Skip to Main Content

Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

Alex Bregman 'hopeful' to be available for Cubs in playoffs after getting hit in face by foul ball, per report

Bregman reportedly suffered multiple facial fractures, but is expected to avoid surgery

Why Paul Skenes blames the World Baseball Classic for decreased velocity as Pirates ace wraps up down season

Skenes currently has a 3.91 ERA on the season, which qualifies as a bad year for the reigning Cy Young winner

What's at stake during the final week of MLB's regular season? Division races, wild cards up in the air

Six teams have clinched a playoff berth so far and six open spots remain in the bracket

Red Sox clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why Boston is a legitimate World Series contender

Boston rebounded from a rough first half to lock up a playoff spot for the second straight season

Three questions for Aaron Judge and the Yankees as injury casts doubt on slugger's playoff availability

Judge was placed on the IL this weekend, and his return timeline is unclear with the regular season winding down

Aaron Judge exits Yankees game with lower leg tightness, unclear if he'll miss games amid tight AL East race

Judge had gone 0 for 2 with two strikeouts before departing Wednesday afternoon's game

MLB trends: Elly De La Cruz's new trick, the Yankees' great find and an ABS challenge update

With less than two weeks of the regular season to go, let's take a look around the league

Phillies place Jesús Luzardo on IL amid tight NL East race, but not ruling him out for playoff roster

Luzardo was scratched from his last start with shoulder stiffness, but an MRI showed no structural damage

What's next for the Mets? How MLB's most disappointing team can turn things around for 2027

The Mets showed signs of life late in the season, but it was too little too late, and now David Stearns has a winter to fix his mess

Threepeat? Not so fast: Why a third consecutive Dodgers World Series title isn't as inevitable as it seems

The Dodgers, who just clinched a playoff berth, may be the World Series favorites but don't hand them a ring just yet

Justin Verlander targeting one last Tigers start before retirement: 'What are we saving my arm for?'

Verlander, 43, announced earlier this summer that this would be his final season in MLB

White Sox vs. Guardians prediction, preview: Everything to know about the series with AL Central on the line

The top of the AL Central is currently divided by a half-game, with a three-game series opening on Monday

Three MLB teams whose remaining schedules could help them in the playoff hunt and three whose could hurt

With two weeks left in the regular season, who you play matters just as much as how you play

Yankees ace Cam Schlittler is getting MVP attention -- just don't ask teammate Aaron Judge

The 25-year-old pitcher is tied with Jacob Misiorowski for the lowest ERA among qualified pitchers

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

Around the Web Promoted by Taboola