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Mike Axisa

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White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami injures hamstring, could miss 'weeks' in major blow to lineup

The White Sox have been a pleasant surprise, but Murakami's absence could leave a huge hole in the lineup

2026 MLB Mock Draft: White Sox take UCLA star at No. 1 as three shortstops go in top four

The 2026 MLB Draft is less than two months away, and UCLA's Roch Cholowsky is the favorite to go first

Ten of the best MLB Draft prospects to know in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, headlined by Roch Cholowsky

Cholowsky, the consensus No. 1 draft prospect, has the looks of a future All-Star for top-seeded UCLA

MLB two-month grades for every NL team: Mets among two F's, top three separate themselves

The Dodgers, Braves and Brewers have all earned A's one-third of the way into the season, but some should-be contenders have struggled

Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez breaks 115-year-old club record as scoreless innings streak continues

Sánchez did not allow a run in all of May as his ERA dropped to 1.47

MLB two-month grades for every AL team: Way more F's than A's to go around

A lot of American League teams, like the Mariners, Tigers and Orioles, have disappointed two months into the 2026 MLB season

Bob Horner dies at 68: Braves slugger 'built a career out of being first'

Horner, a star at Arizona State, was the first overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft and skipped the minors entirely

Astros throw no-hitter vs. Rangers: Three pitchers combine for MLB's first no-no since 2024

Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa (who was making his MLB debut) blanked Texas on Memorial Day

Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, but will not serve prison sentence

The Rays shortstop, who has been on MLB's restricted list since 2024, was found criminally responsible by a Dominican judge

2026 MLB Memorial Day check-in: Handing out MVPs, Cy Youngs and more superlatives as summer begins

It's no longer early in the 2026 MLB season, and two months into the campaign, these players and teams stand out the most

Yankees' Gerrit Cole throws six scoreless innings, hits 98.6 mph in first start after Tommy John surgery

Cole looked like his usual sharp self against the Rays on Friday in his first MLB outing in 569 days

Aaron Judge is in a familiar-looking slump, but history says the Yankees star will break out of it soon

Judge is 0 for his last 11 and has just one home run over during a rough 13-game stretch for the Yankees

Yankees' Gerrit Cole returns vs. Rays: Prediction and everything to know about crucial AL East series

Cole, coming off Tommy John surgery, will take the mound Friday night for the first time since the 2024 World Series

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.

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