7 burning questions as we head toward June

Plus: Overrated? PCA hits HR to Tarps Off crew

Sunday, May 31 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 7 burning questions with the calendar about to flip to June   June can be a make-or-break month for teams eyeing a playoff run or players with a chance to do something historic, and here are some things to watch as May comes to a close. Overrated? PCA responds with 4-hit night -- and souvenir to Tarps Off crew About time! Tatis launches 451-foot blast for 1st HR of 2026 Braves first to 40 wins as Acuña logs 15th career multihomer game Mattingly's decision to insert Sosa as pinch-hitter pays off ... two innings later Polar Bear caps 5-run 9th-inning comeback with walk-off hit Murakami (right hamstring strain) to miss 4 to 6 weeks; MiLB slugger Gonzalez summoned Woo's electric fastball outmatches D-backs as Mariners run win streak to 5 'That's the new White Sox': Quero homers on bobblehead day as South Siders win 4th straight A banner day for Mets' battery! One gets 1st win, the other hits 1st homer MLB's No. 3 Draft prospect homers OVER the scoreboard during postseason play MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   451 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   115.1 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   99.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Phillies   53% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   451 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   115.1 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   99.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Phillies   53% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Pete Crow-Armstrong 444-foot HR longest at Busch Stadium this season Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1st 4-hit game this season, 11th of career Ben Brown 1.73 ERA, 15 H allowed in 26 IP since joining rotation Ronald Acuña Jr. Streak of 3+ straight games with HR for 7th time in career Konnor Griffin 6th multihit game in May (.306/.361/.459) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Infielders and outfielders make diving grabs all the time, but how about a catcher? MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS How will Miz finish up his historic May today?  Jacob Misiorowski is 4-0 with a 0.29 ERA and 49 strikeouts in five starts this month and can secure the best month of pitching in Brewers history against the Astros at 2:10 p.m. ET. 3 ejections before the first pitch? Injured Rays pitchers Manuel Rodríguez and Steven Wilson and Angels reliever Brent Suter engaged in a national anthem stand-off ... until all three were ejected before the game even began. The disguise too famous to be a disguise On the night the Mets gave away Bobby Valentine disguises to fans, the real deal donned his legendary getup for a subway ride to the ballpark.  Walker talks about memorable 2026 Astros first baseman Christian Walker discusses his strong start to the season, becoming a dad and more on the Best Interview in Baseball presented by Corona. Yankees vs. A’s on MLB Network Aaron Judge and the Yankees close out their series out west against Nick Kurtz and the A’s at 4 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD DET 1 CWS 7 SD 4 WSH 9 KC 6 TEX 7 TOR 5 BAL 6 MIN 9 PIT 10 BOS 9 CLE 1 LAA 14 TB 3 MIA 1 NYM 6 MIL 2 HOU 9 CHC 6 STL 1 ATL 5 CIN 2 SF 3 COL 8 NYY 4 ATH 6 AZ 1 SEA 5 PHI 4 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.