Pete Crow-Armstrong is the MVP Baseball Needs Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is going to win the NL MVP. His brash, charismatic personality makes him the star baseball needs right now. Sports Illustrated · Sep 3
The Five Biggest Mistakes of Arte Moreno’s Angels Ownership After the surprise sale of the franchise to Stan Kroenke, Moreno’s turbulent tenure as the Angels owner has drawn to an abrupt end. Where did it go wrong? Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
SI:AM | Cubs Cap Record-Setting Month With Nine-Homer Game Chicago’s league-leading offense flexed its muscles again in a blowout win over the Brewers. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
MLB September Preview: Standings, Series and Storylines That Matter The final month of the regular season has arrived, and there’s plenty left to decide between division crowns, wild-card spots, award races and more. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
Breaking Down MLB’s MVP Races With One Month to Go A look at where the AL and NL MVP races stand as we head into the final month of the season. Pete Crow-Armstong and Shohei Ohtani are battling in the NL, while Yordan Álvarez is fending off contenders in the AL. Sports Illustrated · Aug 29
MLB Staff Roundtable: Predictions for September and Beyond There are only 30 days left in the regular season. How do we see it playing out? Sports Illustrated · Aug 28
MLB Manager Hot Seat Rankings: Temperature Check on All 30 Skippers The regular season is nearing its end, and some managers will be coaching for their jobs down the stretch. Who’s feeling the heat? Sports Illustrated · Aug 27
SI:AM | Mariners Embarrassed by Brewers in Record-Tying Blowout Milwaukee’s win was as lopsided as any we’ve seen in more than a century. Sports Illustrated · Aug 19
Pete Crow-Armstrong Made the Coolest MLB Home Run History With His Walk-Off Blast vs. White Sox The Cubs star had a night he’ll never forget against the White Sox. Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
Who Is Joshua Báez? Cardinals Rookie Becomes First Player in Modern Baseball History to Hit 3 Debut HRs Rookie outfielder Joshua Báez smashed three home runs in his MLB debut for the St Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, becoming the first player in modern baseball history to homer in each of his first three at-bats. International Business Times UK · Aug 16
Hunter Greene Was Baseball’s Next Big Thing. Now His Career Is in Jeopardy. The Reds’ ace has undergone a second Tommy John surgery, sidelining him through 2027. It wasn’t supposed to go this way for the former two-way star. Sports Illustrated · Aug 13
How Pete Crow-Armstrong Overtook Shohei Ohtani As the NL MVP Favorite The Cubs’ center fielder is the league’s best defender and has been red-hot at the plate all summer. His improvement could be enough to unseat Ohtani as MVP. Sports Illustrated · Aug 11
MLB Power Rankings: Grading Each Team’s Trade Deadline Four A’s, two F’s and a whole lot somewhere in between. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
SI:AM | How Tarik Skubal and George Lombard Jr. Fared in Their Debuts Skubal took the mound in a Dodgers uniform for the first time, while the Yankees called up the prospect they hope will be their shortstop of the future. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 The Seven Biggest Upgrades of the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline From sorely-needed starting pitchers to coveted catchers, here are the seven biggest upgrades of the 2026 trade deadline.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 Tom Verducci’s 12 Most Interesting Takeaways From the MLB Trade Deadline A lesson in Dodger-nomics, multiple admissions of past mistakes and much more.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 These Players Must Adjust to New Roles After the MLB Trade Deadline We’re going to look at a handful of players, or position groups, that saw their roles suddenly change with new teammates coming aboard.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 Five Winners and Five Losers From the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline Baseball’s trade action picked up in a big way ahead of Monday’s deadline. Here’s how the dust settled.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 Grading Every Major Deal at the MLB Trade Deadline The 2026 MLB trade deadline did not disappoint. Here's every major deal.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 Clay Holmes Trade Grades: Cubs Give Mets a New No. 1 Prospect for Righty Starter New York pulled off its best piece of business at this trade deadline while sending Holmes to the pitching-needy Cubs.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 José Soriano Trade Grades: Angels Reinvigorate Farm System by Dealing Starter to Blue Jays The Blue Jays landed a club-controlled starter while the Angels added a tantalizing prospect to the farm.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 Don’t Blame the System for the Dodgers Acquiring Tarik Skubal L.A. was able to add the back-to-back Cy Young winner due to its top-notch player development system and some shrewd moves in recent years.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 3 Kevin Gausman Trade Grades: Cubs Add Much-Needed Impact Starting Pitcher The veteran righthander is headed from Toronto to Chicago.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 31 The 10 Biggest Pressure Points of MLB’s Trade Deadline From Mets executive David Stearns to a boatload of bats, here are the biggest drivers in a heavy seller’s market ahead of Monday’s deadline.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 30 The Untouchables: MLB Prospects Who Are Off Limits at Trade Deadline MLB GMs will hang up their phones if any of these 15 prospects pop up in trade discussions in the lead-up to the deadline.