1st Cy Young poll shows two clear favorites

Plus: Don't take your eyes off do-it-all Elly

Wednesday, April 29 View In Browser  TOP NEWS You might recognize the leaders in our first Cy Young poll of 2026   A month into the season, the races for the AL and NL Cy Young Awards already seem focused on two familiar names: Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes. Schlittler, with 'ice in his veins,' outduels deGrom in epic mound battle Phillies get back to 'better baseball' with interim skip Mattingly at helm Ohtani strikes out 9 Marlins, but offense misses his bat Yesavage shuts down Red Sox without best stuff in season debut Hoerner, Bregman, PCA lead Cubs in victory over Padres 'It's going to be dangerous': Alonso upbeat as bat, O's heat up 'That's what aces do': Soriano battles stiff neck as scoreless streak ends  Elly does it all with HR, dazzling defense: 'Best player in the world' 7-run fourth gives Mets fans reason to cheer in desperately needed 'W' As Brewers erupt via small ball, 2 power bats are nearing their return MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Salvador Perez   425 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Aaron Judge   112.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Chase Burns   100.1 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Royals   46.6% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Salvador Perez   425 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Aaron Judge   112.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Chase Burns   100.1 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Royals   46.6% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Elly De La Cruz 10 HRs tied for NL lead; didn’t hit 10th until May 27 in 2025 Josh Naylor HR, 4 RBIs; hitting .455 (15-for-33) in past 9 games Cam Schlittler Has allowed 3 or fewer ER in 21 of 23 career starts (incl. playoffs) Drew Romo 13th CWS player to hit each of his 1st two career HRs in same game Nick Martinez 7+ IP, 3 H, 0 R; 1.70 ERA is 4th lowest in MLB PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Colby Thomas has a lot more green on his uniform after this play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Bazzana shortens the distance from Australia to MLB Travis Bazzana is the rising face of baseball Down Under, but he was a bit of an underdog for a lot of his childhood. Others scoffed at his dream of playing high-level Division I baseball, let alone reaching the Majors. Well, look at him now. We've seen fathers manage sons before. This is a bit different Don Mattingly is now the Phillies' interim manager, and his son Preston just so happens to be the team's GM. Don doesn't expect the situation to cause any awkwardness. "I mean, I like the kid," he joked. He sure knows his teammates Seiya Suzuki's imitations of other Cubs' batting stances and mannerisms are uncanny. Harrison is enjoying the cheese curds in Milwaukee Traded twice in the span of eight months, left-hander Kyle Harrison talks about how he's settling in with the Brewers -- and enjoying Cream City's delicacies -- among other topics on the Best Interview in Baseball presented by Corona.  MLB Network Showcase: Giants vs. Phillies Rafael Devers and the Giants face Bryce Harper and the Phillies in an MLB Network Showcase at 6:30 p.m. ET.  Live games bookend the day on MLB Network The Rays take on the Guardians at 1 p.m. ET. Then, join the Royals and A’s at 10:30 following MLB Tonight. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TB 1 CLE 0 HOU 3 BAL 5 COL 2 CIN 7 STL 11 PIT 7 SF 0 PHI 7 BOS 0 TOR 3 WSH 0 NYM 8 DET 2 ATL 5 SEA 7 MIN 1 LAA 2 CWS 5 AZ 2 MIL 13 NYY 3 TEX 2 KC 4 ATH 1 CHC 8 SD 3 MIA 2 LAD 1 © 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.