2 clear favorites in 1st Rookie of Year poll

Plus: J-Rod wins a fan's shoes in BP

Tuesday, May 12 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 2 young stars stand out in 1st Rookie of the Year poll   Munetaka Murakami and Nolan McLean are the clear Rookie of the Year favorites early on, but a deep rookie class could make for a fun race. From surprise starter to HR hero, Mayo's blast flips script on Yanks 'Power of friendship' has Rays off to one of their best 40-game starts ever J-Rod answers fan BP challenge with HR, then duplicates it in win As Phillies, Red Sox meet in battle of interim managers, which team is better positioned to rebound? Mets to call up No. 2 prospect Ewing (source) Surging Devers, Adames helping Giants' offense get its 'mojo' back Bazzana apologizes to ump for missed challenge, doubles anyway Weathers so locked in he had 'zero idea' of no-hit bid into 7th Gausman becomes 6th active pitcher to reach 2,000-strikeout mark MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jonathan Aranda   415 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jo Adell   110.8 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Camilo Doval   99.1 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Orioles   47.3% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jonathan Aranda   415 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jo Adell   110.8 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Camilo Doval   99.1 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Orioles   47.3% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Andrés Giménez 1st multi-HR game of career, career-high 5 RBIs Ryan Weathers 6 1/3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 9 K's in 1st start in 9 days after viral infection Chandler Simpson 9th career multi-SB game (149 G total), 2nd in 2026 Michael Soroka 6 1/3 IP, 0 R: longest scoreless outing since 8/10/19 (7 IP) Rafael Devers 1st career game with multiple H, R, RBIs and BB PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Dietrich Enns makes a brilliant barehanded play and shows off his footwork to end the 6th. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS It's like déjà vu all over again with the Maxes Muncy Just in time for Yogi Berra's birthday today, we've got another eerie parallel between the Dodgers' Max Muncy and the A's Max Muncy.   Move over Ohtani, because the A's have their own unicorn Only 19, Shotaro Morii is taking the A's system by storm, pioneering a unique three-way approach by pitching, hitting and playing the infield. Simpson putting everybody on notice with his wheels Chandler Simpson hit a ball that bounced three feet in front of home plate. He turned that into a run, as perhaps only he can. Weekly honors go to two of game's brightest stars The Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. was named AL Player of the Week after slugging .815 and circling the bases on a remarkable inside-the-park homer, while Phillies lefty Cristopher Sánchez (0.00 ERA) earned NL Player of the Week for the first time.  High-potential talent finding their highest gear As the college baseball season approaches conference tournaments and postseason play, elite prospects are elevating their stock. Giants vs. Dodgers on MLB Network It’s an NL West showdown as the Giants continue their series in LA against Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers at 10 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD LAA 2 CLE 7 NYY 2 BAL 3 TB 8 TOR 5 AZ 1 TEX 0 SEA 3 HOU 1 SF 9 LAD 3 © 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.