Draft begins today! Here's our final mock

Plus: How rare was this cycle?

Saturday, July 11 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The Draft is here and so is our final mock   Will the White Sox select one of the elite shortstops, Texas prep standout Grady Emerson or UCLA star Roch Cholowsky? Or will they go in a different direction? Check MLB Pipeline's final mock draft with hours until the picks start rolling in. Live coverage begins on NBC/Peacock at 1 p.m. ET.  Everything you need to know about this weekend’s Draft Famous names in the 2026 Draft class Have you seen a cycle like this? HR, 3B in SAME inning cap thrilling feat No All-Star Game, no pitching ... no problem: Ohtani hits 21st homer Basallo punctuates clutch go-ahead blast with monster bat heave Night after pregame speech, Jazz lets bat do the talking in 9th-inning comeback win 'Very manly' Okamoto ties Ohtani's rookie record -- and it's not even the All-Star break Cards wait out nearly 3-hour rain delay, then rally to beat Braves Donuts, card games and surprise All-Star announcement occupy Sox during travel delay Tigers remain AL's hottest team as McKinstry's squeeze bunt sparks 5-run inning  MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Yordan Alvarez   455 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Manny Machado   112 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   101.7 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Yankees   64.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Yordan Alvarez   455 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Manny Machado   112 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   101.7 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Yankees   64.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Tristan Peters 1st cycle in MLB history by a rookie batting in 9th spot Hunter Greene 5th start of 12+ strikeouts (career high is 14) Junior Caminero 13 of his 20 hits in past 17 games have been HRs Sonny Gray 8th consecutive quality start; leads AL with 11 wins James Wood Hitting .410 (16-for-39) with 6 HR, 13 RBI, 17 R in past 11 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY The rain made for a Slip 'N Slide landing for Riley Greene on this diving catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS The 2026 Home Run Derby field is complete Kyle Schwarber, the 2025 NL home run champ, and White Sox rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami were announced yesterday as the final participants for Monday's slugging exhibition. Submit your picks NOW for the Derby Think you can predict this year's winner? Enter T-Mobile Home Run Derby Pick 'Em and you could win $100K. MLB Network’s Draft coverage begins at 2:30 ET Baseball’s sharpest minds gather to draft their future blueprint for success during the 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express. Join MLB Network’s coverage of the first round at 2:30 p.m. (following NBC’s exclusive coverage at 1). Jacoby Radcliffe wins MVP at Swingman Classic "What the Swingman Classic means to me, people my color, it’s talent," the Southern University standout said. "Don’t overlook us. We’re here to play." A timeless drink for a timeless game Baseball is timeless, and there’s always a chance to rally. Introducing the Rally Cap, MLB’s first signature cocktail. Saturday night baseball on MLB Network Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals take on Pete Alonso and the Orioles at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Diamondbacks-Dodgers. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PHI 2 DET 10 NYY 5 WSH 3 KC 3 BAL 5 CHC 0 CIN 4 SEA 2 TB 7 CLE 3 MIA 2 BOS 6 NYM 2 ATH 1 CWS 14 HOU 3 TEX 7 LAA 4 MIN 3 ATL 1 STL 2 TOR 5 SD 3 AZ 9 LAD 3 COL 4 SF 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 (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.