Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:20 AM ET, May 2, 2026

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
May update!  2026 top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams  —  Welcome to our first team-by-team MLB prospect rankings big board update.  We've revised the top 10 prospects for all 30 teams entering May.  —  What has changed since our initial offseason list?
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Boston.com
Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Ryan Pepiot To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery  —  Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot will undergo hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.  Pepiot is already on the 60-day injured list and will stay there for the rest of the campaign.
Discussion: DRaysBay
Katie Woo / The Athletic:
How Miguel Rojas embraced a reality check to return to Dodgers for final season  —  ST. LOUIS — Miguel Rojas recalls it as the darkest point of his career.  —  “I was in such a bad place mentally,” he said during a recent conversation with The Athletic.  “Especially because I knew …
Wrestling:
Tonya Verbeek named USA Wrestling National Women's Freestyle Assistant and Resident Coach  —  Tonya Verbeek alongside Sarah Hildebrandt in the coaches corner of Macey Kilty at the 2025 Senior World Championships.  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - USA Wrestling, the national governing body …
Discussion: Hawk Central
Cody Stavenhagen / The Athletic:
Tigers adding MLB veteran Kyle Hendricks to front office as a special assistant  —  DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have hired former MLB pitcher Kyle Hendricks as a special assistant, league sources told The Athletic.  —  Hendricks has a relationship with Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris …
The Athletic:
Inside Craig Breslow's stunning Red Sox house cleaning: 'It's his show'  —  TORONTO — The mass firing of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and five of his most experienced coaches shocked the baseball world for both its timing and breadth.  But to those familiar with the inner workings …
James Schiano / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Steals Report: Luis Arraez runs now?  And the Cubs' running game woes  —  Welcome to the steals report!  I will be here every Wednesday to go over important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams.  —  Stealing a base is as much about the opposing pitcher …
Jorge Montanez / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Daniel Palencia nearing a return, Mason Miller snaps scoreless inning streak  —  In this week's Closer Report, Daniel Palencia and Jhoan Duran appear set to return from the injured list in the coming days, while the Marlins lose Pete Fairbanks.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Doug Padilla / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' offense fizzles again in loss to Marlins  —  Tyler Glasnow pitches well enough to win despite command issues, but one day after Manager Dave Roberts questioned the team's situational hitting, more issues surface in a 3-2 defeat  —  LOS ANGELES — Sometimes it is the bait …
Jonathan Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:
In Defense of Umpires  —  Baseball is about people, not perfection.  ABS has got to go. … There is nothing good that can't be ruined by technology.  —  Major League Baseball's Automated Balls and Strikes System, aka the “robotic umpire,” allows players to challenge on-field calls.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks suffer lopsided loss in series opener vs Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — The Diamondbacks' 13-2 loss to the Brewers here Tuesday, April 28, wasn't even the most lopsided loss the team has suffered this season.  —  Arizona was blown out, 17-2, by Atlanta on April 2 at Chase Field, barely a week into the season.
Discussion: Arizona Sports, Deadspin and MLB.com
Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
D-backs Blaze Alexander Trade Suddenly Looks Completely Different  —  The Diamondbacks' outlook on the Blaze Alexander trade and Nolan Arenado decision is much different now. … When right-hander Kade Strowd (the primary return of the deal) did not break camp for the D-backs after spring training, the noise grew louder.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 11:20 AM ET, May 2, 2026.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Ballbug: site main
Ballbug River: reverse chronological Ballbug
Ballbug Mobile: for phones
Ballbug Leaderboard: Ballbug's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Ballbug RSS feed
 
 
 

 
From WeSmirch:

TMZ.com:
‘The Godfather Part III’ Actor Anthony Guidera Dead at 65

TMZ.com:
Diddy Sued by Male Who Claims Sexual Assault As a Minor

Sarah Jones / Page Six:
MGK shares scary side effects of ‘near impossible’ blackout tattoo journey

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page