2026 MLB Season

Aaron Judge hit his 90th first-inning home run last night, which is impressive, but Mike Trout has 105 first-inning home runs in his career. I wonder why managers pitch to them in the first inning. Baseball is a game of numbers, and I know the managers know the numbers.
 
On April 15, 2026, Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers hit a 467-foot home run against the Texas Rangers, which was immediately recognized as the longest home run in Major League Baseball for the 2026 season at that time.
The Blast: The 467-foot homer occurred in the sixth inning and was described by Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn as a ball he "didn't know if it's landed yet".
Metrics: According to Statcast, the ball was hit with an exit velocity of 112.4 mph and a launch angle of 28.0 degrees.
Significance: The homer landed on the clubhouse roof at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. It was his 6th home run of the season.
2026 Context: As of April 20, 2026, it was ranked as the longest home run in MLB in 2026 so far, surpassing other massive blasts early in the season
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Trout 2-4 with a BB and 2 R !! His avg. is up to .243. He's having a great start to the year! Still leads the league in R and BB !!!! He has more WAR so far than he did all of last season!!!


WAR Position Players
1.
McGonigle • DET
2.0
2.
Alvarez • HOU
1.9
3.
Trout • LAA
1.6
4.
Young • SEA
1.6
5.
Judge • NYY
1.6
6.
Witt • KCR
1.6
7.
Rice • NYY
1.5
 
Guardians reportedly set to call up 2024 No. 1 pick Travis Bazzana

The Cleveland Guardians plan to call up Bazzana on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 2024 No. 1 pick will take over at second base for the Guardians, starting Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Bazzana was selected with the top pick in the 2024 MLB Draft
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Guardians reportedly set to call up 2024 No. 1 pick Travis Bazzana

Travis Bazzana is set to take over at second base for the Guardians beginning Tuesday.
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
The Cleveland Guardians are calling up former No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana, sources tell ESPN. Bazzana, 23, hit .287/.422/.511 in 24 Triple-A games this season and will take over at second base for a Guardians team that's a half-game back of first in the AL Central.
 
McGonigle extends hit on base streak to 26 games and his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI single. He saved himself last night by beating out a slow roller to 3rd in his final at bat.

He is currently hitting .330 with a .937 OPS.
 
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Kurtz draws walk for 19th game in row, A's beat Royals 6-3

Nick Kurtz drew a walk for his 19th consecutive game and hit a two-run double, helping the Athletics defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Thursday. Shea Langeliers added three doubles, while Darell Hernaiz had three hits and two RBIs. Jacob Wilson had two hits and scored twice to help the A's to...
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Sarah Langs
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Nick Kurtz has drawn a walk in 18 consecutive games

Most consecutive games with a walk in a single season since at least 1900:

1947 Roy Cullenbine: 22
1941 Ted Williams: 19
2026 Nick Kurtz: 18 *active
2002 Barry Bonds: 18
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Kurtz, 23, surpassed Bonds’ modern-day record when Royals reliever John Schreiber intentionally put him on base in his last plate appearance of the A’s 6-3 win Thursday at their temporary home in Sacramento.

It was his 19th consecutive game with a base on balls. Few other hitters had come close since Bonds ended the 2002 season with walks in all of his final 18 games.
 
Wanted to share a little love for an interesting player. 27 year old Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey (real name McKenzie) Moniak. You most likely have not heard of him, despite him being the #1 overall pick in the 2016 draft out of HS. After getting traded early in his MLB career by the team that drafted him, the Phillies, Mickey really struggled with the Angles. After 3 lackluster years, LA released him before the 2025 season. He signed a prove it deal with Colorado and had a decent hitting year but still finished with a negative WAR. This year however, he’s really starting to put everything together and is having an all-star start to the season. Another 2 bombs today puts him into a tie for the NL homerun lead with 11! Impressive considering he missed the first 6 games of the year and often sits vs tough lefty starters. In addition to the homers, he’s hitting .327 with a .724 slugging %. A nice redemption story and a reminder that talented players often just need the right setting and time to put the pieces together.

 
Freethinker said:
Wanted to share a little love for an interesting player. 27 year old Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey (real name McKenzie) Moniak. You most likely have not heard of him, despite him being the #1 overall pick in the 2016 draft out of HS. After getting traded early in his MLB career by the team that drafted him, the Phillies, Mickey really struggled with the Angles. After 3 lackluster years, LA released him before the 2025 season. He signed a prove it deal with Colorado and had a decent hitting year but still finished with a negative WAR. This year however, he’s really starting to put everything together and is having an all-star start to the season. Another 2 bombs today puts him into a tie for the NL homerun lead with 11! Impressive considering he missed the first 6 games of the year and often sits vs tough lefty starters. In addition to the homers, he’s hitting .327 with a .724 slugging %. A nice redemption story and a reminder that talented players often just need the right setting and time to put the pieces together.

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I've tracked Moniak as well Freethinker. Just haven't been able to post much lately. Thanks for posting his progress. Hope he does well the rest of the season. I'm surprised he's been able to stick around, but glad he has.
 
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