The first month-plus of the 2025 MLB season has already produced MVP-like performances from dozens of players, and that's reflected in MLB.com's first MVP poll of the season. A total of 46 experts cast ballots for early MVP picks in the American and National Leagues, and the results contain lots

NEW YORK -- Mike Shildt wasn’t around to see it. He’d just thrown his glasses amid a heated argument with home-plate umpire Adrian Johnson, so who knows if he even could have. But the Padres pulled off a heck of a comeback on Monday night at a rain-soaked Yankee Stadium.

MIAMI -- The last time he played at loanDepot park, Shohei Ohtani put together one of the best single-game offensive performances of all time.

ST. LOUIS -- Ever since he broke onto the Major League scene in 2021, Oneil Cruz has had a tendency to “break” Statcast with his offensive prowess. It’s been a little over a decade since exit velocities started being tracked, and of the 25 balls recorded as being hit 120

PHOENIX -- On the heels of getting swept in a doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday and having gone three straight series without a series win, the Mets arrived at Chase Field in need of a palate cleanser. Mission accomplished.

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ATLANTA -- AJ Smith-Shawver remained focused when he was demoted three weeks ago, and he remained composed after losing his no-hit bid in the eighth inning of the Braves’ 4-0 win over the Reds on Monday night at Truist Park.

Mike Hazen had just hung up the phone, having spoken with me about the Diamondbacks’ upcoming “Brain Tumor Awareness Night,” a pregame event Tuesday night at Chase Field in which the Ivy Brain Tumor Center that treated his late wife’s fatal glioblastoma will receive a donation from the Nicole Hazen

ATLANTA -- A near no-hitter? A scoreless defeat to the Braves? That took a backseat for the Reds on Monday night after a gruesome injury for rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan. During the 4-0 loss at Truist Park, where Cincinnati notched one hit, Callihan suffered a broken left forearm from

MLB Pipeline expanded its Draft rankings from 100 to 150 last week, which brought plenty of changes to the preseason list. While high school infielder Ethan Holliday remains No. 1, there's a bevy of new faces at the top. On the last episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis,

CHICAGO -- The slider that Giants reliever Hayden Birdsong left hanging in the heart of the strike zone had no chance of survival on Monday night -- not with how locked in Cubs catcher Carson Kelly has been of late. Kelly sent the sixth-inning offering rocketing over left field and

NEW YORK – The Yankees have cautiously nudged Devin Williams back into higher-leverage situations, with three consecutive solid outings restoring faith that his early season issues were just a blip. The right-hander’s latest clunker may adjust that thinking. Saying he was struggling to find a proper landing spot on a

Welcome to Rivalry Weekend. For the very first time, MLB is highlighting some top geographical rivalries with "Rivalry Weekend," slated for the weekend of May 16-18. Every team will play its designated rival, with 11 Interleague series and four non-Interleague matchups. The slate brings plenty of intrigue, keyed by Juan

KANSAS CITY -- It was a brief pause in Cole Ragans' normal rhythm of the season, having gone 10 days in between starts after a mild left groin strain caused him to skip last week’s start. The Royals’ ace seems back like he never left.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- For a series in May, this three-game set between the Athletics and Mariners feels a bit more significant than your typical early regular-season matchup.

PHOENIX -- A.J. Minter, the Mets’ most significant bullpen upgrade this winter, is done for the season after deciding to undergo surgery to repair his left lat muscle, manager Carlos Mendoza said before Monday’s series opener against the D-backs. Minter, who signed a two-year, $22 million deal in January, was

NEW YORK – How much does Gerrit Cole miss pitching? The Yankees' ace is still facing big league lineups, at least in his mind. Each night before bed, the Yankees right-hander said he has been going through a sequence of mental exercises, detailing how he’d attack opposing hitters. Asked on

MILWAUKEE – Playing in 1,500 Major League games is an achievement in itself, since only 730 of the nearly 21,000 men who played a single game in the big leagues have made it as far as Christian Yelich made it on Monday. But Yelich isn’t content to just play. The

PHOENIX -- The Mets will be without Jesse Winker, the left-handed side of their designated hitter platoon, for six to eight weeks after placing him on the injured list Monday with a right oblique strain. He sustained the injury Sunday during a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. Starting in the

The Twins are set to welcome back two key players to their lineup after activating third baseman Royce Lewis and utilityman Willi Castro from the 10-day injured list on Monday. To make room for Castro and Lewis on the 26-man roster, the Twins optioned Mickey Gasper and Edouard Julien to

CHICAGO -- Given the way Shota Imanaga walked off the field in Milwaukee on Sunday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell felt a trip to the injured list was the likely outcome for the left-handed starter. That step officially arrived for Imanaga prior to Monday’s game against the Giants. Already down rotation

ST. LOUIS -- Catcher-turned-first baseman Willson Contreras has already made a successful transition to a new position this season, and he has no aspirations of landing another job any time soon. Still, the Cardinals mainstay felt the need to speak up when he saw Jose Barrero’s bat lagging through the

BOSTON -- The Rangers need a spark for the offense. They’re looking to outside sources to fix it. The Rangers announced on Monday that they are hiring Bret Boone as their new hitting coach. He will join the offensive staff with hitting coach Justin Viele and assistant hitting coach Seth

PHOENIX -- Fans who miss the Diamondbacks' original purple and teal team colors were no doubt thrilled at the club’s Nike City Connect 2.0 uniforms, which were unveiled Monday morning.