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3 grand slams in a game? Baylor slugger makes history

@Theo_DeRosa
February 13, 2026

It wasn’t long into the 2026 college baseball season by the time Baylor’s Tyce Armstrong made some serious history.

During the Bears’ season opener Friday against New Mexico State at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, Texas, Armstrong pulled off an amazing feat at the plate -- one no Major Leaguer has ever

The next generation of players following in footsteps of Kikuchi, Ohtani

@AyakoOikawa
February 13, 2026

*Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Ohtani — two stars who rose from Iwate Prefecture to the world stage — have been named to Japan’s roster for this spring’s World Baseball Classic. Both graduates of Hanamaki Higashi High School, what impact have the two had on their hometown of Iwate and their

Here's every new Minor League alternate identity announced for 2026 so far

@BensBiz
February 13, 2026

Be yourself, unless you feel like being something else.

This is now an established Minor League Baseball promotional strategy, as teams across the country regularly assume alternate identities in lieu of their day-to-day primary identities. These alternate identities often have a local connection, with teams celebrating their region's culinary specialties, cultural

The one man who made Kyle Farnsworth the most searched pitcher in Iowa

February 12, 2026

Former big league pitcher Kyle Farnsworth was born in Wichita, Kan. He went to high school and college in Georgia. He pitched for Chicago, New York, Detroit, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Pittsburgh during his big league career. He had an electric fastball and some good seasons, but was

Stitched in history: How Topps designed a set 75 years in the making

February 11, 2026

Not only does Topps art director Adam Schwartz vividly remember receiving his first jersey as a kid, he knows exactly where it is. The black Mets Jose Reyes model has a permanent spot in his closet, long outgrown but still a cherished keepsake from his childhood.

“It doesn't fit me anymore,

How the Negro Leagues Museum got a starring role in 'Ted Lasso'

February 10, 2026

There are, unfortunately, many similarities between how Black athletes were treated in both Major League Baseball and English soccer in the early part of the 20th century.

Like in baseball, there wasn't an official rule, but a kind of "gentlemen's agreement" that Black players couldn't participate in the top soccer league

Rangers turn Nolan Ryan's bloody lip into gory giveaway

@kennlandry
February 10, 2026

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Sept. 8, 1990, is an otherwise lackluster date in the history of Texas Rangers baseball.

But on that date, future Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan created the iconic picture of him pitching with a bloody lip.

'Fun-loving' Murakami laughs off nameplate snafu

@scottmerkin
February 9, 2026

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- What a difference one letter can make.

When Munetaka Murakami first arrived at Camelback Ranch on Sunday morning, the nameplate above his home White Sox clubhouse locker read “Munetaki Murakami.”

It unofficially goes down as the first error of Spring Training.

Murakami posted the mistake on his Instagram stories at

Acuña among the VIPs at Bad Bunny's halftime show

February 8, 2026

Bad Bunny put on quite the performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which included many notable guests like Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Karol G and Pedro Pascal. Also included in the exhilarating show? None other than Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr.

The Venezuelan native was seen partying on

Super Bowl and the Minor Leagues? These players did both

@BensBiz
February 8, 2026

A version of this article was first published on MiLB.com on Feb. 1, 2018.

The first Super Bowl took place on Jan. 15, 1967, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won the Super Bowl again the following season, this time over the Oakland Raiders.

Tom Brown

When a game was canceled because of a prison break

@michaelsclair
February 8, 2026

A version of this story first ran in February 2022.

Get inside the mind of the man behind those viral mound celebrations

@DavidVennMLB
February 4, 2026

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Jefry Yan is aware of the attention his energetic celebrations of strikeouts and key outs have drawn, as he’s gone viral multiple times over the past couple of years.

Thanks to his particular style of celebrating on the mound with the Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican

Dodgers, Yanks in a waiver claim battle over journeyman OF

February 3, 2026

If you're a baseball player, it's hard to ask for a better landing spot than the Dodgers. Or make that the Yankees. No, wait, definitely the Dodgers. That ping-pong between big-market behemoths has been exactly the experience for outfielder Michael Siani over the past two weeks.

The 26-year-old was claimed off

How White Sox are upgrading clubhouse to make Murakami feel at home

@scottmerkin
February 2, 2026

CHICAGO -- There will be a new White Sox addition within their 2026 Rate Field home clubhouse, thanks to another new addition within their 2026 Rate Field home clubhouse.

Munetaka Murakami is the latter of those two, after agreeing to a two-year, $34 million deal as possibly the biggest signing from

6 Negro Leagues (and Major League) ballparks you can still visit

@NJ_baseball
February 1, 2026

A version of this story was originally published in June 2024.

Livvy Dunne steps into batter's box vs. Skenes: 'Pure fright'

February 1, 2026

As a gymnast at Louisiana State University, Livvy Dunne performed aerobic and athletic feats few could ever dream of pulling off.

This weekend, Dunne lived the nightmare of batters across Major League Baseball.

Dunne stepped into the batter's box against her boyfriend, Pirates right-hander and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner

Mariners to make history with throwback 'Steelheads' Negro Leagues unis

@DKramer_
January 31, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners will have a new look to their uniform rotation for 2026, one that recognizes one of the older baseball legacies in the Pacific Northwest.

The club on Saturday announced during FanFest at T-Mobile Park that it will honor the legacy of the 1946 Seattle Steelheads by wearing

MiLB's Trash Pandas will host a team from Japan in an unprecedented exhibition

@BensBiz
January 30, 2026

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to

He can do it all: Betts to coach at NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

@_dadler
January 28, 2026

Baseball superstar, bowler, golfer, hooper and now … basketball coach? Mookie Betts can really do it all.

Betts was just named one of the coaches for this year's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Los Angeles.

Judge returns as MLB The Show 26 cover athlete

@_dadler
January 27, 2026

All rise for the second time: Aaron Judge is back on the cover of MLB The Show.

Judge was revealed as the cover athlete for MLB The Show 26 on Tuesday. It's the second time the Yankees superstar and reigning American League MVP has been on the cover of the game

Shohei wasn't the only member of his family to get an award at BBWAA dinner

January 25, 2026

Shohei Ohtani took home National League Most Valuable Player honors at the BBWAA Awards Dinner on Saturday night. But what's the big deal? He's won four MVP awards already.

The bigger story, at least in the canine world, was the baseball writers handing out the first MVD -- Most Valuable Dog.

From Big Papi to the Patriots: Drake Maye's wife's surprising Boston sports origin story

January 22, 2026

Ann Michael Maye’s favorite athlete is an easy choice: her husband, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. But when it comes to baseball heroes from her childhood in North Carolina, the answer might surprise you.

David Ortiz.

Yep. That David Ortiz.

“Obviously I’m not from here. I didn’t grow up a Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, Red

Here's who Tucker is honoring with new No. 23

@sonjamchen
January 21, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- When star outfielder Kyle Tucker was introduced as a Dodger on Wednesday afternoon, many of the jersey number enthusiasts out there were waiting to see which number would be stitched in red on his new uniform. It was No. 23, rather than the No. 30

Go fish! The history behind the Mariners' Salmon Run

@DKramer_
January 20, 2026

SEATTLE -- What started as a creative brainstorm during the thick of the pandemic has since turned into one of the Mariners’ most successful marketing ploys of this era, one that has resoundingly resonated with their fanbase.

The Salmon Run!

The fourth-inning mascot race during home games at T-Mobile Park has seen

Does a big dumper make you better at baseball?

A lot better, apparently
January 17, 2026

Former Mariners Minor League strength and conditioning coach Michael Sadler remembers his first time meeting Cal Raleigh in 2019, out in Single-A Modesto.

"He'll probably kill me for saying this, but it looked like he had a lot of baby fat on him," Sadler laughed. "Kind of a baby face. Big