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Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

Giants manager Tony Vitello calls out players' 'effort' after ninth loss in 11 games

San Francisco is tied for the second-worst record in MLB

MLB trade rumors: Mets already considering moving their ace, and at least one NL contender is interested

The Mets, at 14-23, need to turn their season around over the next three weeks, or they may pivot to trading away key pieces

Spencer Jones is the Yankees' biggest prospect, literally: He has major power and a major flaw

Move over, Aaron Judge... the Yankees have another 6-foot-7 slugger, and he's set to make his MLB debut Friday

Reds' Tyler Stephenson's mental error vs. Cubs is latest example of lack of fundamentals across baseball

Stephenson's inexcusable gaffe cost the Reds a run and led to a big inning from the Cubs

Tigers' Framber Valdez suspended for intentionally throwing at Red Sox hitter Trevor Story

Valdez hit Story with the first pitch of his at-bat following back-to-back Boston home runs and leading to a benches-clearing incident Tuesday night

Yankees to wear John Sterling jersey patch, honoring legendary announcer after his death

The Yankees will wear a patch in Sterling's honor from May 18 through the end of the season

Reds pitchers walk seven straight Pirates hitters, tying MLB record

Four runs scored without a ball in play in the second inning on Saturday

Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas snaps season-long hitting streak, MLB's longest since 2022

Vargas hit in 27 consecutive games before Saturday

Plane urging Red Sox to fire Craig Breslow, ownership to 'sell the team' flies over Fenway Park

The stunt came just days after Boston fired manager Alex Cora

No, Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn't wearing an AirPod during a game

Chisholm said he was using a ball of cotton to block out ringing in his ear

Mets don't plan to fire manager Carlos Mendoza despite holding MLB's worst record, says POBO David Stearns

Mendoza, after overseeing a ugly collapse in 2025, has led the team to a 10-21 start this year

Six MLB prospects off to hot starts in 2026, including several who could help out their big-league teams soon

One month into the minor-league season, let's talk about three hitters and three pitchers making a mark

Five burning MLB questions in May: Can disappointments turn it around? How ugly will early CBA talks get?

April's lies are over and May is when the real MLB season begins to take shape

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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