3 new names emerge in Hitter Power Rankings

Plus: What it means to be in 1st on May 1

Thursday, May 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 7 big questions as May gets underway   How long will Aaron Judge hover around .400? Can the NL West keep up this torrid start? Those are just a couple of the storylines we're tracking as we enter the second month of the season. Your favorite team in 1st entering May? Here's what that means Yankees, Orioles benches clear after collision at second Fan taken to hospital after fall from right-field stands at PNC Park during Pirates game 'Unbelievable, man': Judge ends April at MLB-best .427, 10 HRs Family of Royals fans filled with pride as Cameron flirts with no-no in debut Padres open NL West slate with two-game sweep Gonsolin provides much-needed rotation relief in 1st start since '23 'Weird feeling': Trout exits with knee soreness, hopes to play today MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Noah Cameron Takes no-hitter into 7th inning in MLB debut Javier Báez Grand slam for first HR of the season Kyle Stowers Most total bases (11) by a Marlin since 2021 Bobby Witt Jr. 21-game hit streak; reaches 1,000 total bases in 500th game Aaron Judge 10th HR extends on-base streak to 27 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY DaShawn Keirsey Jr. will go to the far corners of the ballpark to make a play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 3 new names emerge in latest Hitter Power Rankings Meanwhile, New York-based sluggers are still at the top and a Midwestern star has jumped into the top three. April's hottest hitting prospects A lot of position players may have gotten hot at the plate to start the season, but here's the most scorching prospect for each organization. A superhero at the plate, Judge becomes one in anime, too Aaron Judge's statistics already seem larger than life, and now the Yankees' captain is getting the full treatment as an anime hero. Finally healthy, Baz is dominating with his arsenal Once a highly rated prospect, Shane Baz has shaken off injuries to emerge as one of the best starters in the first month of 2025. He starts against the Royals this afternoon. Ride the Retrowave One of the striking elements of the Marlins' City Connect 2.0 uniforms -- besides the pink and teal look -- is the 305 area code on the cap, a first for an MLB club. Thursday tripleheader on MLB Network It's divisional showdowns with the Twins vs. Guardians at 1 p.m. ET, the Nationals vs. Phillies at 6:30 and the Rockies vs. Giants at 9:30 p.m. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 6 CIN 0 STL 9 CIN 1 DET 7 HOU 4 ATL 1 COL 2 MIA 7 LAD 12 LAA 3 SEA 9 SF 3 SD 5 MIN 2 CLE 4 NYY 4 BAL 5 CHC 3 PIT 4 WAS 2 PHI 7 KC 3 TB 0 BOS 6 TOR 7 AZ 4 NYM 3 MIL 6 CWS 4 ATH 7 TEX 1 © 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.