Who's No. 1? The best player on every team

Plus: Behind the scenes at MLB Photo Day

Thursday, February 19 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Who's No. 1? The best player on every team   With Spring Training games set to begin, baseball's biggest stars will be back in action. Who will be every team's top player in 2026? Let's dig into the data and find out! How Judge, all 6-foot-7 of him, plans to maximize new ABS challenge system MLB's top prospect launches first spring HR, and pitcher's reaction says it all Murakami to make Cactus League debut on Friday Betts set to move down to third spot in new-look Dodgers lineup Top Phils prospect Miller learning all he can in preparation for MLB call All eyes on Verlander as throwing work begins again in Tigertown Braves hope Schwellenbach, Waldrep can return in '26 after elbow cleanups Can Kurtz get his glove to match his monster bat? Never satisfied, Swanson feeling great about batting adjustments MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS Remember picture day at school? It's a little different for big leaguers Angels beat reporter Rhett Bollinger gives you a behind-the-scenes look at an annual rite of spring for big leaguers: Photo Day. "I try to mess around with the photographers a little," said Travis d'Arnaud. What drew Naylor back to Seattle? The clubhouse pup! Before getting to work at Spring Training, Josh Naylor can be seen stretching with the Mariners' clubhouse canine, Tucker, at his side, scarfing one treat after another from the plate in Naylor's hand. So, how'd those predictions from 2 years ago pan out? In 2024, MLB Pipeline's experts weighed in on who each organization's No. 1 prospect would be heading into this season. It's time to look back. Griffey will bring the Classic to us Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as a Global Ambassador for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, conducting interviews with the world's stars and bringing his camera to embed with Team USA. Building a football team out of all the 'really large humans' at O's camp If these Orioles were actually a football team, who would play where? Who could be stars on the gridiron? The players weigh in. MORE STORIES © 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.