9 batting leaders we didn't see coming

Plus: Home run catch with a traffic cone?!

Saturday, May 16 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Right now, this man has no rivals   Kyle Schwarber couldn't be hotter. He hit two more homers, giving him nine in eight games and an MLB-best 20 on the season, leading the Phillies back from a 6-run deficit vs. the Pirates on Rivalry Weekend. Late obstruction call pivotal as Brewers edge Twins Schlittler shines under bright city lights in memorable Subway Series debut Yaz walks off grandpa's team in extra innings with clutch double Rays win 11th straight at Trop, continue to dominate Citrus Series Kelly throws first career complete game -- and does it at Coors Field! Cubs snap out of offensive funk, take Crosstown Classic opener from White Sox Arrighetti's scintillating start to season hits new high in no-hit bid Soto shrugs off aches and pains, joins Hall-caliber company with 250th HR Electric -- and partly shirtless! -- Busch Stadium atmosphere fuels Cards' walk-off Holmes sustains fractured fibula on 111.1 mph comebacker MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jarred Kelenic   446 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Coby Mayo   116.5 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Tigers   40.3% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jarred Kelenic   446 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Coby Mayo   116.5 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Tigers   40.3% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Ildemaro Vargas 4 hits, 2 RBIs to raise batting average to MLB-best .347 Spencer Arrighetti No-hit bid lowered ERA to 1.50 through six starts this season Kyle Schwarber 20 HRs in first 45 games, T-most in PHI history (Cy Williams) Cam Schlittler Season-high 106 pitches to maintain AL-best 1.35 ERA Juan Soto 16th in MLB history to hit 250 HR before turning 28 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Oswald Peraza practices his stop, drop and throw technique. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Surprise! They're the best hitters on their teams in 2026 These players were expected to contribute, not carry the load. But they are. Unfortunately, you don't get any extra runs for a cone catch Catching a teammate's homer in the bullpen with your cap is so yesterday. Pirates reliever Yohan Ramírez made the play with a traffic cone. The look on his face says all you need to know Ceddanne Rafaela was so sure he robbed a home run that he almost couldn't believe he was looking into an empty glove. Talk about a trick throw! The law of impenetrability says that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. So what do you think is about to happen to the two baseballs in this image? This jersey might come with an autograph Young fans wearing Jacob Wilson's name and number to the ballpark just might get an autographed card of the A's shortstop -- directly from his family.  Dodgers vs. Angels on MLB Network Rivalry Weekend hits MLB Network as the Dodgers take on the Angels in the Freeway Series at 9:30 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. A’s). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PHI 11 PIT 9 BAL 2 WSH 3 TOR 2 DET 3 CIN 7 CLE 6 MIA 2 TB 7 MIL 3 MIN 2 BOS 2 ATL 3 NYY 5 NYM 2 CHC 10 CWS 5 TEX 0 HOU 2 KC 4 STL 5 AZ 9 COL 1 LAD 6 LAA 0 SD 2 SEA 0 SF 2 ATH 5 © 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.