The 11 Most Surprising Statistical Leaders of the 2026 MLB Season These surprise performers, both good and bad, unexpectedly led MLB in various statistical categories this season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Predicting the 2026 All-MLB Teams The best players in baseball will be recognized as members of the All-MLB team at the end of the season. Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
Diamondbacks Stun Brewers With Ninth Inning Walk-Off Comeback Win The Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the Milwaukee Brewers with a wild ninth-inning comeback win. Sports Illustrated · Apr 13, 2025
Royals Fans Were So Mad After Bobby Witt Jr. Got Hit While Going for Cycle Kansas City Royals players and fans were livid as Bobby Witt Jr. was hit by a pitch just one hit away from the cycle during Monday's win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sports Illustrated · Jul 23, 2024
Diamondbacks rout Rangers to even World Series Merrill Kelly pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games as the Diamondbacks won 9-1. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2023
Diamondbacks Ride Old-School Style to Dominant Game 2 Victory Starter Merrill Kelly pitched a gem and Arizona stuck to its small ball game plan to get even with the Rangers before the World Series heads back to Chase Field. Sports Illustrated · Oct 29, 2023
Kelly dominates, Marte, Pham sparks offense, Diamondbacks beat Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-1 Merrill Kelly pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 9-1 to tie the World Series at one game apiece The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023
Stealing Home Sparks Phillies, Robs Diamondbacks of NLCS Momentum After blowing a 2–0 series lead, Philadelphia needed to shake things up. Then Bryce Harper scored on a risky double steal in Game 5, turning the tables on Arizona. Sports Illustrated · Oct 22, 2023
Bryce Harper Has Scary Collision With D-Backs’ Gabriel Moreno on Steal of Home Philadelphia's first baseman appeared to check on Arizona's catcher after the scary play. Sports Illustrated · Oct 22, 2023
The Phillies Need to Address Their Bullpen Issues Ahead of Game 5 Philadelphia looked World Series bound, but now it’s facing down a Game 5 against a scrappy Diamondbacks side. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2023
Thomas' tying homer, Moreno's decisive hit send D-backs over Phillies 6-5, ties NLCS at 2 games Alek Thomas hit a tying, two-run homer in a three-run eighth inning, Gabriel Moreno followed with a go-ahead single and the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-5 victory that tied the NL Championship Series at two games apiece The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023
The Secret to the Diamondbacks’ Success? A Special Pair of Shorts Second baseman Ketel Marte can get whatever team gear he wants but a pair of shorts he found at Foot Locker has had an unexpectedly profound effect on the Arizona locker room. Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2023
Tommy Pham Perfectly Described Watching Diamondbacks’ Wild Four Home Run Inning Arizona's big inning was fun to watch, especially for the rest of the team. Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2023
D-backs slug 4 homers in record-setting barrage, sweep Dodgers with 4-2 win in Game 3 of NLDS The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night, sweeping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2023 Diamondbacks Make MLB Postseason History With Four Home Runs in One Inning vs. Dodgers The final homer caused Los Angeles to take out starting pitcher Lance Lynn.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2023 Clayton Kershaw’s First Inning Meltdown for Dodgers Summed Up in Bob Costas Call “A disastrous start for Clayton Kershaw.”
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2023 Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks as NL wild-card race tightens The Cubs and D-backs are two of the teams locked in a tight NL wild-card race.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 23, 2023 Zack Wheeler’s slip in form in fourth inning contributes to loss against Diamondbacks, 6-3 PHILADELPHIA — With two mighty swings Monday night, the Phillies chopped an early deficit to one run. Now, what they needed more than almost anything, was a shutdown inning from ace Zack Wheeler.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2023 MLB pitch clock proving to be a mental and physical game-changer LOS ANGELES — It was the third inning Saturday and Clayton Kershaw needed a moment to collect himself.
Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2023 Bill Madden: Yankee legend Don Mattingly’s latest challenge is coaching up the rival Blue Jays DUNEDIN, Fla. — There is a whole new air of professionalism around the Blue Jays this spring, and right in the middle of it is a guy who couldn’t look more out of place in a royal blue and white Toronto uniform with the red Canadian maple leaf logo on…
Sports Illustrated · Nov 18, 2022 Building the Best Blue Jays Team for 2023 Earlier this week, the Blue Jays and Mariners made a fascinating trade. Toronto sent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, one of its best hitters, to Seattle for righthander Erik Swanson and minor-league lefthander Adam Macko. Hernández is projected to earn $14.1 million in 2023 via ...
Newsday · Jun 18, 2022 Yankees beat Blue Jays with four home runs in eighth straight win TORONTO — Maybe the entirety of the 162-game season for the 2022 Yankees qualifies as the “soft” part of their schedule.