenge, here are all of MLB's firsts involving the new balls-and-strikes arbiter. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Why White Sox Optioned Opening Day Starter Shane Smith After Just Three Outings Shane Smith will look to reset in the minor leagues after a rough start to the 2026 season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Enjoy the Final Season of Baseball As We Know It The 2026 MLB season will likely be the last of its era, as several converging factors could turn the sport on its head by this time next year. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Sandy Alcantara Was Frustrated After Marlins Pulled Him in Ninth Inning Alcantara was two outs away from a complete game shutout when Marlins manager Clayton McCullough pulled him. Miami lost in extra innings. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Sports Illustrated · Apr 8 Angels’ Soler, Braves’ López Throw Haymakers in Wild MLB Brawl Jorge Soler charged the mound against his former team and sparked a full-on brawl in Anaheim.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 8 An Irate John Schneider Was Ejected From Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series Rematch John Schneider was red with rage after a balk call led to his ejection during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Cubs' Updated Starting Pitching Rotation After Cade Horton Injury The Cubs lost another starting pitcher to the injury bug.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Treated like a king, then smacked into the heavens: Considering the American baseball The baseball is a curious object
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Chris Sale Smashed Himself in the Head With a Baseball During Nightmare Inning Chris Sale had a rough night against the Angels and it showed.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Three Free Agent Pitchers That Could Still Help Playoff Contenders We’re only a couple of weeks into the 2026 MLB season, and already some glaring weaknesses have emerged for some teams. Whether it’s due to underperforming play
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 MLB Panic Meter: Analyzing Three Expected Contenders’ Early Struggles The Blue Jays, Red Sox and Padres have gotten off to slow starts after entering the season with playoff expectations. How worried should their fans be?
Player One · Apr 7 'MLB The Show 26' Honors Jo Adell's Three Home Run Robberies With Supercharged Card Boost Jo Adell hit three home runs in one game against the Mariners, making MLB history and earning a boosted Supercharged card in "MLB The Show 26."
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Willson Contreras’s Beef With Brewers Continues After Latest HBP Contreras has now been hit by a pitch 24 times against the Brewers in his career.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 6 How MLB’s Unprecedented Youth Movement Came to Pass Hide your veterans and hide your wives—25-and-under stars are taking over baseball.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 6 Mike Trout Needed X-Rays After Mariners Hit Him for the Second Time Over the Weekend The Mariners either pitched Mike Trout outside or way inside in a three-game series.