Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:35 AM ET, May 5, 2026

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Tarik Skubal to undergo surgery for loose bodies in left elbow  —  Tarik Skubal has been scratched from his start.  —  He has been placed on the injured list.  —  And he needs surgery.  —  The 29-year-old left-hander won't start for the Detroit Tigers on Monday, May 4 …
RELATED:
MLB.com:
Skubal to have surgery for loose bodies in elbow; timetable TBD  —  DETROIT — Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after a flare-up on Sunday night.  —  Neither Skubal nor the Tigers would put a timetable on his return.
Discussion: Bless You Boys, Yahoo Sports and UPI
Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Orthopaedic surgeon gives best guess on return for Tigers ace Tarik Skubal  —  Tarik Skubal, the two-time Cy Young winner, says he has been dealing with the loose bodies in his elbow much of the season.  —  Detroit — The Tigers aren't putting a projected timetable on Tarik Skubal's return this season.
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shares update after injury scare
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Handing out 2026 April grades to all 30 MLB teams  —  The struggles of three of MLB's richest premier franchises over the opening five weeks of the 2026 season are reminiscent of a scene from “Bull Durham,” when manager Joe “Skip” Riggins asks coach Larry Hockett, “What's our record?”
RELATED:
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Handing out MLB's early awards: Best and worst of wacky opening month
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Sporting News
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds trounced for 3rd time in 4 games, set ugly MLB record along way
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers and arsenal changes for Parker Messick, Davis Martin, more  —  Welcome to your fantasy baseball starting pitcher happy place.  This is a new column for me this year that will combine a few things I've done in the past.
RELATED:
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: Cubs continue Wrigley Field dominance, Phillies off to hot start with Don Mattingly  —  Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the Cubs continue to rise, Fernando Tatís Jr. is suffering a power outage, the Phillies find momentum after switching managers …
Discussion: MLB.com
ESPN:
Benge and Vientos lead the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the skidding Rockies in early start  —  DENVER — Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for New York's first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and the Mets beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday in a game moved up three hours to avoid potential wet weather.
RELATED:
Ben Glicksman / The Ringer:
John Sterling Was Always There … His voice was one of the constants in my life.  I heard it when I ate pureed vegetables and learned how to walk.  I heard it when I drove off to college, trying to figure out who I was.  I heard it in my early 20s when my future seemed infinite.
National Weather Service:
Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)  —  Extended Forecast for  —  6 Miles SE Lincolnwood IL  —  High: 79 °F  —  Low: 50 °F  —  High: 50 °F  —  Tuesday Night Low: 45 °F  —  High: 52 °F  —  Low: 44 °F  —  High: 58 °F  —  Low: 46 °F  —  High: 58 °F
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo Sports
The Athletic:
Timberwolves earn competitive Game 1 victory vs. Spurs: Takeaways  —  It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned.
MLB.com:
Strikeouts?  Velocity?  Rangers' bullpen finds other ways to success  —  For a team that had to rebuild most of its bullpen over the offseason, the Rangers are succeeding by bucking a few modern trends.  —  Texas finished third in the American League in reliever ERA last year …
Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Carlos Santana's Looming Return Quietly Creates Major D-backs Problem  —  The return of Arizona's first baseman might cause an unfortunate infield logjam. … Sooner than later, he'll be healthy enough to return to the D-backs' big league club from the Injured List.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 11:35 AM ET, May 5, 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
 
 
 More News: 
PJ Green / Kansas City Star:
Carlos Estévez cleared to begin rehab assignment. What that means for Royals bullpen
Discussion: MLB.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Dan Harralson / USA Today:
Where to watch Tennessee-Kentucky baseball Game 3: TV, channel, stream
Discussion: sports.yahoo.com
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Kenley Jansen dealing with injury, but Tigers closer avoiding IL
 

 
From WeSmirch:

Page Six:
NFL star Dak Prescott spotted holding hands, flirting with ex-fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos' bridesmaid

Ed Potton / The Times:
Bob Odenkirk on his heart attack: 'I went down, I was gone, I'd turned grey'

AJ Pitts / Just Jared:
Tom Brady & Paris Hilton Walk Gucci Runway In Times Square, Mariah Carey, Lindsay Lohan, Shawn Mendes & More Sit Front Row

 
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