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- Mets on a miserable L11; why so discombobulated? + Cubs feeling pretty good
- ATL sweeps PHI; how good are the Braves?
- NL Central is...elite?! CIN, STL also sweep, all 5 teams 3 games over .500
- Tony V learning how to lose
- Rockies feisty vs. Dodgers
- and more!

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- turns out Mike Trout is still pretty good at baseball and we’re loving it
- three weeks of ABS challenge data has told us what?
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Rushing, McGonigle, the Mets, Noah Schultz debut, Brad Lidge’s new hobby, lineup frequency
- Padres sold!

Meet Charles W. Follis, a pioneering, two-sport Black athlete you've maybe never heard of Decades before Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier, Follis played professional football and baseball in Ohio, where he crossed paths with future Dodgers GM Branch Rickey.

new for Yahoo Sports:

for Jackie Robinson Day, on the remarkable yet overlooked legacy of Charles Follis, whose baseball and football careers were brief but left a lasting impact, and whose story was somehow hiding in plain sight from me for years

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- Jackie Robinson Day; celebrating Rachel Robinson, highlighting Charles Follis, and more
- what *are* power rankings, exactly? + how to evaluate/sort teams after just 3 weeks
- Mets L7 = Steve Cohen has logged on
- Tatsuya Imai struggling to adjust to MLB
- Ben Rice

Meet Charles W. Follis, a pioneering, two-sport Black athlete you've maybe never heard of Decades before Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier, Follis played professional football and baseball in Ohio, where he crossed paths with future Dodgers GM Branch Rickey.

new for Yahoo Sports:

for Jackie Robinson Day, on the remarkable yet overlooked legacy of Charles Follis, whose baseball and football careers were brief but left a lasting impact, and whose story was somehow hiding in plain sight from me for years

sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

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- Jackie Robinson Day; celebrating Rachel Robinson, highlighting Charles Follis, and more
- what *are* power rankings, exactly? + how to evaluate/sort teams after just 3 weeks
- Mets L7 = Steve Cohen has logged on
- Tatsuya Imai struggling to adjust to MLB
- Ben Rice

MLB power rankings: No. 1 Dodgers joined by Braves, Yankees, Brewers and Padres in top 5 Our first power rankings of the season highlight the standout performers for each club through the first 5 series of 2026.

FIRST REGULAR SEASON POWER RANKINGS

+ best performers for each team through 10% of the season

surely the current records and standings are indicative of where we’ll be after 162 games 🫣

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indeed

the mop has made it, friends. Rick Rizzs forever

Rick Rizzs dropped a "Mariners go for the mop today" just before first pitch ⚾️

Rick Rizzs calls it a mop! @cespedesbbq.bsky.social

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WEEKEND RECAP

- NY teams both get swept; which skid is more concerning? what are Rays/A's doing well?
- Padres mop the Rockies; Mason Miller is breaking our brains
- DET bounces back with sweep over MIA; Nats sweep Brew Crew with bunts and barrels
- and so much more!

PADRES MOPPED THE ROCKIES

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- Ohtani warm-up time discourse is...silly? interesting? something else?
- 8 new City Connects, LET'S RANK 'EM
- John Henry ponders humble request to sell the team
- Good/Bad/Uggla on golf, 150 friends, Cade Winquest, Tigers getting mopped, TikTok, toilets, and much more

TWINS MOPPED THE TIGERS

the people demand the baseball fez

Lmao it’s exactly as stupid as I imagined

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plus:

- FIGHT NIGHT in Anaheim! Soler vs. Lopez in a surprise 1-on-1 fisticuffs + Walt Weiss' elite tackling form
- Dodgers cruising in WS rematch so far + brimless hats (?!?)
- Konnor Griffin extension
- no CG for Sandy :(
- and more!

If it wasn’t passover i woulda contributed to the effort, my deepest apologies

Wrong foul pole!!!

Last night at Rogers Centre provided a tidal wave of memories. Game 7 was everywhere you looked, whether you liked it or not.

On a dud of a World Series rematch that still felt special.

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José Ramírez becomes Cleveland Guardians' all-time leader in games played, with his sights set on Hall of Fame and postseason glory On Monday, Ramírez played in his 1,620th game with the only MLB franchise he has ever known.

new for Yahoo Sports, from Cleveland on José Ramírez becoming the franchise leader in games played, and the early-career turning point — as told by current opposing manager and former CLE hitting coach Matt Quatraro — that set him on course for history:

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