Handing out 2026 midseason grades for all 30 MLB teams  —  It's time for first-half grades, so let's just get right to it — especially since we've technically passed the halfway point, as teams are reaching the 90-game mark of the 2026 Major League Baseball season.  —  After all, we had a World Cup game to watch!

Royals speedster ties MLB record with hit in 12 straight plate appearances  —  NEW YORK — After scoring 15 runs against the Phillies on Monday, the Royals had their hitting shoes on once again Tuesday — this time against the Mets — and won a slugfest, 16-12, at Citi Field.

Francisco Lindor to Red Sox?  Mets Superstar Reportedly on Trade Block  —  Let's discuss this purely hypothetical trade proposition...  It's not something nearly anyone would have considered before the season.  But we now have a report of the New York Mets trying to trade their five …

What I'm hearing on Mets: Trading a catcher could fetch a bounty  —  ATLANTA — With so many contending teams needing help at catcher, the New York Mets are poised to receive interest in Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are likely to trade either player.

Shohei hits another milestone with 300th HR, but there are loftier goals in mind  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani's very existence is in rarefied air.  With every career milestone he reaches, the two-way superstar establishes that he is a player unlike any we've seen in baseball.

Zack Wheeler's agent criticizes MLB for All-Star snub of Phillies pitcher  —  Not long after Zack Wheeler had undergone a thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot near his right shoulder, his longtime agent tried to crack the pitcher's steely exterior.  The clot could have formed in his heart or his lungs last August.

1. OF Owen Caissie (No. 47)  —  One of the questions that will hover over the Cubs this offseason is whether the team plans on making a strong bid to re-sign star right fielder Kyle Tucker in free agency.  If Tucker winds up elsewhere, that could open up the kind of playing time for Caissie …

How a mental skills coach helped Max Muncy emerge as an All-Star again  —  LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy has grown used to looking over his shoulder, but in the winter of 2020, he looked directly at the man he now credits with saving his career.  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers, fresh off a World Series title …

Guardians All-Stars Travis Bazzana, Cade Smith and Parker Messick took different paths to honor  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt revealed the names of the team's three All-Stars to a full clubhouse Saturday afternoon.  —  Travis Bazzana was left speechless.  Cade Smith smiled.

Third base coach Joey Cora and the Tigers part ways  —  Detroit Tigers' manager A.J. Hinch announced prior to Tuesday night's game against the Athletics that third base coach Joey Cora has left the organization.  Hinch told reporters that he and Cora had met and mutually decided to part ways based …

MLB Farm System Midseason Talent Rankings For July 2026  —  Earlier this month, Baseball America updated our Top 100 Prospects, as well as Top 30 lists for every MLB team.  Now, we're back with more of a big picture look with an updated ranking of all 30 farm systems from a talent perspective (you can find our preseason edition here).