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2026 Rookies of the Year: Nolan McLean and Munetaka Murakami are setting the pace The first Rookie of the Year poll of the season has landed, and one thing is already clear: the 2026 class is packed with talent. Thirty-nine experts have weighed in to identify the early favourites, while keeping an eye on the…

Tampa Bay Rays: This isnt luck anymore, its control Forget the hot-start label or the idea this is just some fluky run. After 40 games, a quarter of the season, the Tampa Bay Rays own the best record in the American League after beating the Blue Jays 8-5 in Toronto on Monday night. For a…

Julio Rodriguez: a bet, flip-flops and a missile in Houston Daikin Park played host to a surreal scene Monday night. Before the first pitch of the Mariners-Astros game, Julio Rodriguez was already putting on a show in batting practice. After a Houston fan bet his shoes that the Seattle star could not hit a specific…

The crack of the century Forget the three-hour snoozefests. The real heart of MLB can come down to a split second. That suspended, brutal instant when the ash bat meets the ball at full speed. One perfectly timed swing can launch a ball into the clouds, flip a stadium of 50,000 on its head and…

Why MLB makes NBA and NFL stars look small Talk money with a US sports fan and theyll rattle off LeBron James salary or Patrick Mahomes latest check. Wrong angle. If you want the real dizzying numbers, you have to dig into the dirt on the diamond. MLB sits on the most outrageous financial secret…

All-out sacrifice in L.A.: Eli White rescues the Braves before ending up flat on his face The 7-2 scoreline in Atlanta’s favour does not tell the full story of the tension at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. In the sixth inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Max Muncy launched a 107 mph rocket that…

Wrigley Field is pure magic: Michael Busch and the Cubs keep pulling off the impossible Michael Busch with his arms in the air, soaked through and mobbed by a screaming pack of team-mates… it’s almost becoming routine in Chicago. For the second straight night, the Cubs snatched a walk-off win on the North Side, this…

MLB – 2026 Predictions: Total bedlam after five weeks Barely a month ago, it all looked mapped out. Today? It feels like my predictions got hurled into a parallel universe. The 2026 season has decided to mess with everyone: the heavyweights are stumbling, the cellar dwellers are sitting on top, and common sense has taken…

Jazz Chisholm Jr. gives the Yankees a lift: deGrom had no answer Jazz Chisholm Jr. took his time enjoying it. Arms locked, eyes fixed on the ball soaring toward right-center, the tireless Yankee finally let out the tension. His go-ahead homer against the fearsome Jacob deGrom sent New York to a 7-4 win over the…