New NL Cy favorite emerges from loaded field

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Wednesday, June 24 View In Browser  TOP NEWS New Cy Young frontrunner emerges in NL, while AL race stays steady   There have been three Cy Young polls conducted this season, and there have been three different pitchers chosen No. 1 in the NL. But the name sitting atop the Senior Circuit this time around probably won't surprise you. Down to final strike, Phillies erupt with 8-RUN rally to stun Nats Call him 'Lollipop Kid'! Jazz slugs go-ahead HR, gives candy jar camera time PCA's 5th HR in past 6 games comes vs. club that dealt him to Cubs With his pop at Trop, hometown kid Caglianone logs 3rd multihomer game in June Alcantara etches his name in Marlins history with 1,002nd K Wrobleski bolsters All-Star case with 7 strong innings in Dodgers rout Arenado comes up clutch in former home park as D-backs beat Cardinals Sproat's career-high 10 K's give Brewers double-digit déjà vu Gelof loses MLB-best hitting streak in painful way, but there's reason for optimism Back-to-back-to-back! Homer-happy Astros power up to spoil Bieber's return MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jac Caglianone   443 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Nathaniel Lowe   112.6 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Andrés Muñoz   101.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   57.5% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jac Caglianone   443 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Nathaniel Lowe   112.6 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Andrés Muñoz   101.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   57.5% WPA 11th Inning   Watch   Jac Caglianone 1.243 OPS in June; 9 HR this month are tied for most in AL (Kurtz) Cal Raleigh 1st HR since April 27 after month-long IL stint Sonny Gray 7 IP, 1 R, season-high 11 K’s at Coors Field Jung Hoo Lee 2-for-3 with HR; hitting .403 with .998 OPS in June Ryan Johnson Carried no-hitter into 6th; 8 K’s, 0 R in 1st career quality start PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY With the number on his back, Taylor Walls can really pick it at The Six. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Catchers: They'll catch anything Catching is hard enough as it is, but the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler had to deal with an additional obstacle behind the plate on Tuesday against the Yankees at Comerica Park. The last MVP left in Wisconsin With the trade of two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich reflected on his own tenure with the Brewers and how badly he wants to help bring a championship to Milwaukee the way Giannis did in 2021. 5 players the Red Sox could deal if they’re sellers With the Trade Deadline six weeks away, Boston -- which is on pace for a 66-win season -- appears to be a candidate to sell. But some of its most tradable assets have contracts that could make things a little tricky. Giants will listen to offers for stars -- except one “I think we'll leave all options on the table,” Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said regarding potential trades of some of the team's veterans. Day 1 standouts from the 2026 Draft Combine Some highly touted prospects took advantage of the spotlight with eye-catching performances on the opening day of the Draft Combine. Wednesday baseball on MLB Network It’s the Rangers vs. the Marlins at noon ET and Red Sox vs. Rockies at 3 p.m. Then, catch the Cubs vs. the Mets at 7 (or Brewers vs. Reds), followed by the A’s vs. the Giants. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD HOU 9 TOR 7 SEA 3 PIT 2 KC 12 TB 5 TEX 4 MIA 6 NYY 4 DET 3 PHI 14 WSH 9 CHC 9 NYM 6 MIL 2 CIN 0 LAD 12 MIN 3 CLE 1 CWS 2 AZ 4 STL 3 BOS 5 COL 2 BAL 1 LAA 5 ATL 6 SD 7 ATH 1 SF 3 © 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.