MLB Awards 2026: Full List of Winners for Baseball’s Top Annual Honors Now that the 2026 season is done and dusted, it’s officially time for the MLB Awards to be announced. Sports Illustrated · Nov 10
Sal Stewart Is the Runaway Favorite to Win NL Rookie of the Year. But He Shouldn’t Be. The Reds slugger is heavily favored to be named the league’s top rookie Monday night, but fellow finalists Carson Benge and JJ Wetherholt have stronger cases. Sports Illustrated · Nov 9
Breaking Down MLB’s Rookie of the Year Races Heading Into September Here are the favorites, contenders and dark horses for the AL and NL Rookie of the Year awards as the final month of the season gets underway. Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
MLB’s 10 Most Pleasant Surprises From the First Half From the NL Cy Young race to small-ball success stories, there’s plenty to be optimistic about as the MLB All-Star break approaches. Sports Illustrated · Jul 9
ABS All-Stars: MLB's Best Challengers at Each Position With the All-Star Game around the corner, let's assemble an All-Star team based on the best ABS challengers at each position. Sports Illustrated · Jun 23
Cincinnati Reds ride strong 1st inning to down New York Mets Sal Stewart's three-run homer powered the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Mets, ending a five-game losing streak for pitcher Brady Singer. The Reds secured consecutive wins for the first time since late May. Despite a late Mets rally, highlighted by Mark Vientos' pinch-hit homer, Cincinnati held on for… The Economic Times · Jun 17
NL Rookie of the Year Prediction Market: JJ Wetherholt vs Sal Stewart It's a two man race to win the NL Rookie of the Year between JJ Wetherholt and Sal Stewart. They are the only two players with chances above 20%. Sports Illustrated · Jun 2
MLB Rookie Power Rankings: Sorting Out the Loaded Class of 2026 Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Nolan McLean and the rest of the 2026 rookie class has more than made its mark just a quarter of the way through the season. Sports Illustrated · May 21
Every NL Team’s Most Surprising Performer So Far The early part of the 2026 MLB season has already delivered its fair share of plot twists for each club. Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
Inside the Odd Numbers of MLB’s First Week: The Good, the Bad, the Rookies Rookies are running baseball early in the season while a number of big names are struggling. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2
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