White Sox expand plans for giveaway of pope-themed hats The Chicago White Sox are expanding their tribute to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime fan of the baseball team The Independent UK · Apr 10
Traina Thoughts Mailbag: NBC’s Sports Strategy, Jason Kelce at the Masters and More NBC had different approaches for its NBA and MLB telecasts. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Mason Miller Is the Closest Thing We Have to Unhittable The Padres closer is on an incredible run of dominance dating back to last year. A deeper look at what he’s done and how he’s done it boggles the mind. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
Five Hot MLB Starts to Believe in for 2026 Separating the noise from the real deal can be challenging in the first few weeks of a baseball season, but these players seem to have turned over a new leaf. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
MLB Salaries Hit Record High As League Heads Toward Looming Labor Battle Major League Baseball’s average salary jumped to a new high in 2026, just as the league and players are set for a big labor fight. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
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
Davey Lopes Cause of Death Revealed After Sudden Confusion Leaves Fans Stunned Davey Lopes, Dodgers star and Phillies coach, dies at 80. Cause confirmed as Parkinson's complications, shocking MLB fans and followers worldwide International Business Times UK · Apr 9
There's a First Time for Everything: Tracking All of MLB's ABS Challenge Firsts From the first-ever ABS challenge to the first ejection involving an ABS challenge, here are all of MLB's firsts involving the new balls-and-strikes arbiter. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
Mike Soroka Is Starring for the Team That Once Spun Him Into a Crisis The once snakebitten pitcher was sent down to the minors in 2023 after a beating by the Diamondbacks. Now his comeback story is reaching new heights in Arizona. Sports Illustrated · Apr 8
Braves manager speaks out after tackling player in wild on-field brawl Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler were ejected from a Major League Baseball game Tuesday night following an on-field brawl. The Independent UK · Apr 8
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
Australian has standout game in major league baseball Australia's only active player in Major League Baseball has shone with three hits, including a home run, as his side suffered an extra-innings loss. AAP · Apr 8
Treated like a king, then smacked into the heavens: Considering the American baseball The baseball is a curious object The Independent UK · Apr 7
“I was playing baseball in the backyard when I heard Eruption. That afternoon I decided what my life would be”: How recording in Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Studios inspired Alter Bridge to make their most riff-heavy statement yet The latest album from Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy finds Alter Bridge going full-throttle in EVH’s studio Guitar World · Apr 7
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Chris Sale Smashed Himself in the Head With a Baseball During Nightmare Inning Chris Sale had a rough night against the Angels and it showed.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 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 6 How MLB’s Unprecedented Youth Movement Came to Pass Hide your veterans and hide your wives—25-and-under stars are taking over baseball.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 Elle Duncan on Netflix’s Opening Night MLB Game: ‘This Was Not for Baseball Purists’ The host blasted critics of the streamer’s Yankees-Giants season opener, and made it clear sports fans aren’t a priority for the service.
The Guardian - US · Apr 3 Unhittable: are the modern era’s weightlifting, analytics-fueled pitchers too good? A new book explores how technology and a host of maverick innovators have given rise to an exceptional crop of baseball players
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 Four Bold Predictions for Konnor Griffin’s Rookie Season The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up the top prospect in baseball. Here are four bold predictions about how his rookie season will go.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 Konnor Griffin Contract Is a No-Brainer for the Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates and shortstop Konnor Griffin have agreed to a nine-year, $140 million deal before his MLB debut. It was a no-brainer for the franchise.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 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.
The Conversation · Apr 2 MLB doubles down on gambling with new Polymarket deal MLB’s past few seasons have been plagued by a spate of gambling scandals.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 Three Future MLB Stars Who Should Be Next in Line for Mega Extensions A bunch of baseball’s young studs have been locked down for the long term in recent weeks. These guys could be next—including one who’s still in the minors.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 The Best (and Worst) ABS Challenges From MLB’s Opening Week Baseball has entered a new age with the automated ball strike-system—and some players are catching on more quickly than others.