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A new No. 2 and an NL-heavy top 10 dominate our rankings four weeks into the 2026 season.

Pirates star Oneil Cruz rocketed a cut fastball from Jalen Beeks off the top of the right-field foul pole measured at 432 feet. The exit velocity of 116.9 mph made it the hardest-hit ball this season ...

White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied an MLB rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game.

Shohei Ohtani was on the mound and in the lineup Wednesday night, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remains open to giving him a break at the plate during his pitching starts.

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was removed from Wednesday's game against the Twins with left calf tightness after scoring from first base in the fourth inning.

A line drive clocked at 107.8 mph from the Athletics' Carlos Cortes was hit directly at Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert and somehow got lodged in his jersey.

Juan Soto, who has been sidelined since straining his right calf April 3, will start at designated hitter Wednesday against the Twins as the Mets look to snap their 12-game losing streak.

Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford is going on the injured list with a Grade 1 flexor strain.

Free agent right-hander Lucas Giolito, who went unsigned after declining his end of a $19 million option with the Red Sox, has reached a one-year deal with the Padres.

Here's what has gone wrong for New York -- and whether it's already time to say goodbye to October.