Pete Alonso is playing with his hair on fire in 2025. At the very least, the New York Mets' first baseman is hitting as if he has something to prove.
Two months before the All-Star Game, some MLB teams are already contemplating call-ups from their minor league systems.
The Texas Rangers thought they were upgrading at first base when they traded Nathaniel Lowe to the Washington Nationals and later acquired Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins as the former's replacement over the winter. That doesn't appear to be the case anymore.
Of course, no one will confuse the 2025 White Sox with the 1927 "Murderer's Row" Yankees, but this is nonetheless an impressive feat.
Here are three players on losing clubs who are not helping their cause to be dealt at this summer's trade deadline.
The long road to recovery is nearing an end for Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr.
April hasn't been kind to the Baltimore Orioles and a failure to turn things around could put them in a cumbersome position come summer.
Six months before the end of the regular season, Yardbarker MLB writers identify the MVP so far on each American League team.
It's setting up to be a banner week for MLB starting pitchers returning from lengthy injury absences.
What if Philadelphia Phillies All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper had signed with this team in free agency?
Here are five big leaguers worth paying more attention to as the year unfolds.
Now that teams are roughly 14 percent through a 162-game regular season, certain truths are evident: The Chicago White Sox still stink, the AL Central is (mostly) dreadful and the New York Yankees seem a good bet to win the AL East. But do they need to make a major move in the bullpen?
Earlier in April, Yardbarker looked at three MLB teams that have been exceeding expectations. Now, let's break down three teams that have disappointed in the early part of the 2025 season.
With roughly 10 percent of the regular season over, Yardbarker Major League Baseball writers are eager to spend other people's money. Here are prime candidates for contract extensions for each AL team.
We're just a couple of weeks into the 2025 MLB season, but some American League East players are already off and running. There is some fool's gold among those performances, however, so let's look at one on each AL East team.
Most MLB players will never admit it publicly, but money is a significant factor in choosing a team during free agency. That's why Athletics right-hander Luis Severino saying the quiet part out loud is so believable.
Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are learning from their free agency failures.
Stats don't point to a particularly dominant 2025 campaign from the four-time All-Star righty.
After much uncertainty about his Toronto Blue Jays future, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is officially in for the long haul with his new 14-year, $500 million extension. But Alonso may also reap benefits from the deal.
Major League Baseball is only roughly 6 percent through a 162-game regular season, but that's not stopping Yardbarker MLB writers from delivering knee-jerk reactions about AL teams.
Two of the best teams in the National League are facing off this weekend, and Game 1 of the series didn't disappoint.
It's not a good look for Yankees fans, who simply can't get over that they lost a player of Soto's caliber to their crosstown rivals.
Extension fever is rampant across MLB these days, and Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte is now joining the frenzy.
A slow start to 2025 isn't deterring the Boston Red Sox from going big.
Only a few games into the Major League Baseball season, many players have sparkled on the diamond. But what player on each team has displayed long-term greatness (or potential long-term greatness) good enough to be considered a candidate for the Hall of Fame?