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
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
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? Sports Illustrated · Apr 7
History Says the Giants Are Already in Big Trouble In this week’s Verducci’s View, we cover San Francisco’s inauspicious start, baseball’s left turn, the evolution of Max Fried and more. Sports Illustrated · Mar 30
Top 50 MLB Prospects for 2026: Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle Lead the Way Our resident prospect expert ranks his top 50 MLB prospects heading into the 2026 season. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Kevin McGonigle Leads Top Rookie Performances From MLB Opening Day Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle led a host of rookies who made a big impact on Opening Day. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
Opening Day Live Updates: Mets Pound Skenes, ABS Challenge History Made From first pitches to big home runs, follow along with SI as the MLB season begins. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
MLB Opening Day: Building a Lineup of NFL Stars Who Could Have Played Baseball If you’ve ever wondered what an baseball lineup made up of NFL players would look like, you’ve come to the right place. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
Padres’ Yu Darvish Decides to Forfeit $16 Million Salary for 2026 Season Yu Darvish will give up his entire salary for the 2026 season after the San Diego Padres placed him on the restricted list. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
2026 NL West Division Preview: Dodgers’ Stranglehold Should Grow Tighter Los Angeles has won its division 12 of the last 13 years, yet only cleared San Diego by three games last season. That looks set to change. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
Who Is Next: Nine Young Players Ready to Take Over Baseball A look at nine young baseball players ready for major league stardom. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24
Traina Thoughts Mailbag: NFL vs. MLB; Streaming’s Impact; Broadcaster Questions When did the NFL surpass MLB as the national pastime? Sports Illustrated · Mar 19
The Charles Barkley-Dick Vitale Pairing Was Entertaining and Enjoyable A First Four game basically turned into a podcast with two sports broadcasting legends. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18
Reliever Negotiations, Drums and Tears of Joy: Inside Venezuela’s WBC Triumph From negotiating with MLB teams for reliever usage to a crucial mound meeting against Aaron Judge, the South American team united when a nation needed it most. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18 Mark DeRosa Explains Why Mason Miller Didn't Pitch in WBC Final vs. Venezuela Miller wasn’t called upon in a big spot for Team USA on Tuesday, and manager Mark DeRosa explained why after the loss.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 16 All the Numbers Behind Mason Miller’s Unhittable Streak As Team USA Goes for WBC Title San Diego Padres and Team USA reliever Mason Miller is in the midst of one of the most dominant stretches baseball has ever seen.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 12 MLB Stress Index Tiers: Which Teams Are Under the Most Pressure? Not every franchise enters the 2026 season with the same expectations. Let’s break down who’s aiming for a World Series and who’s just hoping to show progress.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 4 Braves ‘Incredibly Disappointed’ Over Jurickson Profar’s Second PED Suspension Profar has received a 162-game suspension after testing positive for PEDs a second time in his career.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 3 Ranking Projected MLB Opening Day Starters A top-level ace can decide a playoff series. Which teams would be in best position to win Game 1 of a playoff series if the postseason started today?
Sports Illustrated · Feb 27 Padres Sale Expected to Break MLB Record The San Diego Padres are expected to sell for more than $2.5 billion, which would break the record set in 2020 when Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18 Predicting the Results of Seven Spring Training Position Battles Spring training is a largely meaningless set of exhibitions to some veteran players but the land of opportunity to others, particularly young prospects looking
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17 Padres Add Walker Buehler to Wave of Low-Risk Signings The San Diego Padres agreed to a minor league deal with Walker Buehler, adding him to a group of former All-Stars who have signed low-cost deals. Nick Castellanos, Ty France, and Germán Márquez have been added as well.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17 Aaron Judge Admits It Was ‘Brutal’ to Watch Yankees’ Offseason Unfold Even Yankees captain Aaron Judge had a difficult time watching the club’s slow-moving offseason.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 17 Trea Turner Admits Team USA Never Called Him About 2026 World Baseball Classic The Phillies star led Team USA with five home runs during the 2023 WBC.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 16 Winners, Losers and Question Marks of the MLB Offseason Who’s emerging from the winter better off than they were in 2025?