The best (and most painful) catch of 2026?

Plus: Why a closer lost sleep over World Cup

Monday, June 22 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Familiar club regains place atop Power Rankings   After being knocked out of the top spot in the Power Rankings earlier this season, the two-time defending champion Dodgers leapfrogged the Braves to move back up to No. 1. Catch of the year?! A's RF sacrifices his body for spectacular HR robbery Giants clear air after Devers tries to wave away pinch-runner Harper reuses cycle bat -- and finishes triple shy of cycle! Burns' gritty start takes down Yanks in near anniversary of MLB debut Wetherholt pads impressive rookie resume with two jacks in I-70 slugfest Gasser's two-year journey back to win column aided by Crew's 8-run outburst Marlins' scorching-hot June continues with sweep of Giants New dad Gilbert twirls Father's Day gem -- and brings baby to the podium Albies, Machado heating up going into Braves-Padres meeting (10 p.m. ET, ESPN) North Carolina takes Game 2, forces winner-take-all finale in Men’s College World Series MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jac Caglianone   444 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Riley Greene   110.6 mph 10th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   102.5 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Tigers   44.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jac Caglianone   444 ft 2nd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Riley Greene   110.6 mph 10th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Edgardo Henriquez   102.5 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Tigers   44.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   JJ Wetherholt 12th time in STL history 2 HRs in 1st 2 inn., 2nd rookie (Duncan, '06) Nick Kurtz 55th career HR in 194th game, seventh fastest all-time Logan Webb 1st SF pitcher with 8+ innings 3 starts in row since 2015 (Bumgarner) Jac Caglianone 3rd career multi-HR game, 2nd this season; 4 HR in past 3 games Pete Alonso 18th HR and career-high-tying 10th to opposite field (NYM, 2025) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Colby Thomas nearly went over the wall himself while taking away a home run. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 1st-time Home Run Derby participants we want to see Seven T-Mobile Home Run Derby newcomers helped put on a show last year, so we picked five sluggers we would like to see appear for the first time next month in Philadelphia. Jansen loses sleep over World Cup draw After watching his native Curaçao battle Ecuador to a 0-0 tie and his friend Eloy Room make a record 15 saves, Tigers closer Kenley Jansen said, “I couldn’t go to sleep, because my adrenaline was so up." Playoff races could be shaped this week Guardians-White Sox and Dodgers-Padres are among five showdowns between division rivals that could help make or break teams' postseason hopes. Young stars more than just their bats Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt and White Sox second-year star Colson Montgomery have rightfully drawn attention for their offensive skills, but they are also among the best defensive infielders in baseball.  Royals vs. Rays on MLB Network Jac Caglianone and the Royals head down south to face Junior Caminero and the Rays at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Yankees vs. Tigers).  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CIN 4 NYY 1 MIL 9 ATL 4 WSH 3 TB 4 CWS 4 DET 5 SF 1 MIA 2 CLE 1 HOU 2 STL 12 KC 10 SD 3 TEX 4 PIT 8 COL 6 MIN 4 AZ 2 LAA 9 ATH 7 BAL 12 LAD 1 BOS 1 SEA 3 NYM 2 PHI 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.