MLB Morning Lineup Podcast
Are you a baseball fan looking for a quick, easy way to catch up on all the scores and stories from the night before? To hear the craziest stat from every team? To learn which player dominated the day? To find out who tied Boots Poffenberger’s 90-year-old hit-by-pitch record?
MLB.com’s Morning Lineup podcast will be coming to you five days a week – Monday through Friday – all in under 10 minutes. A rotating group of hosts will get you up to date on everything you need to know first thing in the A.M., so you can move on with your day, watch more baseball, and then (hopefully) listen to our podcast again the next morning. We can’t wait to meet you all there!
1
Dodgers not too worried about Ohtani's injury
Shohei Ohtani is dealing with left knee inflammation, but the Dodgers are not yet ruling him out for Friday's game. Elsewhere across the Majors, Juan Soto found motivation from watching the Knicks, crushing a clutch homer vs. the Cardinals
9 min
2
Sho pitches, homers -- and game goes off the rails
Shohei Ohtani pitched. And he homered. Which usually makes for a winning combination. But the Pirates went bonkers and stunned the Dodgers. Elsewhere, is there a more exciting play than a walk-off grand slam? Asking for the Giants' Bryce Eldridge.
9 min
3
MLB debuts don't get any better than this one
White Sox No. 2 prospect Braden Montgomery became only the 5th player in history to hit a walk-off HR in his MLB debut, an extra-inning blast that stunned baseball's best team, the Braves. Also, an elite pitching matchup that lived up to the hype.
9 min
4
Brewers outslug A's to open Las Vegas preview
Ahead of their scheduled move to Las Vegas in 2028, the A's are playing six games at the home of their Triple-A club this week, and the ball was flying as they combined with the Brewers for 11 homers and 29 runs on a hot night in the desert.
8 min
5
New fashion trend in Detroit? Seeing is believing!
A young fan in Detroit made some homemade glasses to support Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle on Sunday. And the "McGonigoggles" certainly did the trick, too, as the 21-year-old homered and hit a two-run walk-off single in a win over the Mariners.
9 min
6
Yankees to be without Judge; Cubs win a wild one
A rib injury will sideline Aaron Judge for some time, but he is expected to return this season. In Chicago, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s walk-off hit capped the Cubs’ four-run ninth, atoning for an earlier misplay that resulted in an inside-the-park homer.
9 min
7
Pair of aces making history with every start
Shohei Ohtani tossed six shutout innings to lower his ERA to 0.74, and Cristopher Sánchez ran his scoreless streak to 50 2/3 innings before ending with the fifth-longest run since the mound moved to its current distance in 1893.
10 min
8
Braves’ Iron Man comes through on Lou Gehrig Day
Matt Olson, who holds the longest current streak with 843 consecutive games played, came through on a day for honoring the true Iron Man's special day, hitting a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning to power the Braves past the Blue Jays.
10 min
9
Streaking Mariners win their 7th in a row
It took a while, but the Mariners are starting to look like the team many predicted would rule the roost in the AL West. Last night, they cooled off the Mets in their series opener with Cole Young's walk-off single in the 10th the difference.
9 min
10
New York clubs put on big time scoring shows
The Yankees scored 13 runs in the third frame on the road against the Athletics, tying a century-old team record for most runs in a single inning. The Mets? They erupted for 10 runs - powered by a Juan Soto slam - to sweep the Marlins at home.
9 min
11
Pittsburgh native sinks Pirates; Acuña hits mon...
Ian Happ's big day against Paul Skenes and the Pirates, Ronald Acuña Jr.'s grand slam over the Green Monster, and the White Sox securing their first winning month in three years were among the top moments from Thursday's six-game slate. MLB.com's Will Leitch breaks down all the action.
9 min
12
8 big moments from a wild Wednesday
There was no shortage of storylines in baseball yesterday, highlighted by Cristopher Sánchez extending his scoreless streak to 44 2/3 innings and Shohei Ohtani hitting a leadoff homer AND hurling 6 hitless frames. MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince recaps them all!
8 min
13
Baseball's best pitcher resides in the Bronx
Cristopher Sánchez? The Phillies ace is awesome. So is Brewers' flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski. But the top starter in baseball right now is Cam Schlittler, who kept his ERA at 1.50 yesterday in the Yankees' 15-1 drubbing of the Royals in K.C.
10 min
14
Astros put an end to MLB's no-hitter drought
Three Astros pitchers combined on MLB's first no-hitter since 2024 as Tatsuya Imai tossed six innings, Steven Okert pitched the seventh and Alimber Santa closed it out with two perfect frames in his Major League debut.
10 min
15
Judge snaps skid with clutch homer for Yankees
Mired in a 4-for-35 skid and without a home run or an RBI in 11 games heading into Sunday's series finale in the Bronx, Aaron Judge delivered a walk-off homer to propel the Yankees past the Rays and within 4 1/2 games of first place in the AL East.
9 min
16
First-place Guards look like the real deal
Cleveland needed one of the greatest late-season surges ever to win its division last season. This year, the Guardians already look like a playoff squad after a 4-game sweep in Detroit. Meanwhile, the Jays continue to be a headache for the Yanks.
10 min
17
Two-way Ohtani returns; Rays keep rolling
Pitching and DH'ing for the first time in a month, Shohei Ohtani homered and hurled five scoreless frames to lead the Dodgers past the Padres. Meanwhile, the Rays continued their dominance at the Trop, recording their sixth sweep to claim MLB's best record.
9 min
18
Miz on a heater, and an epic night of homers
Jacob Misiorowski blew away the Cubs with triple-digit heat to extend his scoreless streak and push the Brewers into first place. Otherwise, the long ball dominated the headlines around the league, including some emotional walk-offs and a slam that never left the park.
9 min
19
Angels go from nearly no-hit to walk-off winners
The Halos were unable to get anything going for 8 innings and it looked like the Majors’ no-hitter drought would end thanks to A’s righty J.T. Ginn. But a leadoff single in the 9th spoiled history and Zach Neto followed with a stunning 2-run HR.
7 min
20
Once-floundering Phillies finding their footing
Once-floundering Phillies finding their footing
10 min
21
Reds find mojo in a Speedo; Mets sweep Tigers
Before their game vs. the Nats, bench coach Mike Napoli donned the "Tito Speedo," famously gifted to manager Terry Francona this spring. And what do you know, the Reds erupted for 15 runs. Also, the Mets topped the Tigers for their 1st sweep of '26.
9 min
22
Miz-see TV? No, you don't want to miss the Sho
Paul Skenes may be the NL Cy Young favorite right now. But Jacob Misiorowski & Shohei Ohtani would like a word. Miz, the Brewer with the 103 mph heat, threw 7 scoreless with 10 strikeouts. Ohtani matched the 7 shutout frames to drop his ERA to 0.82.
9 min
23
An unlikely Maddux ... and a Skenes gem!
Paul Skenes carried a no-hitter into the 7th and threw 8 innings of shutout ball against the Rockies. Yet the most impressive outing of the night belonged to the Twins' Bailey Ober.
10 min
24
Red-hot Rays win again to open big week in AL East
The Rays continued to bedevil the AL East, moving to 9-1 vs. division foes after a win in Toronto. They have the best record in the AL and a two-game lead over the Yanks, who have lost four straight. Plus, Seattle is making up ground in the AL West.
9 min
25
Braves endure heartbreak, respond with big series
At the end of a heart-wrenching week in which the Braves lost the beloved tandem of former owner Ted Turner and ex-manager Bobby Cox, they went into Los Angeles and won a series from the powerhouse Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Brewers swept the Yankees.
10 min