MLB Division Series Power Rankings: Every Team’s X-Factor Here’s how the final eight teams in the MLB postseason stack up against one another. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
MLB Division Series Bold Predictions What lies ahead in October? Here’s one take for each division series that goes against the grain. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
Three Takeaways: Padres Stifle Cubs’ Stunted Offense to Strut Into NLDS MLB’s hottest team will face the sport’s best regular-season team in Milwaukee after San Diego continued its impressive run by eliminating Chicago on Wednesday. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1
Kalshi World Series Prediction Market: Yankees, Padres Spiking, Red Sox Fade Kalshi is trending up on the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres World Series prices. The Boston Red Sox are trending down. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
SI:AM | Caitlin Clark Saves Fever’s Season With Historic Game The Fever forced a decisive Game 3 with a win over the Aces, while the top-seeded Lynx had their season end with a historic loss to the Liberty. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Drafting the Ultimate 2026 Postseason Pitching Staff We had two of our baseball writers each draft a five-man pitching staff from this year’s playoff participants. Who was the better GM? Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Padres Look Like World Series Contender in Game 1 Blowout of Cubs Michael King carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. sparked San Diego’s offense in an 8–0 win. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Dissecting MLB Playoff Rosters for Every Team in the Wild-Card Series There were some surprising inclusions on the wild-card rosters. Find out who’s in, and who’s out. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know About the MLB Playoffs The MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with all four wild-card series kicking off. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
MLB Postseason Power Rankings: Strength and Weaknesses for Every Playoff Team The 2026 postseason field is set, but how do these teams stack up against one another? Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
The Potentially Fatal Flaw For Each MLB Playoff Team None of the contenders are perfect. Here’s a look at each club’s glaring weakness that could end their season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Tom Verducci’s Top 10 Truths to Expect This MLB Postseason The playoffs are tough to predict, but there are characteristics about postseason play you can count on. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
MLB Roundtable: Wild-Card Round Picks and World Series Predictions The playoffs are finally here. Five of our baseball writers forecasted each wild-card series and looked ahead to the Fall Classic. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Ranking the Lineups of the 14 Remaining MLB Postseason Contenders They say pitching wins championships, but you’ve gotta score runs to win ballgames. Sports Illustrated · Sep 26
Sports Illustrated · Sep 25 SI:AM | What’s at Stake on MLB’s Final Weekend The playoff picture is nearly finalized, but there are still some critical series left to play.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 24 Nine MLB Players Who Shook Off Slow Starts and Got Hot in the Second Half A season-opening slump can cause a player to spiral, but these guys managed to turn things around after struggling out of the gate.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 22 Mets’ Hiring Andy Green Is Both ‘Safe’ and a Leap of Faith With lead executive David Stearns facing a critical offseason, he chose to bring back a familiar face in the dugout who has a losing record in New York.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 21 The Brewers Are About to Test the Limits of Power Pitching No team has ever embraced extreme velocity like Milwaukee has—especially not those that have won the World Series.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 21 Massive Storm Could Complicate End of MLB Regular Season A massive developing nor’easter could put this weekend’s Cubs-Red Sox series in jeopardy as both teams continue to fight for playoff position. The storm could complicate the end of the MLB season.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 21 Top MLB Games, Storylines That Matter in the Regular Season’s Final Week Six teams have secured their place in the 2026 postseason, and six are left up for grabs.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 19 Seven MLB Players and Managers Facing Pressure Down the Stretch These guys have a lot at stake as the regular season races toward its conclusion.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 10 The Brewers Are Lapping the Field in Terms of Pitching Velocity Jacob Misiorowski isn’t their only pitcher hurling 100-mph fastballs. Milwaukee has figured out how to conjure triple-digit heaters out of thin air.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 4 The 10 Most Devastating Regular Season Collapses in MLB History These teams learned the hard way that you can never feel safe until your magic number is zero.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 1 Stan Kroenke Is the Best Owner Angels Fans Could Have Hoped For Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels for a record $4 billion. He’s already turned several teams across different sports into winners.
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.