These 10 players are opening eyes in 2026

Plus: 14.3 mph exit velo destroys baseball

Friday, April 10 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Pirates, Rockies and Marlins off to great starts -- is it sustainable?   We are only two weeks into the new season, but the Pirates, Rockies and Marlins are all within a game of first or second place. How much of their early success is for real? Springs flirts with no-no and didn't even know it (or what inning it was) Slam Diego is back! Padres' first walk-off of '26 comes on Bogaerts slam in 12 E-Rod withstands McLean's flash to set up lightning-quick rally for D-backs Meadows to spend night at hospital after collision with Greene in left field What did Blue Jays want to know about Ohtani's warm-up timing? How the first 11 picks of the 2026 Draft could look White Sox shut out Royals to end 14-game skid in Kansas City Stats of the Week: Triple-robbery, hot starts and a whole lot of games for J-Ram Two straight steals of home ... between pitches! You have to see this rare feat MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Luis Robert Jr.   412 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Bobby Witt Jr.   113.4 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   43.2% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Luis Robert Jr.   412 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Bobby Witt Jr.   113.4 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   103.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   43.2% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Jeffrey Springs 1st A's SP with 7+ scoreless IP at Yankee Stadium since '17 (Manaea) Eduardo Rodriguez 0.50 ERA through first 3 starts of ‘26 Sal Stewart 9 HR in 1st 31 career games tied for 2nd-most in CIN history (Dunn) Jose Fernandez .958 OPS through his 1st 7 games; AZ is 6-0 when he starts Anthony Kay 5 2/3 shutout IP in longest start since MLB debut on 9/7/19 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Dane Myers hit the wall hard, but somehow held on to make an incredible catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 10 players opening eyes early this season These players have never been an All-Star or received MVP or Cy Young votes, but their performances so far in 2026 indicate that they might be trending in that direction. 8 teams unveil new City Connect uniforms Five years since the introduction of City Connect uniforms, eight teams showed off their second edition of the threads featuring nods to their locations and history. Not what they usually mean by 'tearing the cover off the ball' When a baseball is ripped open, you tend to think of a mammoth home run like in "The Natural." But for Jacob Wilson, he did some damage to a ball on a grounder with a 14.3 mph exit velocity. Former top prospect putting it all together? Jordan Walker has mostly struggled since reaching the Major Leagues in 2023, but the 23-year-old has slugged five home runs with a 1.049 OPS in the Cardinals' first 12 games. 'You did him the dirtiest of all 3' Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard welcomed Jo Adell to their 6-1-1 podcast to talk about robbing three home runs in the same game, including a potential game-tying shot in the ninth. Friday action on MLB Network It's the Pirates vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET,  Yankees vs. Rays at 7 and Rangers vs. Dodgers at 10. (Subject to local blackout) MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CIN 1 MIA 8 ATH 1 NYY 0 DET 1 MIN 3 AZ 7 NYM 1 CWS 2 KC 0 COL 3 SD 7 © 2026 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.