The 10 Biggest Breakout Stars of the 2026 MLB Season From All-Stars to players who were on the brink of being out of the majors, these players reached a new level and defined the regular season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 17
MLB’s 10 Most Improved Players The players who began as early season surprises and who have maintained an elite level into a sixth month are legit breakout stars. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby. He wants to lead the next wave of Black athletes into baseball Jordan Walker hopes his star-making turn at the Home Run Derby will inspire more young Black athletes to follow in his footsteps and choose baseball The Independent UK · Jul 16
Who Won the Home Run Derby 2026 and What Was Jordan Walker's Final Score? Jordan Walker triumphed at the 2026 Home Run Derby, overcoming a hostile Philadelphia crowd with a final-round surge to defeat hometown favourite Kyle Schwarber, marking a breakthrough moment in his career. International Business Times UK · Jul 14
FIFA Changed Soccer's Rules for Americans—and We Love It Plus: a survey on fixing soccer, the Home Run Derby’s format changes again, and a goal you have to see to believe Reason · Jul 14
Schwarber advances in Home Run Derby, along with Contreras, Walker, Caminero Kyle Schwarber kept his bid for a Home Run Derby title in his home park alive when the Phillies’ slugger and major league home run leader hit 10 in the first round and advanced with Boston’s Willson Contreras, St. Louis’ Jordan Walker and Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero to the next… The Independent UK · Jul 14
Home Run Debry Kalshi Prediciton Market Has Kyle Schwarber on Top Kalshi is leaning on Kyle Schwarber to win the 2026 Home Run Derby. Sports Illustrated · Jul 13
SI's 2026 MLB All-Star Team: Mike Trout Returns, Jacob Misiorowski Earns NL Starting Nod The Angels star hasn't played in the Midsummer Classic since 2019, but should return in front of his hometown crowd. See all of our picks and why we chose them. Sports Illustrated · Jun 18
History Says Eight MLB Teams Are Already Almost Hopeless in Playoff Race Welcome to Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter fromSports Illustratedsenior writer Tom Verducci. Every Monday, Tom will empty out his notebook ove Sports Illustrated · Jun 1
Contender or Pretender? Evaluating Whether Five Pleasant MLB Surprises Are for Real Five MLB teams have far exceeded their preseason expectations thus far. Are they for real? Sports Illustrated · May 26
MLB Fact or Fiction Roundtable: Are the Dodgers Still World Series Favorites? We've arrived at the Memorial Day checkpoint. Let's check in on five storylines that may have changed some preseason perceptions. Sports Illustrated · May 22
MLB Stats Reveal Potential Triple Crown Chase, One Team's Dominance Baseball has not seen a Triple Crown since 2012. Is this the year? Sports Illustrated · May 5
Ranking the Recovery Odds of the Five Surprise Slow-Starting Teams In this week's Verducci's View, we're focusing on teams who had unexpectedly ugly opening months, Jordan Walker's encouraging signs and more. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
SI:AM | A Very Interesting WNBA Draft The most puzzling development was the shocking trade between the Valkyries and Storm. Sports Illustrated · Apr 14
Sports Illustrated · Apr 12 NESN Lost All but One Camera During Red Sox Broadcast, and It Predictably Became a Very Rough Watch Here's something you don't see too often.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 10 Five Hot MLB Starts to Believe in for 2026 Separating the noise from the real deal can be challenging in the first few weeks of a baseball season, but these players seem to have turned over a new leaf.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 6, 2025 Cardinals’ Jordan Walker Hurt His Knee Stepping on a Sprinkler in the Outfield A Cardinals outfielder needed an MRI after stepping on a sprinkler during spring training.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 12, 2024 Former Cardinals Top Prospect Jordan Walker Promoted Back to Majors After Triple-A Stint Walker was demoted back in April after a rough start to the 2024 season.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 29, 2024 Four MLB Hitters Who Could Benefit from Swing Changes Chicago’s Cody Bellinger was able to bounce back after making adjustments in the offseason, and these players could do the same.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 21, 2023 Cardinals get homers from Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong and extend win streak to six games CHICAGO — The Cardinals continued their red-hot start coming out of the All-Star break behind a strong outing from left-hander Steven Matz, and closed the gap between them and their rivals the Chicago Cubs in the process.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 18, 2023 Cardinals win third in a row, beat Skip Schumaker's Miami Marlins 6-4 in series opener ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals were hospitable hosts to old friend Skip Schumaker, but they weren’t exactly accommodating. Instead, they dealt him and his Miami Marlins a series-opening loss.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 8, 2023 Miles Mikolas leads a bounce-back effort as Cardinals blank White Sox, 3-0 CHICAGO — One day after the Cardinals watched a starting pitcher leave the game early due to injury and the bullpen blew a pair of leads, they bounced back behind a stellar start from Miles Mikolas, and bullpen pillars Giovanny Gallegos and Jordan Hicks came on in relief and secured…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 8, 2023 Cardinals lose Jordan Montgomery and let lead slip away as they fall to White Sox, 8-7 CHICAGO — An already makeshift Cardinals starting pitching rotation took another hit on Friday night, just three days prior to the MLB All-Star break. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery, arguably their most reliable pitcher of late, left the game with a hamstring injury.
Miami Herald · Jul 6, 2023 Marlins offense stays hot — and it’s needed to walk-off Cardinals MIAMI — The Miami Marlins’ offense stayed hot one day after recording a season-high for runs scored.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 2, 2023 Cardinals cannot slow parade of Yankees relievers, lose Game 2 in split doubleheader ST. LOUIS — Neither the rain nor the runs carried into the evening for the Cardinals.