Which surprise teams are the real deal?

Plus: Yanks adding another 6-foot-7 slugger

Friday, May 08 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Which surprise contender has the best playoff chance?   A number of clubs are much closer to a postseason spot than most expected on Opening Day. But which ones have a chance to play in October? We've ranked 'em. Cubs haven't had a Wrigley winning streak like this one in 91 years Yanks to call up 6-foot-7 slugging prospect Spencer Jones (source) Disputed slam off Kimbrel costs Mets shot at Coors sweep How much time will Skubal miss? Here's what a former team doctor thinks Betts to start rehab stint, could return to LA early next week One big step (backward?) that led to Okamoto's red-hot run Dad Strength reigns again! Langeliers goes deep in first AB back from paternity list Catch him if you can: Simpson's pinch-hit heroics lift Rays over Red Sox MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Junior Caminero   449 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.3 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Daniel Palencia   99.9 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Marlins   40.7% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Junior Caminero   449 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.3 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Daniel Palencia   99.9 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Marlins   40.7% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Bobby Witt Jr. 4-for-4, BB; 1st time reaching base 5 times in a game Shota Imanaga 5th career 10-K game, 2nd this season Jake McCarthy Tying 2B in 6th, go-ahead slam in 8th; 2nd career 5-RBI game (8/30/22) J.T. Ginn Career-high 8 IP; 8 K's one shy of career best Keibert Ruiz 4th career 4-RBI game, 1st since 6/9/24 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jakob Marsee made the outfield wall his playground. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Here is the first official 2026 mock draft! The 2026 Draft is taking longer to sort itself out than teams hoped. Two shortstops have set themselves apart from the rest of the class, but there's not much consensus after that. Miz, M&Ms and Mickey making history From a young flamethrower lighting up the radar gun to a home-run hitting duo flexing its power, Sarah Langs looks back at 10 mind-blowing stats from the last week in baseball.  Just your everyday 9-4-5-2-6 putout ... More than half of the Nationals' starting nine was involved in a collaborative putout at home plate in their win over the Twins. Is this the Cardinals' recipe for success? Cardinals bench coach and 2011 World Series champ Daniel Descalso has taken up a delicious hobby baking his own bagels under the moniker ScalsDough. Baseball's fastest swing is also the flattest So often, the most memorable part of a Junior Caminero home run is the bat flip, the celebration, or the slow trot around the bases. But the swing itself is just as unique. Friday night action on MLB Network It’s the Astros vs. Reds at 6 p.m. ET (or Rockies vs. Phillies at 6:30) followed by the Mets vs. D-backs at 9:30 (or Pirates vs. Giants at 10). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TEX 2 NYY 9 MIN 5 WSH 7 CLE 8 KC 5 CIN 3 CHC 8 NYM 2 COL 6 PIT 4 AZ 2 ATH 12 PHI 1 BAL 3 MIA 4 TB 8 BOS 4 STL 2 SD 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.