Bryan Baker’s New Recipe With the Rays Has Made Him a Sneaky All-Star Candidate Tampa Bay’s 31-year-old closer was acquired from the Orioles last July in a trade that hardly anyone noticed. Sports Illustrated · Jul 1
The AL MVP Race Is Wide Open and Full of Flawed Candidates This season will mark the first time since 2019 that Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani won’t be named the American League MVP. Sports Illustrated · Jun 30
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
MLB Trade Candidate Rankings and Deadline Predictions Which big names will be on the move this summer? We had some success predicting trades last year and are back for another try, ready to be humbled. Sports Illustrated · Jun 19
SI's 2026 MLB All-Star Team: Mike Trout Returns, Jacob Misiorowski Earns NL Starting Nod The Angels star hasn't played in the Midsummer Classic since 2019, but should return in front of his hometown crowd. See all of our picks and why we chose them. Sports Illustrated · Jun 18
Shohei Ohtani's homer sends LA Dodgers to 1-0 win over Tampa Bay Rays Shohei Ohtani's leadoff home run in the sixth inning secured a 1-0 victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitcher Justin Wrobleski delivered six scoreless innings, allowing only three hits. The Dodgers' bullpen closed out the shutout, marking their eleventh home win since May 13. The Economic Times · Jun 17
Eight MLB All-Star Candidates at Risk of Being Snubbed in Fan Voting Players who aren't yet household names fight an uphill battle in fan voting to start the Midsummer Classic, no matter their level of productivity. Sports Illustrated · Jun 12
Analyzing the Six Best Trade Destinations for Tarik Skubal The Tigers choosing to trade their ace rather than lose him in free agency seems increasingly likely. Sports Illustrated · Jun 4
Seven Wild Facts About Yankees’ Historic 13-Run Inning The Yankees scored 13 runs in one inning in a win over the Athletics on Sunday. Here are seven of the wildest, wackiest, most wondrous facts about the feat. Sports Illustrated · Jun 1
Pat McAfee Draws Great Scoop Out of Adam Silver The NBA commissioner says the league will use AI to help refs with challenges. Sports Illustrated · May 28
MLB Standings Reveal One Team's Remarkably Quick Turnaround, Plus a New Division Leader The Phillies have done nothing but win since Don Mattingly took over. Sports Illustrated · May 28
Hardly anyone watches baseball in the UK. So why do we keep speaking its language? I’ve loved the sport for years, and it’s a lonely pursuit, says Adrian Chiles. Whenever I talk to a fellow Brit about it, they look at me as if I’ve thrown them a curveball … The Guardian - UK · May 27
SI:AM | Knicks Cruise Past Cavs to End Decades-Long Finals Drought New York was a laughingstock for the better part of 20 years. Now the franchise is four wins away from a long-awaited championship. Sports Illustrated · May 26
Is Wander Franco Going to Jail? El Patron Asks Fans to 'Continue Supporting Me' After Being Found Criminally Liable for Child Abuse Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for abusing a minor but was spared jail due to extortion claims. The case impacts his MLB career and visa prospects. International Business Times UK · May 26
Sports Illustrated · May 26 The Rays Are Bringing Small Ball Back—and It's Working Tampa Bay is among the lightest-hitting teams in baseball, yet has the best record in the AL thanks to a philosophy from a bygone era.
Sports Illustrated · May 26 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?
The Independent UK · May 25 Wander Franco found guilty in sexual abuse case but will not serve prison sentence The judge justified the judicial pardon as a ‘logical and legal reasoning’
Sports Illustrated · May 25 MLB Standings Show Just How Wild Cubs' Season Has Already Been Chicago is currently on an eight-game losing skid after two separate prolonged winning streaks this year.
Sports Illustrated · May 22 Grading Gerrit Cole’s Return to Mound for Yankees Cole tossed six scoreless innings in his 2026 debut, but the Rays clawed back to win the game 4-2. That said, here's how Cole ultimately fared.
Sports Illustrated · May 22 MLB Fact or Fiction Roundtable: Are the Dodgers Still World Series Favorites? We've arrived at the Memorial Day checkpoint. Let's check in on five storylines that may have changed some preseason perceptions.
Sports Illustrated · May 22 MLB Power Rankings: Grading Every Team at the Quarter Pole This week’s MLB power rankings grade each team one quarter of the way through the 2026 season.
Sports Illustrated · May 21 MLB Standings Reveal a Way-Too-Early Look at Current Projected Playoff Bracket Some surprising teams are charting a course toward baseball's postseason.
Sports Illustrated · May 18 MLB Standings Show Just How Quickly Phillies Have Come Back From the Dead And just like that, surging Philadelphia is over .500.
Sports Illustrated · May 15 MLB Standings and Full Schedule for Rivalry Weekend It's time to settle some regional bragging rights.
Sports Illustrated · May 15 MLB Power Rankings: One Player Disappointing for Every Team This week’s edition of SI’s MLB power rankings examines 30 players underperforming for their teams so far in 2026.