The fan-voted Nickname Knockout tournament to crown the best nickname in Minor League Baseball is in its closing stages.
Voting began on May 19 and is scheduled to conclude at noon ET on Friday, May 29. The Iowa Meat Truck, the nickname of Blue Jays prospect Peyton Williams, leads with 24,077 points as of the period after Memorial Day.
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Major League Baseball released the first update of 2026 All-Star Game fan voting on June 15. Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros top the ballots in their respective leagues.
Shohei Ohtani leads all players in voting for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game as phase one nears its end. Toronto second baseman Ernie Clement ranks second overall and paces the American League.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers holds the top spot in National League voting for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game with more than 2.3 million votes. Ernie Clement of the Blue Jays leads the American League with over 2 million votes. Phase 1 of fan voting ends Thursday at noon ET.
SportsLine expert Adam Thompson has identified two players for home run prop bets on the lighter MLB schedule for May 28.
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Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers leads the latest National League Cy Young poll while Cam Schlittler of the Yankees tops the American League standings.
Cam Schlittler of the Yankees and Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies top the latest MLB.com Cy Young Award poll for 2026. The results reflect performance through Monday's games.
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Betting previews highlighted several players for home run props ahead of the May 24 MLB schedule.