NEW POD - Ohtani's ERA down to 0.74; how is he different than past seasons on the mound? - Aaron Judge out for a while with rib fracture - the Padres...yikes - Good/Bad/Uggla on college baseball/softball, Red Sox at Fenway Park, Cubs hat for Pope Leo, a wild DSL game, and more

teams have now completed 20 of their 52 scheduled regular season series here's what the standings would look like based on series wins/losses/splits -- quite similar, but with some interesting discrepancies ⤵️ what stands out?

D-ll starting extras now. WCU vs Tampa www.ncaa.com/game/6600562. Go Rams!

for those interested in high-stakes baseball... Denison and Endicott -- both seeking their first national titles in program history -- are tied in the bottom of the 9th inning of a winner-take-all Game 3 in the D-III championship series can watch here: www.ncaa.com/game/6600717

the Red Sox are now 10-21 (.323 W%) at home in 2026 Boston's worst home W% over a full season (no 2020) since Fenway Park opened in 1912: 1926: .329 (25-51) 1932: .351 (27-50) 1928: .356 (26-47) since 162-game schedule was instituted in 1962: 1965, 2012, 2014: .420 (34-47)

since their second 10-game winning streak ended, the Cubs rank 29th in rotation ERA (6.33) and 30th in OPS (.613) new for Yahoo Sports, on Chicago's depleted rotation depth and underperforming offense, and which is more concerning moving forward: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

Had a blast chatting softball with Jordan. Spoiler alert: we're both fascinated by Gerry Glasco.

NEW POD w/ special guest co-host Zack Meisel! - the rookies fueling the first-place Guardians - covering a small-market contender - Aaron Judge is hurt - unique trade market dynamics with the deadline 2 months from today plus: @casnegley.bsky.social previews the WCWS championship series 🏆🥎

Sarah Langs is Working. For Lou Gehrig Day I talked to and wrote about baseball’s indomitable stat queen, who is producing just as much as ever. “A great note isn’t great because it came from someone with ALS — it just is. There’s no park adjustments.” sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POWER RANKINGS + whether each team should be feeling better, worse, or about the same now compared to the start of the season ⬇️⬇️⬇️ sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POD w/ special guest co-host @bnsbaseball.bsky.social! - THE WHITE SOX! and the Nationals?! how real are these two teams? - Tigers, yikes - Mets alive? - Shi Davidi joins! digging into a strange first two months for TOR - how PIT/SEA are handling pitching surplus - and so much more!

date of 32nd White Sox win: 2026: May 31 2025: July 11 2024: September 4

NEW POD - opening proposals from MLB & MLBPA in CBA talks - Cristopher Sanchez scoreless inning streak reaching historic levels; how ridiculous is this NL Cy Young race going to be? - Good/Bad/Uggla on Rob Thomson, impossible luck, bat dogs, nameplates, toothpaste, tarps off

this weekend, some divisional match-ups happening for the first time in 2026: Blue Jays/Orioles Cubs/Cardinals Tigers/White Sox Rockies/Giants still to come in June: Mets/Phillies Mets/Braves Reds/Brewers White Sox/Guardians

308 baseball teams competed at the Division-I level this season -- only 64 remain as the Road to Omaha opens today new for Yahoo Sports, four storylines to watch as the D-I baseball tournament begins: sports.yahoo.com/college-spor...

NEW POD w/ special guest co-host @jolly-olive.bsky.social! - Astros end no-hitter drought in underwhelming fashion; what to make of Imai? - Cubs L10 - The Disappointing Draft (featuring the Mets but not only the Mets!) - Women's College World Series bandwagon rankings - and much more!

new for Yahoo Sports, from Pittsburgh where the Cubs lost their 10th game in a row and are suddenly tied for last place in the NL Central despite winning 20 of 23 (!) not all that long ago "That's a lot of crazy stuff to happen in two months.” sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

new for Yahoo Sports, from Pittsburgh where the Cubs lost their 10th game in a row and are suddenly tied for last place in the NL Central despite winning 20 of 23 (!) not all that long ago "That's a lot of crazy stuff to happen in two months.” sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POD - Gerrit Cole is back! reviewing an eventful few years for the Yankees RHP - Guardians mop the Tigers! and have a good offense!? - MIL sweeps CHC at Wrigley - JP Crawford…third baseman? - Good/Bad/Uggla on Pope/Konerko, LSU/Vanderbilt, Varitek, Schwarber, Perdomo, and more

GUARDIANS MOP THE TIGERS DET becomes the first team to be mopped twice in 2026 (they were mopped in Minnesota April 6-9) and is now tied with HOU for the 3rd-worst record in MLB (20-31) W6 for CLE, up to 30-22, 3.5 game lead atop the AL Central

new for Yahoo Sports, five takeaways from the first Padres/Dodgers series of 2026, on Shohei Ohtani's return to full two-way status, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's home run troubles, Mason Miller's (mild) shakiness, San Diego's stagnant offense, and more: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

new for Yahoo Sports, an early look at the 2026 MLB Draft, and six big-picture questions/themes that could define it over the next two months before the Chicago White Sox are on the clock with the #1 overall pick ⤵️ sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POD - Tarik Skubal is already throwing bullpens (!) but how far back will the Tigers be once he returns? digging into Detroit's ugly recent form - Drake Baldwin, Ryan Jeffers injuries - Royce Lewis down, Dylan Crews up - early MLB Draft thoughts; on White Sox, Roch, Vahn Lackey, and more

NEW POD - Dodgers & Padres both sweep heading into first showdown of the season - Phillies sweep Pirates to get back over .500 - TARPS OFF in St. Louis - Mets back on track? series win over Yankees sure helps - White Sox stay hot with series win over Cubs - and so much more!

them being all divisional matchups really heightens mopstakes

Konsta Helenius plays hockey tonight

welcome to the biggest week of mopportunities we'll have all season long Blue Jays at Yankees Athletics at Angels Guardians at Tigers Mets at Nationals Braves at Marlins if we get to Thursday with no mops that would be a real shame

Sabres

NEW POD - Yankees/Mets & Cubs/White Sox the clear headliners on Rivalry Weekend - encouraging (and interesting) Tarik Skubal update - Cal Raleigh to IL for first time - Good/Bad/Uggla on Moniak, Seth Hernandez, mustard, 29-2, Josh Bell, Will Smith - and more!

new for Yahoo Sports: checking in with Mike Trout, back in center field and near the top of the WAR leaderboards where he belongs sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POD ft. special guest, Marlins catcher Liam Hicks! plus: - which slow starters do we believe in? drafting 12 struggling stars based on fWAR for rest of '26 - AJ Ewing debut - Paul Skenes, wow - Volpe back for NYY...for now - Mike Trout is still pretty good - and more!

NEW POD - Brewers sweep Yankees (only sweep of the weekend!) + my goodness, Misiorowski + Brice Turang's breakout - Braves take marquee series over Dodgers in LA; Matt Olson has played 823 games in a row - a trade in MAY?! explaining the Patrick Bailey to CLE deal - and so much more!

NEW POD - W9 for Cubs, W15 at Wrigley; how special is the lineup? can the pitching hold up? - W7 for TBR; are we believers? - Yankees call up Spencer Jones - your e-mails! - Good/Bad/Uggla on Okamoto, Jim Palmer, free food, splash hits, and more - an incredible Sabres story

CUBS MOP THE REDS W9 for Chicago, now 26-12, tied with NYY/ATL for best record in MLB L7 for Cincinnati, still above .500 (20-18) but now in last place in the NL Central also: that's already the 7th mop of 2026 (7th mop of 2025 didn't come til July 3)

did Framber Valdez just save this Red Sox season?

NEW POD - Skubal hurt, yikes; impact on his free agency? which Tigers arms need to step up? on a related note: Framber is (probably) about to be suspended for throwing at Trevor Story 😑 - Ohtani keeps shining on the mound but the bat...? - early awards watch - and more!

WAY-TOO-EARLY AWARDS WATCH MVP: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/... Cy Young: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

YANKEES MOP THE ORIOLES New York’s record (24-11) and run differential (+76) are both 2nd in MLB only to Atlanta Orioles have lost 5 straight and are now 15-20, already 9 GB of Yankees and only 1 game ahead of the Red Sox at the bottom of the AL East

NEW POD - RIP John Sterling, a broadcasting legend - the Yankees are the best team in the AL and it's not particularly close; what's going right in the Bronx? can they can get even better? - 5 weekend sweeps! CHC, PIT, ATL, TBR, KCR all impressive to varying degrees - and more!

NEW POD - 3rd annual game of STANDINGS GOLF; drafting teams based on likelihood they remain in current spot in the standings - STL mops PIT! JJ Wetherholt is a star - Good/Bad/Uggla on spaghetti, Ildemaro, call-up videos, Malort, Weaver, Murakami - and so much more!

new for Yahoo Sports: with Travis Bazzana arriving in Cleveland and joining an already loaded rookie class, here's a look at six more prospects off to hot starts in the upper levels who we could see in the big leagues at some point in 2026 ⤵️ sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

CARDINALS MOP THE PIRATES completing the first road mop of the season! huge response after getting swept at home by Seattle last weekend Pirates fall to .500 (16-16) for the first time since being 3-3 on April 1

NEW POD - a somber end to the Rob Thomson tenure in Philly; can they climb back up the standings? (also: Alex Cora?!) - scenes from Travis Bazzana's MLB debut + reflecting on the loaded 2024 draft - Shohei Ohtani's Cy Young quest is off to a strong start but what about the bat?

new for Yahoo Sports, from Travis Bazzana's momentous MLB debut, on the unique baseball communities at Oregon State and back home in Australia that helped foster the unlikely development of one of the top prospects in the sport: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

new for Yahoo Sports, from Travis Bazzana's momentous MLB debut, on the unique baseball communities at Oregon State and back home in Australia that helped foster the unlikely development of one of the top prospects in the sport: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

NEW POWER RANKINGS + biggest strength for every team through the first month ⬇️⬇️⬇️ sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

need Alex Cora and all the fired Red Sox coaches sitting up in the Green Monster seats this Friday vs. Houston

NEW POD WEEKEND RECAP - Alex Cora out in Boston as recent run of Red Sox chaos continues; why now? and what now? #Coaches4Hire - Mets swept by Rockies, who aren't that bad! but Mets' mess isn't getting any better - SEA, TBR, KCR 🧹🧹🧹 - Phillies...yikes - and so much more!

first sweep of the year for KCR, first time being swept for LAA have not swept: Angels Giants Mets Phillies Red Sox have not been swept: Braves Cubs Dodgers Padres Pirates Rays Reds have not been involved in any sweeps in either direction: Guardians

5 days since @cespedesbbq.bsky.social asked why Spencer Torkelson hasn’t homered yet. 5 straight games with a homer since. Why didn’t you guys ask earlier?