40,000 Popes took in a ballgame last night

Plus: Snell K's 10 in return to Dodgers

Wednesday, August 12 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Fans show up en masse for sacred night on South Side   The White Sox handed out 40,000 Pope Hats -- and saved one for their HR celebration -- as fans flocked to Rate Field in honor of the team's most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV, on a night that included a "Peace Be With You" greeting. Padres rout Brewers, create three-way tie for final two NL Wild Card spots High-altitude rehab start may have been key to Snell's 10-K return from elbow surgery PCA, Suzuki provide one-two punch as Cubs' offense wears down Nats It's nerve-wracking, but it's working: Yanks pull off another comeback win Homerless for a year, Walls socks 2 in 30 minutes as Rays roll to 8th straight win Pagán wins key 14-pitch battle, blesses Reds with win on Pope Hat night in Chicago Pérez blanks Mets in encouraging night for Braves' injury-riddled rotation Tigers surging so strong even rival Guardians can't slow them down 11 moments and sights that made MiLB at Field of Dreams magical Pair of AL showdowns on ESPN headlines Wednesday slate MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand   460 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jac Caglianone   114.4 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   101 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cardinals   35.6% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand   460 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jac Caglianone   114.4 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   101 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cardinals   35.6% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Junior Caminero 2nd youngest with consecutive 35-HR seasons (E. Mathews, 1953-54) Mookie Betts 100 career home runs at Dodger Stadium Eury Pérez Outduels Skenes with 7 scoreless IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 7 K's Fernando Tatis Jr. 164 HRs, 2nd on all-time SD list (Machado, 217) Joc Pederson 7 leadoff HRs, tied for 2nd most in a season in TEX franchise history PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY George Lombard Jr. has only been in the big leagues for a week, and he's already making plays like this. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS These prospects have already changed the playoff races Some of the game’s best prospects have been called up for their Major League debuts over the past few weeks -- and have made strong first impressions for teams in contention. The Phillies' new lineup is unorthodox - but it's working A premier slugger bats leadoff. A mostly power-free elite contact hitter is at cleanup. Oh, how times have changed. There was a second spinner! But the true identity is not known There were two White Sox players in Spider-Man costumes caught taking in a movie on an off-day, and one of them was confirmed to be Miguel Vargas. The other one? Nobody is willing to fess up. The inside story of how 'Field of Dreams' got its iconic title Believe it or not, the man who made one of the greatest baseball movies ever hated the title when he first heard it. MLB Network Live from Field of Dreams Catch MLB Network live from the movie site in Iowa ahead of tomorrow’s Phillies-Twins Field of Dreams Game, presented by John Deere. Tune in to MLB Central at noon ET and MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show at 4:30. 2026 MLB High School All-American Game Catch the 2026 MLB All-American Game, showcasing the top high school baseball talent from the Class of 2027, live from Iowa at 2 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 4 DET 6 PIT 0 MIA 2 CHC 8 WSH 6 SEA 1 NYY 4 BOS 3 TOR 5 NYM 0 ATL 4 BAL 5 MIN 2 CIN 5 CWS 4 PHI 0 STL 2 TEX 2 LAA 3 COL 3 AZ 2 TB 12 ATH 4 MIL 2 SD 11 HOU 1 SF 4 KC 4 LAD 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 (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.