Record-setting pop for hitters' debuts in '26

Plus: Guardians walk off vs. Tigers ... twice!

Saturday, September 05 View In Browser  In 2026, debuting hitters have slugged ... like Ruth?   A record 15 players have homered in their Major League debuts this season, and that is just the tip of the iceberg in what has been a banner year for hitters' first games in The Show. TOP NEWS Sale bolsters NL Cy Young case with strong 7-K start to extend NL East lead Bazzana blasts off to tie it ... then calls game in Guardians' 2nd walk-off of the day Judge takes BP swings, 'checking another box' toward return Red Sox, O's benches empty after Blaze gets fired up Dodgers beginning to consider IL stint for Ohtani as star misses 2nd straight game Campusano's walk-off HR vs. Yanks caps feat not seen since 1961 MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS What's next for the Blue Jays? The Blue Jays are fighting for a Wild Card spot after their AL title defense did not go as planned, and they will have some interesting questions to answer this offseason as they try to bounce back strong in 2027. 250 for 250: Top 10 greatest games MLB is celebrating America 250 with 25 top 10 lists from all facets of America's pastime, and we didn't need to go back far to find the No. 1 entry in our look at baseball's most exciting games. Nationals embark on revolutionary road trip Nationals rookies dressed up for the beginning of their West Coast swing in appropriate attire for the team representing the nation's capital. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Josh Bell   460 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   115.2 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Justin Martinez   103 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   71% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Josh Bell   460 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   115.2 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Justin Martinez   103 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   71% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Brayan Rocchio 6th in MLB history with grand slam, walk-off HR in same game Francisco Alvarez 7th multi-HR game, T2 all-time for catcher under age 25 (Bench, 8) Cal Raleigh 8 HRs, 14 RBIs over past 13 games Miguel Vargas 30th HR, surpassing total from first four MLB seasons (29) Cole Carrigg 1st Rockies player with inside-the-park HR, triple in same game PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Pete Crow-Armstrong keeps finding ways to amaze on both sides of the ball. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK Cubs vs. Marlins on MLB Network Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs take on Otto Lopez and the Marlins today in Miami at 4 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD DET 6 CLE 7 DET 3 CLE 4 MIL 10 CIN 7 ATL 5 PHI 2 LAA 0 PIT 1 BOS 1 BAL 0 SF 6 NYM 10 CHC 6 MIA 1 MIN 1 CWS 4 TB 7 TEX 6 AZ 1 HOU 3 TOR 9 KC 2 STL 7 COL 6 NYY 2 SD 3 WSH 3 LAD 5 ATH 7 SEA 6 © 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 (geoffgould.gr8iphone@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.