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Mason Miller has top-five Cy Young odds -- here's what it would take for MLB's best closer to make a real run

Mason Miller hasn't allowed a run all season, and he's struck out more than 70% of the batters he's faced

Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz to undergo elbow surgery, return timeline puts him out through All-Star break

Díaz, who has a 10.50 ERA in seven outings with his new club, likely won't pitch again until July or August

Can Red Sox withstand this version of Garrett Crochet? Boston's troubles start, but don't end, with the ace

Last year's Cy Young runner-up has allowed 21 earned runs in just 24 innings so far this season

MLB Power Rankings: All hail the NL Central with all five teams in the black

Meanwhile, the Dodgers, Braves and Padres form a scary triumvirate at the top of our rankings

Mets extend losing streak to 11 games after falling in extra innings

The Mets are now 7-15

Mets shake up rotation as losing streak drags on: Tobias Myers gets David Peterson's start

It's unclear what the future holds for the struggling Kodai Senga as well

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Mets drop ninth straight for their longest losing streak since 2004, and pressure is already mounting

This simply isn't good enough for the team with the highest payroll in baseball

Angels star Mike Trout homers again, achieves a Yankee Stadium first since 2013

Trout still shows plenty of flickers of his all-time great prowess

Snyder's Soapbox: When it's time to accept an explanation as valid honesty, not an 'excuse'

Sports fans are trained to view excuses as lazy defenses, but that's not always the case

Aaron Judge and Mike Trout's personal Home Run Derby headlines MLB's staggering multi-homer day

Nine players hit two home runs in a game Monday night, one shy of the record

MLB Power Rankings: Let the turnarounds begin? Which teams have already exorcised their early season demons

In the long slog that is a 162-game season, early results can mean nothing -- or everything

Ranking MLB's eight new City Connect jerseys for 2026

The Braves, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Reds, Rangers, Royals and Brewers will roll out new alternate uniforms this month

MLB Panic Meter: Which teams have the most reason to worry just two weeks into the 2026 season?

Is it too early to panic? Of course! But...

Shohei Ohtani ties Ichiro Suzuki's on-base streak to match yet another MLB record

Ohtani has now been on base at least once in 43 straight games, tying Ichiro for the record for Japan-born players

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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