3 reasons Yamamoto looks Cy Young-worthy

Plus: How Tatis became a superstar again

Friday, April 25 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The rise and fall of 10 teams' postseason chances   In less than a month of play, five teams have seen their playoff odds soar. And five have gone the other way. The 3 reasons Yamamoto looks like a Cy Young contender Best player in the NL so far? Polar Bear has iced the competition Tatis is playing like a superstar again. Here's what changed Salvy breaks belt on slide: 'Happens when you're that fast' Who's the closer? Doval saves all 3 Giants wins in series 6 years after being drafted, Gorski blasts homer in first career at-bat No homers, no problem: Mariners take down Crochet to win series at Fenway Márquez becomes 1st Rockie to record 1,000 strikeouts with club MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Bobby Witt Jr. MLB-best 16-game hitting streak a career high Matt Chapman 1st homer in MLB this season on a pitch over 100 mph Jordan Beck Joins Larry Walker as only Rox with 3 HRs in DH, going deep in each game Wyatt Langford With 3 more hits, batting .533 in 4 games since coming off IL Salvador Perez 239th & 240th games with multiple RBIs, 2nd in K.C. history (Brett, 365) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Center field or right, Mike Trout is making plays. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 5 reasons the Cubs look like a postseason lock After the Cubs swept a two-game series against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field this week to clinch the season series against the defending champs, one does have to wonder: Is Chicago the best team in the National League (or even in MLB) right now? What has been Buxton's best career catch? Twins weigh in Following his sensational catch to end Tuesday night's win against the White Sox, Byron Buxton said he rated the play at the top of his personal highlight reel. But what did his teammates think? This Red Sox fan crochets (literally) on Crochet start days Red Sox fan Anna Gailbreath has started a tradition in honor of the team's new hurler, crocheting a red and white sweater this season exclusively during left-hander Garrett Crochet's outings. A 16-run 8th at Wrigley, a load of leadoff HRs and more stats of the week A lot happens during the week, so thankfully we have Sarah Langs to keep track of the best facts and figures from around baseball. Top 100 prospect drills walk-off homer -- complete with EPIC bat flip Students in attendance at the Everett AquaSox' Education Day also got to experience a one-of-a-kind tutorial in Bat Flip 101 with Seattle prospect Michael Arroyo serving as the professor. Friday baseball on MLB Network It's Phillies vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, Blue Jays vs. Yankees at 7, then Paul Skenes and the Pirates against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers at 10. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CWS 3 MIN 0 SEA 4 BOS 3 COL 4 KC 7 COL 2 KC 6 MIL 5 SF 6 BAL 2 WSH 1 PIT 3 LAA 4 TB 7 AZ 4 TEX 3 ATH 4 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.