Through April 14, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson had a .407 average and a .910 OPS, recording hits in 15 of his first 16 games of the 2026 season. That included a nine-game hitting streak which he added to in a series-opening win over the Chicago White Sox on the 14th. “Really staying in […] The post Chandler Simpson’s True Value Remains Difficult to Assess appeared first on Just Baseball .
Athletes Unlimited Softball opened this week from June 9-11. With nine total games, each team played three times in repeated matchups. The Cascade traveled east to take on the Carolina Blaze. The Volts went up to Oklahoma City to battle the Sparks. Last, the Chicago Bandits headed to Utah to take on the Talons. This […] The post What We’ve Already Seen From AUSL Season Two appeared first on Just Baseball .
Aaron Nola is one of the greatest pitchers in Philadelphia Phillies history, but two years of declining performance have left many wondering whether the franchise icon can still be a productive starter. The former first-round pick now finds himself at the top of many of the franchise’s pitching categories. Nola is second in strikeouts by […] The post Are Better Days Ahead for Aaron Nola? appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators franchise has certainly seen its share of prodigious hitters in its history. Names like Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Sam Rice, and Joe Judge dot the team’s record book. The franchise was born as the Washington Senators in 1901, making them one of the oldest major league teams still in existence. Although […] The post The 10 Greatest Minnesota Twins Hitters of All Time appeared first on Just Baseball .
After predicting the American League All-Star roster earlier this week, I will shift my attention to the Senior Circuit, a league that has thus far been defined by young breakout position players and some of the most dominant pitcher performances in recent memory. The rules for the roster are the same: 20 position players, 13* […] The post Predicting the 2026 NL All-Star Roster appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Chicago White Sox have options at No. 1. That much has become clear as the top of the 2026 MLB Draft has tightened. In Just Baseball’s latest mock draft, we kept UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky in the top spot for Chicago. Cholowsky remains the safest projection, but this no longer feels like a coronation. […] The post Breaking Down the White Sox’s Options With the No. 1 Pick appeared first on Just Baseball .
For Red Sox pitching prospect Anthony Eyanson, 2026 wasn’t supposed to be like this. The former LSU product and third-round draft pick in 2025 came into his first professional season just looking to get ahead of hitters. “I had three goals for myself,” Eyanson said, thinking back to his mindset in spring training. “Throw hard, […] The post Anthony Eyanson Looks Like Boston’s Latest Pitching Development Success appeared first on Just Baseball .
As we approach the dog days of summer, much of the baseball world is fixated on how teams are doing at the major league level. With much of the season now set in stone, the weight of individual and team performances solidifying, there is much to analyze. However, just as important as the MLB performances […] The post Top Early Standouts in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Farm System appeared first on Just Baseball .
With arm injuries running rampant throughout baseball and the growing pitching depth within MLB organizations, a six-man rotation appears to be a viable option for a majority of teams around the league. Yet, while other teams are attempting to execute this system, one team stands out above the pack. At the forefront of the concept […] The post The Dodgers Are Proving a Six-Man Rotation Can Work appeared first on Just Baseball .
Following their first postseason berth since 2021, there was a lot of helium surrounding the Boston Red Sox entering the year. There were definite concerns with their starting lineup, but the pitching on paper should pick up most of the slack. Improved defense, anchored by a corner-infield duo of Caleb Durbin and Willson Contreras, with […] The post It’s Getting Late Early for the Red Sox, Who Must Start the Sell appeared first on Just Baseball .
Exactly 806 days after his Tommy John procedure, Gerrit Cole returned to a big league mound on May 22. The moment not only signified the culmination of a long recovery for the right-hander but also the bolstering of an already top-of-the-league rotation. It meant that a New York Yankees‘ starting rotation led by names like […] The post Gerrit Cole Is Ready To Take the Yankees’ Rotation to the Next Level appeared first on Just Baseball .
The West Virginia Mountaineers conquered many first-time feats in the 2026 season, hosting their first Super Regional for the Morgantown faithful, and of course, making their first program appearance in Omaha. For Steve Sabins and Co., Morgantown has gained a pedigree for player development, and with two years straight of deep postseason runs for the […] The post College World Series Preview: West Virginia Mountaineers appeared first on Just Baseball .
Every women’s sports fan knows the iconic Everyone Watches Women’s Sports shirts and apparel from TOGETHXR, the brand founded by Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, and Sue Bird. However, the brand is more than just a slogan. It’s a unifying symbol of support, community, and group identity for women athletes and women’s sports fans […] The post Athletes Unlimited Softball Partners With TOGETHXR appeared first on Just Baseball .
Written by Zachary Symm After finishing up SEC season in second place to Georgia and surviving a pair of nail-biters against Oregon in the Austin Super Regional, the Texas Longhorns return to Omaha for the 39th time in program history. No school has made more College World Series appearances, and under second-year head coach Jim […] The post College World Series Preview: Texas Longhorns appeared first on Just Baseball .
On a Chicago Cubs team that is riding a stretch of seven wins over their last 28 games, plenty has gone wrong. As a group, they have struggled offensively, defensively at times, on the mound, and even on the bases. This cold streak cannot be pinned on one player alone, though the production of their […] The post The Cubs Need Dansby Swanson To Turn Things Around appeared first on Just Baseball .
It’s been a long time coming in Athens. Eighteen years. That’s the drought Georgia baseball just ended. The last time the Bulldogs made the College World Series, it was 2008. A lot has changed, but what this team has done in 2026 is something different entirely. This isn’t a program that snuck into Omaha. This […] The post College World Series Preview: Georgia Bulldogs appeared first on Just Baseball .
Jung Hoo Lee has had quite the roller coaster of a start to his Major League Baseball career. Despite signing a lucrative deal to come to the states in the winter of 2023, it’s taken a while for the Korean star to find his footing in the big leagues. A slow start to the 2026 […] The post The Giants Are Getting What They Paid For From Jung Hoo Lee appeared first on Just Baseball .
Mike Bianco has been here before. Four years ago, to be exact. That trip to Omaha ended up going pretty well for the longtime Ole Miss skipper and his crew, as they climbed the mountain and won the College World Series for the first time in program history. The Rebels will return to Charles Schwab […] The post College World Series Preview: Ole Miss Rebels appeared first on Just Baseball .
The New York Mets have arguably been the most disappointing team in baseball this season. A team carrying the highest payroll in baseball enters June 10 at 29-37, eight games under .500 and 15.5 games back in the National League East. If you tried explaining to a Mets fan before the season that the team […] The post Don’t Look Now, But Bo Bichette’s Bat Is Waking Up appeared first on Just Baseball .
Flashback to the opening weekend of the 2026 season. Oklahoma made quite the first impression as it blitzed three Big 12 teams in a flawless weekend at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown in Arlington. Omaha felt like a worthy destination then. As fate would have it, that’s indeed where the road will end for the […] The post College World Series Preview: Oklahoma Sooners appeared first on Just Baseball .
As the lone mid-major to make it to Omaha, the Troy Trojans have been cast as Cinderella in this season’s performance of the College World Series. With four teams from the Sun Belt making the tournament, there’s an argument to be made that the conference is on par with other Power 4 leagues. After Coastal […] The post College World Series Preview: Troy Trojans appeared first on Just Baseball .
Twenty-seven years. That’s how long Alabama baseball fans had been waiting to say those two words in the context of the College World Series. The last time the Crimson Tide punched a ticket to Omaha, it was 1999. A lot has changed since then, rosters, coaches, eras, but what happened over the past two weeks […] The post College World Series Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide appeared first on Just Baseball .
North Carolina is returning to Omaha for the 13th time in school history and is the only program over the last three seasons to get to the College World Series multiple times. They’ve set a standard and developed a culture that has led to sustained success. The Tar Heels were ranked in the Top 5 […] The post College World Series Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels appeared first on Just Baseball .
As always, whittling down the top 100 prospect list to the century mark is a can’t-win exercise that leaves very talented prospects on the cutting-room floor. Even with a max exodus from our preseason list given the loaded 2026 rookie class, there were a handful of names I found myself disappointed to not be able […] The post Prospects Who Just Missed the Top 100 Update appeared first on Just Baseball .
We’re just over two months into the MLB season, and teams are just starting to settle into the swing of things and find their identities in 2026. But it’s always important to take a look forward. This year’s trade deadline is August 3, and by then the storylines we’ve seen play out already in 2026 […] The post Top Players Who Could Be on the Block at the Trade Deadline appeared first on Just Baseball .