Three-way AL race highlights 2nd MVP poll

Plus: Ohtani's quest for a Cy Young Award

Wednesday, June 03 View In Browser  TOP NEWS AL MVP race is going to be a season-long saga   The second MVP poll reveals a clear frontrunner in the National League, but the AL is a totally different story. Surge in Seattle as prodigious power sparking 8-game win streak Iron Man Olson embraces stroke of luck with heroic HR on Lou Gehrig Day 'Why has the guy been traded twice?' Brewers are thrilled he's found a home with them Shohei's recent surge coincides with Dodgers' dominant stretch Nola tallies 8 K's for #StrikeOutALS in special first Lou Gehrig Day start J-Ram keeps hard hits, ditches hard luck during 3-double night Baz, 2 Monster HRs give Albernaz a happy homecoming at Fenway Torres' return jolts Tigers offense in rout of AL-best Rays Mack's first career HR starts burst of 3 straight for suddenly slugging Marlins Jump throws 7-inning gem against Cubs for first MLB win MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Willi Castro   433 ft 4th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Fernando Tatis Jr.   113.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Camilo Doval   102.5 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Reds   43.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Willi Castro   433 ft 4th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Fernando Tatis Jr.   113.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Camilo Doval   102.5 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Reds   43.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Yordan Alvarez 2-run HR to pass Murakami for AL lead (21) Kyle Harrison 1.57 ERA is 2nd-lowest in a SP’s 1st 11 starts with Brewers (Sabathia) Julio Rodríguez 4 HR in last 6 games Noah Cameron 7 IP, 1 R, 8 K's; carried perfect game into 5th Heriberto Hernández 1st career multi-homer game; 3 HR in last 7 ABs PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY The spotlight was on Sam Antonacci -- and rightfully so -- for this play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Where have we seen this before?? Jo Adell -- the Angels outfielder who robbed three home runs in one game earlier this season -- gave one back in an unlucky sequence reminiscent of a similar play 33 years ago, almost to the day. Ohtani's quest for a Cy Young Award Shohei Ohtani badly wants the one accolade that's eluded him. What will it take for him to fulfill that dream? Boston's top prospect has become its ace Payton Tolle started 2026 in the Minors, but when he was recalled, he struck out 11 Yankees batters in his season debut and hasn’t looked back since. Woody, Buzz and friends come to the rescue for the Betts family In a promo for the upcoming "Toy Story 5" movie, Mookie Betts' daughter Kynlee needed a little prodding to join her dad on the field. All it took was some of the most famous Pixar characters hatching one of their signature schemes. From at bat to scoring a run -- without a ball in play The core objective of baseball is pretty simple. It hasn't changed all that much over the centuries. Put the ball in play. Score runs. But what if those two were not actually mutually exclusive? 3 things to watch as Texas, Texas Tech begin Women's College World Series Final The top-seeded Longhorns (51-12, 16-8 in SEC play) and No. 3 seed Red Raiders (61-8, 21-3 in the Big 12) begin their three-game series at 8 p.m. ET in Oklahoma City. MLB Network Showcase: Dodgers vs. D-backs With Shohei Ohtani scheduled to take the mound, the MLB Network Showcase heads west as the Dodgers battle Ketel Marte and the D-backs at 9:30 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD DET 8 TB 0 SD 2 PHI 3 BAL 4 BOS 2 MIA 7 WSH 3 CLE 9 NYY 4 KC 3 CIN 4 TOR 3 ATL 4 CWS 4 MIN 6 SF 3 MIL 8 TEX 7 STL 4 ATH 2 CHC 1 PIT 10 HOU 6 COL 8 LAA 2 LAD 6 AZ 5 NYM 3 SEA 8 © 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.