José Ramirez, Gavin Williams Stepped Up When the Guardians Needed Them Most When Cleveland had its back against the wall, two stars led the fight back. Sports Illustrated · Oct 11
Analyzing the Crowded AL Playoff Chase: Contender Odds, Strengths, Weaknesses The AL playoff race is coming down to the wire. With little more than a week left in the regular season, six teams are battling for the final three spots. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18
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
SI:AM | Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski Sets Franchise Record in Another Dominant Start He struck out the first seven batters he faced on Sunday, the most in team history. Sports Illustrated · Jul 27
The One Bit of Optics That Makes No Sense During MLB’s Big Week It will never make sense that Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez can be part of MLB broadcasts, but can’t be in the Hall of Fame. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14
Home Run Debry Kalshi Prediciton Market Has Kyle Schwarber on Top Kalshi is leaning on Kyle Schwarber to win the 2026 Home Run Derby. Sports Illustrated · Jul 13
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
The 10 Biggest Snubs From Phase 1 of MLB All-Star Voting There were some big misses from the fans in Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting. Sports Illustrated · Jun 26
Five Eye-Opening Takeaways From MLB's First All-Star Voting Update The first update from Phase 1 of MLB’s All-Star voting process included some surprises. Sports Illustrated · Jun 16
Contender or Pretender? Evaluating Whether Five Pleasant MLB Surprises Are for Real Five MLB teams have far exceeded their preseason expectations thus far. Are they for real? Sports Illustrated · May 26
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
The White Sox May Have What It Takes to Rise From the Cellar to the Playoffs Following three straight seasons with 100-plus losses, the South Siders are building something sustainable as they claw back toward competency. Sports Illustrated · May 21
The Three Most Interesting MLB Rivalry Weekend Matchups It's not a stacked slate this season, but there are still some series worth your time. Sports Illustrated · May 15
Ranking MLB's 10 Best First Basemen Matt Olson has been the best hitter in the National League this season. Does he rank as our top first baseman? Sports Illustrated · May 11
Sports Illustrated · Apr 30 The Five Best (and Worst) Starts for MLB Players on New Teams The common refrain among baseball fans at this point in the year, regardless of how their favorite team is performing, is simple: “It’s early.” And yet, here we
Sports Illustrated · Apr 28 White Sox Rookie Munetaka Murakami Is Making Everyone Look Silly While Setting MLB Records The Japanese slugger has already set MLB records in his first month in the league.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 23 SI:AM | White Sox Rookie Munetaka Murakami Homers Again to Continue Red-Hot Start Plenty of people doubted whether the Japanese third baseman could adjust to MLB pitching, but he’s been one of the best hitters in the majors through the first month of the season.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 20 ‘Lab-Grown’ Pitches Are Making Hitting More Difficult Than Ever More pitchers are adding weapons to their arsenal, leaving hitters confused in an era already defined by high velocity and tunneling.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 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 · Feb 18 American League Offseason Grades: Orioles Lead, Yankees Lag The junior circuit has more teams receiving tougher grades after less than impressive approaches to hot stove season.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 19, 2025 Each National League Team’s Biggest Remaining Need With more than half of Sports Illustrated’s top 50 MLB free agents still unsigned, there’s still plenty of talent on the market—and a whole lot of teams with gl
Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2025 How Mets Can Replace Pete Alonso at First Base Pete Alonso is headed to Baltimore, leaving the Mets scrambling to find a replacement at first base.
International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025 Munetaka Murakami, More Asian Players Set for Major League Jump as 2025 MLB Offseason Begins Munetaka Murakami and a number of Asian players will be available to sign with any Major League team under the 2025 offseason posting window.
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 24, 2023 Ohtani donates WBC cap to U.S. Hall of Fame MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani has donated the cap he wore in the final of the World Baseball Classic to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the museum said Wednesday.
Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023 Inside wild Japan celebrations as Shohei Ohtani inspires World Baseball Classic win Shohei Ohtani struck out his Los Angeles Angeles team-mate Mike Trout in a magical conclusion that secured Japan’s third World Baseball Classic win against the defending champions Team USA