

Friday, May 22
TOP NEWS
Which will be the most exciting division races? We ranked them
Three of the most compelling divisions so far have been the NL Central, NL West and AL East, so let’s take a look at which of those races is most likely to come down to the wire.

5 Blue Jays pitchers combine on 3-hit shutout of Yankees

Carroll’s walk-off keeps D-backs rolling with 5th straight victory

Judge’s rare dry spell has Yankees captain seeking a spark

This homer was so nice he hit it twice

Guardians make statement with 1st 4-game sweep of Tigers since 2019

Yankees option Jones, Cruz with Cole, Caballero expected back today

Lowe’s race around the bases ruled regular old homer

How Mason Miller is (somehow) getting even better

2 weeks after elbow surgery, Skubal ‘relatively close’ to game velo in multi-inning bullpen

Astros’ Santa is coming to town, and he throws 94! (source)

These 3 Mets are surging at same time … and it’s paying dividends
TOP PERFORMANCES


Longest Home Run
Michael Harris II
418 ft
1st Inning

Hardest Base Hit
James Wood
111.7 mph
5th Inning

Fastest Strikeout
Wilber Dotel
100.2 mph
8th Inning

Decisive Play
Athletics
42.6% WPA
10th Inning

1.91 ERA with 26 K’s in May (4 starts, 28.1 IP)

100th career SB in his 1,131st career game

3rd straight multihit game; 2nd multihomer game this season

Luis Severino
Season-high 10 K’s, his most since June 23, 2024

1st multihomer game since July 18, 2025

PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Angel Martínez gave up his body to make a terrific catch as the Guardians swept the Tigers.
STAFF PICKS
Mock draft full of uncertainty after consensus on top two players
The first five names in MLB Pipeline’s mock draft are the same as in the previous projection, but the order has changed and the rest of the first round could go any number of ways.
Brewers’ offense is a blast from the past
Most of the top run-scoring teams in the big leagues are also among the league home run leaders, but the Brewers are piling up runs with an offense that resembles something from the 1930s.
Extra special edition of Stats of the Week
An extra inning we hadn’t seen in decades, a no-hitter that turned into a walk-off and an inside-the-park grand slam gave us some of the most fascinating numbers from the past week.
Phils greats to suit up for All-Star Weekend
Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino will be back in uniform in Philly as part of MLBx: All-Star 3-on-3s, a three-on-three modified home run derby.

Friday night baseball on MLB Network
Gerrit Cole returns to the mound for his season debut as the Yankees battle the Rays at 7 p.m. ET (or Pirates vs. Blue Jays), followed by the White Sox vs. Giants (or Rangers vs. Angels).
Intentional Talk live from Cooperstown
Join former World Series champion Ryan Dempster alongside Siera Santos live from Cooperstown ahead of this weekend’s Hall of Fame Military Classic for a blend of analysis, humor and entertaining interviews at 4 p.m. ET.
SCOREBOARD

CLE 3
DET 1

PIT 6
STL 2

NYM 2
WSH 1

ATL 9
MIA 3

TOR 2
NYY 0

ATH 3
LAA 2

COL 1
AZ 2






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