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2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300: Cristopher Sánchez takes over as No. 1 SP
Here’s our rest-of-season Top 300. Expect this space to be updated every Monday. Players are ranked for 5×5 mixed leagues using a one-catcher format. I include the mixed-league disclaimer because I do reward upside, particularly past the top 200 or so.
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2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks
**Updated May 25**
I added the preseason Top 300 rankings to the list this week, just as sort of a two-month progress report. To date, 54 players in the original rankings have been swapped out for newcomers.
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May 25 |
Top 300 |
Team |
Pos |
Pos Rk |
May 18 |
2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
OF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
2 |
Royals |
SS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
DH |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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|
4 |
Reds |
SS |
2 |
4 |
13 |
|
|
5 |
Ronald Acuna Jr. |
Braves |
OF |
2 |
5 |
4 |
|
6 |
OF |
3 |
6 |
8 |
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|
7 |
Juan Soto |
Mets |
OF |
4 |
7 |
5 |
|
8 |
Guardians |
3B |
1 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
9 |
OF |
5 |
9 |
14 |
||
|
10 |
1B |
1 |
11 |
9 |
||
|
11 |
Kyle Tucker |
Dodgers |
OF |
6 |
12 |
10 |
|
12 |
Astros |
OF |
7 |
13 |
25 |
|
|
13 |
Nick Kurtz |
Athletics |
1B |
2 |
14 |
16 |
|
14 |
Cristopher Sanchez |
SP |
1 |
19 |
26 |
|
|
15 |
1B |
3 |
16 |
17 |
||
|
16 |
Phillies |
DH |
2 |
15 |
20 |
|
|
17 |
Pirates |
SP |
2 |
10 |
11 |
|
|
18 |
Rays |
3B |
2 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
19 |
Zach Neto |
Angels |
SS |
3 |
18 |
18 |
|
20 |
Brewers |
OF |
8 |
20 |
35 |
|
|
21 |
James Wood |
Nationals |
OF |
9 |
24 |
30 |
|
22 |
Fernando Tatis Jr. |
Padres |
2B |
1 |
17 |
15 |
|
23 |
Phillies |
1B |
4 |
22 |
38 |
|
|
24 |
Trea Turner |
Phillies |
SS |
4 |
23 |
23 |
|
25 |
Orioles |
SS |
5 |
25 |
12 |
|
|
26 |
Mariners |
SP |
3 |
26 |
22 |
|
|
27 |
Dodgers |
SP |
4 |
27 |
28 |
|
|
28 |
CJ Abrams |
Nationals |
SS |
6 |
29 |
37 |
|
29 |
Tarik Skubal |
Tigers |
SP |
5 |
40 |
7 |
|
30 |
Brewers |
2B |
2 |
28 |
56 |
|
|
31 |
Michael Harris II |
Braves |
OF |
10 |
30 |
31 |
|
32 |
Mason Miller |
Padres |
RP |
1 |
31 |
41 |
|
33 |
Ketel Marte |
Diamondbacks |
2B |
3 |
32 |
27 |
|
34 |
Sal Stewart |
Reds |
2B |
4 |
34 |
48 |
|
35 |
Freddie Freeman |
Dodgers |
1B |
5 |
33 |
36 |
|
36 |
Matt Olson |
Braves |
1B |
6 |
36 |
75 |
|
37 |
Shohei Ohtani |
Dodgers |
SP |
6 |
37 |
60 |
|
38 |
Oneil Cruz |
Pirates |
OF |
11 |
38 |
51 |
|
39 |
Bryan Woo |
Mariners |
SP |
7 |
35 |
34 |
|
40 |
Braves |
3B |
3 |
39 |
29 |
|
|
41 |
SP |
8 |
42 |
19 |
||
|
42 |
Cubs |
OF |
12 |
45 |
32 |
|
|
43 |
Yankees |
2B |
5 |
43 |
40 |
|
|
44 |
Cody Bellinger |
Yankees |
OF |
13 |
44 |
53 |
|
45 |
Braves |
SP |
9 |
46 |
58 |
|
|
46 |
Cade Smith |
Guardians |
RP |
2 |
48 |
57 |
|
47 |
Ben Rice |
Yankees |
C |
1 |
47 |
83 |
|
48 |
Mariners |
SP |
10 |
41 |
46 |
|
|
49 |
Red Sox |
RP |
3 |
52 |
61 |
|
|
50 |
Phillies |
SP |
11 |
70 |
81 |
|
|
51 |
Athletics |
C |
2 |
51 |
111 |
|
|
52 |
Jarren Duran |
Red Sox |
OF |
14 |
53 |
39 |
|
53 |
Athletics |
OF |
15 |
54 |
43 |
|
|
54 |
Brewers |
SP |
12 |
57 |
79 |
|
|
55 |
Jhoan Duran |
Phillies |
RP |
4 |
56 |
66 |
|
56 |
Rangers |
SP |
13 |
50 |
55 |
|
|
57 |
Royals |
3B |
4 |
49 |
44 |
|
|
58 |
Joe Ryan |
Twins |
SP |
14 |
71 |
67 |
|
59 |
Mike Trout |
Angels |
OF |
16 |
59 |
99 |
|
60 |
Blue Jays |
OF |
17 |
61 |
54 |
|
|
61 |
Andres Munoz |
Mariners |
RP |
5 |
62 |
77 |
|
62 |
Framber Valdez |
Tigers |
SP |
15 |
60 |
63 |
|
63 |
Dylan Cease |
Blue Jays |
SP |
16 |
55 |
69 |
|
64 |
Mets |
SP |
17 |
63 |
105 |
|
|
65 |
Padres |
3B |
5 |
58 |
45 |
|
|
66 |
Tigers |
OF |
18 |
64 |
91 |
|
|
67 |
Astros |
SS |
7 |
66 |
73 |
|
|
68 |
Athletics |
1B |
7 |
65 |
74 |
|
|
69 |
Red Sox |
OF |
19 |
69 |
49 |
|
|
70 |
Yankees |
SP |
18 |
74 |
182 |
|
|
71 |
Marlins |
SS |
8 |
73 |
96 |
|
|
72 |
Cardinals |
OF |
20 |
83 |
NR |
|
|
73 |
Seiya Suzuki |
Cubs |
OF |
21 |
68 |
88 |
|
74 |
Padres |
OF |
22 |
67 |
52 |
|
|
75 |
Gerrit Cole |
Yankees |
SP |
19 |
82 |
118 |
|
76 |
Cardinals |
C |
3 |
77 |
107 |
|
|
77 |
Cubs |
2B |
6 |
76 |
122 |
|
|
78 |
Byron Buxton |
Twins |
OF |
23 |
79 |
89 |
|
79 |
Bo Bichette |
Mets |
SS |
9 |
89 |
64 |
|
80 |
Josh Naylor |
Mariners |
1B |
8 |
78 |
78 |
|
81 |
Wyatt Langford |
Rangers |
OF |
24 |
86 |
47 |
|
82 |
Pirates |
OF |
25 |
81 |
108 |
|
|
83 |
Rangers |
SS |
10 |
75 |
76 |
|
|
84 |
Rays |
SP |
20 |
84 |
93 |
|
|
85 |
Andy Pages |
Dodgers |
OF |
26 |
80 |
139 |
|
86 |
Mets |
RP |
6 |
85 |
70 |
|
|
87 |
Marlins |
OF |
27 |
88 |
109 |
|
|
88 |
Josh Hader |
Astros |
RP |
7 |
91 |
97 |
|
89 |
Phillies |
SP |
21 |
90 |
102 |
|
|
90 |
Cole Ragans |
Royals |
SP |
22 |
99 |
72 |
|
91 |
Mets |
SS |
11 |
95 |
24 |
|
|
92 |
Giants |
1B |
9 |
92 |
87 |
|
|
93 |
Sonny Gray |
Red Sox |
SP |
23 |
93 |
85 |
|
94 |
Cal Raleigh |
Mariners |
C |
4 |
94 |
33 |
|
95 |
Chase Burns |
Reds |
SP |
24 |
97 |
154 |
|
96 |
Dodgers |
SS |
12 |
96 |
80 |
|
|
97 |
Cardinals |
1B |
10 |
98 |
112 |
|
|
98 |
Diamondbacks |
SS |
13 |
103 |
59 |
|
|
99 |
Yankees |
RP |
8 |
87 |
84 |
|
|
100 |
Logan Webb |
Giants |
SP |
25 |
108 |
68 |
|
101 |
Rangers |
OF |
28 |
104 |
106 |
|
|
102 |
Blue Jays |
SP |
26 |
107 |
142 |
|
|
103 |
Cubs |
RP |
9 |
101 |
92 |
|
|
104 |
Jo Adell |
Angels |
OF |
29 |
106 |
104 |
|
105 |
Brewers |
OF |
30 |
109 |
95 |
|
|
106 |
Yandy Diaz |
Rays |
1B |
11 |
114 |
141 |
|
107 |
Brewers |
C |
5 |
111 |
123 |
|
|
108 |
Willson Contreras |
Red Sox |
1B |
12 |
113 |
114 |
|
109 |
Daylen Lile |
Nationals |
OF |
31 |
112 |
116 |
|
110 |
Bryce Miller |
Mariners |
SP |
27 |
115 |
187 |
|
111 |
Konnor Griffin |
Pirates |
SS |
14 |
110 |
181 |
|
112 |
Rays |
SP |
28 |
118 |
160 |
|
|
113 |
Mets |
SP |
29 |
116 |
138 |
|
|
114 |
Dodgers |
OF |
32 |
127 |
113 |
|
|
115 |
Shota Imanaga |
Cubs |
SP |
30 |
100 |
149 |
|
116 |
Guardians |
SP |
31 |
120 |
229 |
|
|
117 |
3B |
6 |
119 |
177 |
||
|
118 |
Kyle Bradish |
Orioles |
SP |
32 |
122 |
90 |
|
119 |
Braves |
RP |
10 |
126 |
124 |
|
|
120 |
Cubs |
3B |
7 |
121 |
137 |
|
|
121 |
Royals |
1B |
13 |
102 |
62 |
|
|
122 |
Astros |
SP |
33 |
133 |
65 |
|
|
123 |
White Sox |
3B |
8 |
123 |
214 |
|
|
124 |
Kevin McGonigle |
Tigers |
SS |
15 |
125 |
224 |
|
125 |
Orioles |
RP |
11 |
117 |
115 |
|
|
126 |
Blue Jays |
OF |
33 |
129 |
119 |
|
|
127 |
Red Sox |
SP |
34 |
130 |
131 |
|
|
128 |
Tanner Bibee |
Guardians |
SP |
35 |
138 |
126 |
|
129 |
Astros |
1B |
14 |
137 |
265 |
|
|
130 |
Ceddanne Rafaela |
Red Sox |
2B |
7 |
131 |
120 |
|
131 |
JJ Wetherholt |
Cardinals |
SS |
16 |
136 |
173 |
|
132 |
Orioles |
2B |
8 |
143 |
158 |
|
|
133 |
Rangers |
SP |
36 |
145 |
151 |
|
|
134 |
Eury Perez |
Marlins |
SP |
37 |
124 |
98 |
|
135 |
Rays |
OF |
34 |
134 |
213 |
|
|
136 |
Trey Yesavage |
Blue Jays |
SP |
38 |
151 |
237 |
|
137 |
Cubs |
1B |
15 |
141 |
125 |
|
|
138 |
MacKenzie Gore |
Rangers |
SP |
39 |
139 |
134 |
|
139 |
Ian Happ |
Cubs |
OF |
35 |
135 |
152 |
|
140 |
Marlins |
RP |
12 |
140 |
153 |
|
|
141 |
Wilyer Abreu |
Red Sox |
OF |
36 |
132 |
169 |
|
142 |
Kenley Jansen |
Tigers |
RP |
13 |
148 |
146 |
|
143 |
Braves |
C |
6 |
72 |
130 |
|
|
144 |
Padres |
SP |
40 |
147 |
179 |
|
|
145 |
Reds |
3B |
9 |
162 |
136 |
|
|
146 |
Alec Bohm |
Phillies |
3B |
10 |
163 |
117 |
|
147 |
Dylan Crews |
Nationals |
OF |
37 |
244 |
198 |
|
148 |
Brewers |
SP |
41 |
164 |
161 |
|
|
149 |
Bryson Stott |
Phillies |
2B |
9 |
156 |
150 |
|
150 |
Blake Snell |
Dodgers |
SP |
42 |
233 |
121 |
|
151 |
Rays |
1B |
16 |
150 |
218 |
|
|
152 |
Salvador Perez |
Royals |
C |
7 |
154 |
101 |
|
153 |
Kyle Harrison |
Brewers |
SP |
43 |
211 |
NR |
|
154 |
Matt McLain |
Reds |
2B |
10 |
146 |
103 |
|
155 |
Rockies |
C |
8 |
149 |
145 |
|
|
156 |
Reds |
1B |
17 |
152 |
NR |
|
|
157 |
Yankees |
SP |
44 |
158 |
204 |
|
|
158 |
Reds |
SP |
45 |
166 |
215 |
|
|
159 |
Travis Bazzana |
Guardians |
2B |
11 |
167 |
NR |
|
160 |
Max Muncy |
Dodgers |
3B |
11 |
157 |
206 |
|
161 |
Otto Lopez |
Marlins |
SS |
17 |
153 |
191 |
|
162 |
Riley O’Brien |
Cardinals |
RP |
14 |
144 |
243 |
|
163 |
Mariners |
OF |
38 |
160 |
178 |
|
|
164 |
Max Fried |
Yankees |
SP |
46 |
174 |
42 |
|
165 |
Dansby Swanson |
Cubs |
SS |
18 |
159 |
164 |
|
166 |
Parker Messick |
Guardians |
SP |
47 |
161 |
259 |
|
167 |
Twins |
2B |
12 |
105 |
82 |
|
|
168 |
Louis Varland |
Blue Jays |
RP |
15 |
155 |
NR |
|
169 |
Luis Robert Jr. |
Mets |
OF |
39 |
142 |
71 |
|
170 |
Astros |
3B |
12 |
165 |
172 |
|
|
171 |
Braves |
SP |
48 |
177 |
263 |
|
|
172 |
Braxton Ashcraft |
Pirates |
SP |
49 |
168 |
276 |
|
173 |
Marlins |
SP |
50 |
169 |
192 |
|
|
174 |
Brewers |
SP |
51 |
181 |
277 |
|
|
175 |
Giants |
SS |
19 |
189 |
163 |
|
|
176 |
Kazuma Okamoto |
Blue Jays |
3B |
13 |
173 |
212 |
|
177 |
Phillies |
OF |
40 |
170 |
264 |
|
|
178 |
White Sox |
SS |
20 |
171 |
174 |
|
|
179 |
Jose Soriano |
Angels |
SP |
52 |
185 |
NR |
|
180 |
Xander Bogaerts |
Padres |
SS |
21 |
179 |
194 |
|
181 |
Dodgers |
SP |
53 |
128 |
144 |
|
|
182 |
Abner Uribe |
Brewers |
RP |
16 |
178 |
197 |
|
183 |
Jose Altuve |
Astros |
2B |
13 |
176 |
86 |
|
184 |
Adolis Garcia |
Phillies |
OF |
41 |
175 |
171 |
|
185 |
Marlins |
OF |
42 |
186 |
140 |
|
|
186 |
Payton Tolle |
Red Sox |
SP |
54 |
188 |
NR |
|
187 |
Ezequiel Tovar |
Rockies |
SS |
22 |
180 |
148 |
|
188 |
Taylor Ward |
Orioles |
OF |
43 |
172 |
189 |
|
189 |
Josh Jung |
Rangers |
3B |
14 |
184 |
245 |
|
190 |
Randy Vasquez |
Padres |
SP |
55 |
183 |
NR |
|
191 |
Yankees |
OF |
44 |
191 |
200 |
|
|
192 |
Mets |
SP |
56 |
194 |
NR |
|
|
193 |
Luis Garcia Jr. |
Nationals |
2B |
14 |
187 |
170 |
|
194 |
Ozzie Albies |
Braves |
2B |
15 |
195 |
262 |
|
195 |
Angels |
1B |
18 |
190 |
221 |
|
|
196 |
Tanner Scott |
Dodgers |
RP |
17 |
197 |
NR |
|
197 |
Luis Arraez |
Giants |
2B |
16 |
196 |
217 |
|
198 |
Jeff Hoffman |
Blue Jays |
RP |
18 |
205 |
100 |
|
199 |
Brett Baty |
Mets |
2B |
17 |
213 |
205 |
|
200 |
Shane Bieber |
Blue Jays |
SP |
57 |
209 |
247 |
|
201 |
Emmet Sheehan |
Dodgers |
SP |
58 |
202 |
211 |
|
202 |
Pirates |
2B |
18 |
206 |
210 |
|
|
203 |
Sam Antonacci |
White Sox |
2B |
19 |
208 |
NR |
|
204 |
White Sox |
RP |
19 |
193 |
165 |
|
|
205 |
Nick Lodolo |
Reds |
SP |
59 |
204 |
184 |
|
206 |
Cam Smith |
Astros |
OF |
45 |
192 |
NR |
|
207 |
Trevor Megill |
Brewers |
RP |
20 |
201 |
127 |
|
208 |
JJ Bleday |
Reds |
OF |
46 |
203 |
NR |
|
209 |
Ryan Waldschmidt |
Diamondbacks |
OF |
47 |
212 |
NR |
|
210 |
Pirates |
SP |
60 |
216 |
NR |
|
|
211 |
Athletics |
SS |
23 |
214 |
128 |
|
|
212 |
Bryan Baker |
Rays |
RP |
21 |
210 |
NR |
|
213 |
Gleyber Torres |
Tigers |
2B |
20 |
221 |
180 |
|
214 |
Max Meyer |
Marlins |
SP |
61 |
274 |
289 |
|
215 |
Tommy Edman |
Dodgers |
2B |
21 |
236 |
176 |
|
216 |
Padres |
OF |
48 |
199 |
228 |
|
|
217 |
Guardians |
OF |
49 |
222 |
NR |
|
|
218 |
Ben Brown |
Cubs |
SP |
62 |
238 |
NR |
|
219 |
Jorge Soler |
Angels |
OF |
50 |
219 |
244 |
|
220 |
Ernie Clement |
Blue Jays |
SS |
24 |
224 |
251 |
|
221 |
Carson Benge |
Mets |
OF |
51 |
241 |
290 |
|
222 |
Tigers |
C |
9 |
215 |
NR |
|
|
223 |
Will Warren |
Yankees |
SP |
63 |
223 |
NR |
|
224 |
Giants |
3B |
15 |
227 |
196 |
|
|
225 |
Rays |
SP |
64 |
225 |
246 |
|
|
226 |
Mariners |
SP |
65 |
230 |
NR |
|
|
227 |
Guardians |
SP |
66 |
273 |
NR |
|
|
228 |
Yankees |
SP |
67 |
231 |
286 |
|
|
229 |
Evan Carter |
Rangers |
OF |
52 |
228 |
255 |
|
230 |
Mark Vientos |
Mets |
3B |
16 |
229 |
NR |
|
231 |
Will Smith |
Dodgers |
C |
10 |
226 |
201 |
|
232 |
Jesus Sanchez |
Blue Jays |
OF |
53 |
239 |
292 |
|
233 |
Steven Kwan |
Guardians |
OF |
54 |
234 |
162 |
|
234 |
Blue Jays |
SS |
25 |
232 |
239 |
|
|
235 |
Diamondbacks |
C |
11 |
240 |
231 |
|
|
236 |
Josh Bell |
Twins |
1B |
19 |
245 |
230 |
|
237 |
Caleb Durbin |
Red Sox |
3B |
17 |
217 |
159 |
|
238 |
Adley Rutschman |
Orioles |
C |
12 |
249 |
261 |
|
239 |
Brewers |
1B |
20 |
242 |
155 |
|
|
240 |
Pirates |
RP |
22 |
254 |
NR |
|
|
241 |
Blue Jays |
3B |
18 |
256 |
186 |
|
|
242 |
Colt Keith |
Tigers |
2B |
22 |
237 |
227 |
|
243 |
Brewers |
OF |
55 |
198 |
NR |
|
|
244 |
A.J. Ewing |
Mets |
OF |
56 |
251 |
NR |
|
245 |
Lucas Erceg |
Royals |
RP |
23 |
235 |
273 |
|
246 |
Tigers |
OF |
57 |
259 |
167 |
|
|
247 |
Mariners |
2B |
23 |
257 |
183 |
|
|
248 |
Kodai Senga |
Mets |
SP |
68 |
260 |
202 |
|
249 |
Jeff McNeil |
Athletics |
2B |
24 |
246 |
274 |
|
250 |
Henry Bolte |
Athletics |
OF |
58 |
247 |
NR |
|
251 |
Reid Detmers |
Angels |
SP |
69 |
250 |
256 |
|
252 |
Jorge Polanco |
Mets |
2B |
25 |
271 |
135 |
|
253 |
Bubba Chandler |
Pirates |
SP |
70 |
243 |
207 |
|
254 |
Jacob Latz |
Rangers |
RP |
24 |
252 |
NR |
|
255 |
Davis Martin |
White Sox |
SP |
71 |
255 |
NR |
|
256 |
Spencer Torkelson |
Tigers |
1B |
21 |
220 |
216 |
|
257 |
Noelvi Marte |
Reds |
3B |
19 |
265 |
94 |
|
258 |
Mickey Moniak |
Rockies |
OF |
59 |
200 |
236 |
|
259 |
Taj Bradley |
Twins |
SP |
72 |
284 |
NR |
|
260 |
Sal Frelick |
Brewers |
OF |
60 |
258 |
258 |
|
261 |
TJ Rumfield |
Rockies |
1B |
22 |
272 |
NR |
|
262 |
Justin Wrobleski |
SP |
73 |
253 |
NR |
|
|
263 |
Jake Burger |
Rangers |
1B |
23 |
275 |
254 |
|
264 |
Casey Mize |
Tigers |
SP |
74 |
278 |
NR |
|
265 |
Paul Sewald |
Diamondbacks |
RP |
25 |
266 |
291 |
|
266 |
River Ryan |
Dodgers |
SP |
75 |
285 |
NR |
|
267 |
Jake Bauers |
Brewers |
1B |
24 |
282 |
NR |
|
268 |
Michael Wacha |
Royals |
SP |
76 |
269 |
NR |
|
269 |
Jameson Taillon |
Cubs |
SP |
77 |
261 |
225 |
|
270 |
Masyn Winn |
Cardinals |
SS |
26 |
262 |
223 |
|
271 |
Edward Cabrera |
Cubs |
SP |
78 |
207 |
175 |
|
272 |
Jung Hoo Lee |
Giants |
OF |
61 |
182 |
157 |
|
273 |
Nathaniel Lowe |
Reds |
1B |
25 |
296 |
NR |
|
274 |
Anthony Volpe |
Yankees |
SS |
27 |
248 |
235 |
|
275 |
Nolan Arenado |
Diamondbacks |
3B |
20 |
293 |
295 |
|
276 |
Luke Raley |
Mariners |
1B |
26 |
276 |
NR |
|
277 |
Austin Martin |
Twins |
OF |
62 |
279 |
NR |
|
278 |
Shane Baz |
Orioles |
SP |
79 |
290 |
257 |
|
279 |
Jake McCarthy |
Rockies |
OF |
63 |
NR |
267 |
|
280 |
Corbin Burnes |
Diamondbacks |
SP |
80 |
294 |
NR |
|
281 |
Zack Gelof |
Athletics |
2B |
26 |
292 |
NR |
|
282 |
Jose Caballero |
Yankees |
SS |
28 |
286 |
294 |
|
283 |
Angel Martinez |
Guardians |
2B |
27 |
287 |
NR |
|
284 |
Bryce Elder |
Braves |
SP |
81 |
NR |
NR |
|
285 |
Keaton Winn |
Giants |
RP |
26 |
NR |
NR |
|
286 |
Kris Bubic |
Royals |
SP |
82 |
NR |
234 |
|
287 |
Matthew Boyd |
Cubs |
SP |
83 |
NR |
166 |
|
288 |
Lawrence Butler |
Athletics |
OF |
64 |
264 |
242 |
|
289 |
Grant Taylor |
White Sox |
RP |
27 |
NR |
NR |
|
290 |
Casey Schmitt |
Giants |
2B |
28 |
NR |
NR |
|
291 |
Samuel Basallo |
Orioles |
C |
13 |
288 |
NR |
|
292 |
Ryan O’Hearn |
Pirates |
1B |
27 |
NR |
NR |
|
293 |
Jack Leiter |
Rangers |
SP |
84 |
295 |
NR |
|
294 |
Antonio Senzatela |
Rockies |
RP |
28 |
NR |
NR |
|
295 |
Giancarlo Stanton |
Yankees |
OF |
65 |
NR |
266 |
|
296 |
Steven Matz |
Rays |
SP |
85 |
NR |
NR |
|
297 |
Jordan Lawlar |
Diamondbacks |
3B |
21 |
NR |
203 |
|
298 |
Liam Hicks |
Marlins |
C |
14 |
NR |
NR |
|
299 |
Cade Cavalli |
Nationals |
SP |
86 |
300 |
NR |
|
300 |
Griffin Jax |
Rays |
SP |
87 |
NR |
110 |
May 25 Notes
Falling off: Spencer Schwellenbach (218th), Gus Varland (263rd), Trevor Story (267th), Josh Lowe (268th), Ryan Jeffers (270th), Caleb Kilian (277th), Brenton Doyle (280th), Marcell Ozuna (281st), Robbie Ray (283rd), Kyle Manzardo (289th), Justin Crawford (291st), Aaron Ashby (297th), Colt Emerson (298th), Nasim Nuñez (299th)
– I was always too optimistic about Schwellenbach’s return from elbow surgery, apparently. He’s resumed tossing, but it sounds like he won’t even be back on the mound for another three weeks, suggesting that mid-August return is probably the best-case scenario now. … I can’t believe I reintroduced Manzardo to the rankings last week only for Stephen Vogt to bench him against three of the next five righties (and both lefties, of course) the Guardians faced. Manzardo is batting .278/.350/.574 with an even more impressive .406 xwOBA this month. But, then, the Guardians are obviously doing just fine without him.
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– Cristopher Sánchez overtakes Paul Skenes as the No. 1 starter this week. Sánchez’s velocity was down just a little initially, and he didn’t dominate last month, but he’s had a May for the ages, with his 32 scoreless innings and 36 strikeouts. His K rate has jumped from 20 percent in 2024 and 26 percent last season to 29 percent now, and he’s done without losing anything off his stellar groundball rate. I’m still pretty sure Skenes will be fine, but his velocity is down one mph from last year and his mediocre 25.6 percent CSW is really quite stunning. He ranks 56th of the 76 qualified starters in that category, right in between Matthew Liberatore and Colin Rea.
– While I didn’t want to, I did have to drop Luke Keaschall from 102nd to 167th this week. He’s losing playing time on a Twins team that’s already sent down Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis. And it probably doesn’t help matters that Lewis is already gunning for a quick return. I think things will turn around for Keaschall if the Twins stick with him, but it’d be hard to blame them for swapping him out for a spell. His lack of defensive value makes his offensive struggles much more difficult to deal with.
– Andrew Vaughn, Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell would all be top-200 guys for me as regulars, but the current playing time situation in Milwaukee isn’t great. I’d love to have Vaughn back in the 150s, but he sat against three straight righties last week before Mitchell missed a couple of games with a back issue. Someone will eventually get hurt again and clarifying matters for a time, but I don’t much like it right now.
– Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones is another guy I’d like to have higher, but this talk about maybe starting him off in the pen seems like a real threat. If it’s about not taking either Bubba Chandler or Carmen Mlodzinski out of the rotation, I don’t get that at all. I do think Chandler will get better, but his 16 percent walk rate is awful and he’s not really making up for it with a 22 percent strikeout rate. Mlodzinski has been nice, but his ceiling as a starter is limited, and even with him having allowed just two homers on 11 barrels, his ERA is an unremarkable 3.96. Jones has ace-type ability and he’s been stretched out to the point that he threw 76 pitches last time out. I don’t see how it would make any sense to put him in the pen now.
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– With his 1.13 ERA through 32 innings, Antonio Senzatela becomes the first Rockies pitcher to make the top 300 this year. It’s probably a temporary thing, since he might be as likely as anyone in the league to get traded, and it might happen well before the deadline. For now, though, he looks like an increasingly decent bet for saves in Colorado’s pen.
May 18 Notes
Falling off: Kris Bubic (205th), Heliot Ramos (217th), Ryan O’Hearn (222nd), Clay Holmes (223rd), Chad Patrick (262nd), Dylan Beavers (264th), Royce Lewis (270th), Matt Wallner (275th), Giancarlo Stanton (285th), Robert Suarez (290th), Pierce Johnson (297th), Jac Caglianone (298th), Dennis Santana (299th)
– O’Hearn, Suarez, and Caglianone are all part of the next 10, along with Ryan Zeferjahn, Jake McCarthy, Connor Prielipp, Emilio Pagán and Jordan Lawlar.
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– For the first time since putting out my preseason rankings in mid-January, there is a change in the top three, as Shohei Ohtani (DH only) drops behind Bobby Witt Jr. I hesitated to make the move a couple of weeks ago after Ohtani got back to stealing bases, but since it looks like him being held out of the lineup when he pitches is turning into a regular thing, down one spot he goes. I might also put Ronald Acuña Jr. ahead of him if Acuña comes back strong from his hamstring injury.
– Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drops one spot this week, but I still don’t see any reason to go much lower. His exit velocity numbers are down some, but his bat speed is just fine and he’s not striking out. I’d be more concerned if his groundball rate was spiking, but he’s slightly better than his career average there. The power production will come, and the Blue Jays’ lineup still should take a significant step forward when Alejandro Kirk and Addison Barger get healthy and George Springer figures things out. Springer has been another disappointment, but again, his bat speed has held up nicely, he’s pulling the ball in the air and his strikeout rate is fine.
– Munetaka Murakami’s home run barrage has really overshadowed what Miguel Vargas is doing in Chicago, but Vargas, pretty incredibly, is currently 10th in the majors with a .407 xwOBA. His average bat speed has jumped from 70.6 mph last year (25th percentile) to 73.7 mph this year (69th percentile) and he hasn’t sacrificed any contact to make that happen. In fact, his contract numbers are largely improved. His exit velocity numbers, aside him 16 percent barrel rate, are still pretty average, and he’s still having big BABIP troubles; he’s at .240 right now, which is only slightly better than his career mark of .233. That’s keeping me from ranking him in the top 100 for now, but he is up to No. 123 this week.
– I did make room for Colt Emerson at the very bottom of the list, but I don’t think he’s ready to be particularly useful in mixed leagues at age 20. It also doesn’t help that he’s in a tough situation for hitters in Seattle. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do, but Emerson was striking out 27 percent of the time in Triple-A and it’s probably going to be a couple of years before he settles in as a 20-homer guy.
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GameboyLuke, RaidAway, And Taylor Controversy Explained As Cheating Allegations Shake Pokemon Community
The Pokemon YouTube community has been full of drama this week after creators Luke “GameboyLuke” and Rich “RaidAway” got pulled into a messy cheating controversy involving Rich’s ex-partner, Taylor. What started as one emotional post on X quickly turned into a huge online discussion, with fans trying to piece together timelines, relationships, and accusations between the three.
The situation first blew up on May 21, 2026, when RaidAway revealed that he had allegedly learned Taylor cheated on him with GameboyLuke during New Year’s. According to Rich, he only found out months later from someone else, despite the breakup already happening back in January. His post instantly spread across social media, especially among Pokemon and gaming fans who followed the creators for years.
At first, many people thought it was just another online breakup situation. But over the next few days, more posts, emotional reactions, and direct responses from both creators pushed the controversy into a much bigger internet topic. Fans started revisiting old content, collaborations, and social media interactions between Luke, Taylor, and Rich.
How the GameboyLuke and RaidAway situation started online
RaidAway shared the first public statement about the situation on X, saying he felt shocked after finding out about the alleged cheating months later. He explained that he needed time away to process everything because the situation felt “unreal” to him.
A couple of days later, Rich returned with another post and made even stronger claims. According to him, the issue went beyond just cheating. He alleged that Luke and Taylor had been communicating and flirting behind his back while he was still emotionally struggling after the breakup.
Rich also claimed that Taylor would post things on Instagram specifically to get Luke’s attention online. He told followers that there was “way more” to the situation than people currently knew and accused Luke of pretending to be supportive as a friend while hiding things from him.
GameboyLuke responds and confirms relationship with Taylor
On May 24, 2026, GameboyLuke finally addressed the situation publicly. In his response, he confirmed that he and Taylor had been talking after her breakup with Rich. He also admitted that there were still feelings between them from a past relationship.
Luke apologized to fans and acknowledged that many people were disappointed in him. He explained that Taylor visited him in March and said they continued speaking after that point. At the same time, he mentioned there were other discussions happening online that he was not ready to fully address yet.
The YouTuber also stated that he planned to step away from the internet for a while following the backlash. He added that he may speak more about the situation later but felt the focus should remain on Rich for now.
RaidAway reacts again after Luke’s public statement
Not long after Luke’s response, RaidAway posted again and accused both Luke and Taylor of hiding things from him during March 2026. Rich claimed Taylor had visited Luke while they were all still working together on their four-way Pokemon Cagelocke series.
According to RaidAway, Luke continued recording content with him during that time without mentioning anything. Rich described the situation as deeply upsetting and said he felt physically sick trying to process everything happening around him.
As of now, Taylor has not publicly responded to the allegations or the statements shared by either creator.
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French Open 2026 May 25 matches: Sabalenka, Sinner continue Round 1 action | Other Sports News
After a thrilling start on Sunday, the French Open 2026 will continue its Day 2 action on Monday, May 25, with men’s and women’s world number one players Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka kicking off their campaigns.
Both players ended up as runners-up last time and will be looking to better their position this time around. Sinner will fancy his chances even more, especially with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz being ruled out of the competition due to a hand injury.
But what are the other big games taking place in the men’s and women’s singles events today? Take a look.
World number one Sinner in action
French Open men’s singles Round 1 action sees several top seeds, former finalists, and rising stars competing for a place in the next round at Roland Garros. Matteo Berrettini takes on Marton Fucsovics, while Jiri Lehecka faces Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex de Minaur begins against Britain’s T Samuel.
Casper Ruud will battle Roman Safiullin, Andrey Rublev faces Ignacio Buse, and Ben Shelton takes on Daniel Merida Aguilar. Frances Tiafoe, Hubert Hurkacz, and Tommy Paul also headline key first-round contests.
French Open 2026 Day 2: Men’s singles matches full schedule
|
Time (IST) |
Court |
Player 1 |
Country 1 |
Player 2 |
Country 2 |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 13 |
M. Fucsovics |
Hungary |
M. Berrettini |
Italy |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 6 |
P. Carreño |
Spain |
J. Lehecka (12) |
Czechia |
|
2:30 pm |
Suzanne Lenglen |
A. Rinderknech (22) |
France |
J. Rodionov |
Austria |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 14 |
A. de Minaur (8) |
Australia |
T. Samuel |
United Kingdom |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 12 |
A. Shevchenko |
Kazakhstan |
A. Michelsen |
United States |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 8 |
L. Van Assche |
France |
P. Kypson |
United States |
|
3:40 pm* |
Simonne-Mathieu |
S. Wawrinka |
Switzerland |
J. De Jong |
Netherlands |
|
3:40 pm* |
Court 9 |
R. Bautista |
Spain |
B. Nakashima (31) |
United States |
|
3:40 pm* |
Court 7 |
E. Spizzirri |
United States |
F. Tiafoe (19) |
United States |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 8 |
J. Munar |
Spain |
H. Hurkacz |
Poland |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 6 |
T. Kokkinakis |
Australia |
T. Atmane |
France |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 12 |
A. Kovacevic |
United States |
R. Jodar (27) |
Spain |
|
4:50 pm* |
Court 4 |
M. Navone |
Argentina |
J. Brooksby |
United States |
|
4:50 pm* |
Court 5 |
E. Nava |
United States |
C. Ugo |
Argentina |
|
5:20 pm* |
Court 7 |
I. Buse |
Peru |
A. Rublev (11) |
Russia |
|
5:20 pm* |
Court 13 |
R. Hijikata |
Australia |
T. Paul (24) |
United States |
|
5:20 pm* |
Simonne-Mathieu |
C. Ruud (15) |
Norway |
R. Safiullin |
Russia |
|
5:50 pm* |
Philippe-Chatrier |
U. Humbert (32) |
France |
A. Mannarino |
France |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 4 |
F. Cerúndolo (25) |
Argentina |
B. van de Zandschulp |
Netherlands |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 9 |
R. Collignon |
Belgium |
A. Vukic |
Australia |
|
6:30 pm* |
Suzanne Lenglen |
D. Merida Aguilar |
Spain |
B. Shelton (5) |
United States |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 14 |
F. Cobolli (10) |
Italy |
A. Pellegrino |
Italy |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 5 |
Y.B. Wu |
China |
M. Giron |
United States |
|
11:45 pm* |
Philippe-Chatrier |
H. Gaston |
France |
G. Monfils |
France |
Sabalenka heads women’s singles event
The French Open women’s singles draw features several high-profile first-round clashes as top seeds begin their campaigns. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka headlines the event, with Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Elina Svitolina, and Amanda Anisimova among the major names in action.
Other seeded players, including Liudmila Samsonova, Diana Shnaider, Leylah Fernandez, Karolina Muchova, Elise Mertens, and Ekaterina Alexandrova, also begin their quests for a deep run. Interesting battles include Alycia Parks against Fernandez, Kamilla Rakhimova facing Jaqueline Cristian, Camila Osorio meeting Alexandrova, and Petra Marcinko taking on Eva Lys.
With experienced stars, rising talents, and several evenly matched contests, the opening-round schedule promises an exciting start to the women’s singles competition in Paris.
French Open 2026 Day 2: Women’s singles matches full schedule
|
Court |
Player 1 |
Country 1 |
Player 2 |
Country 2 |
|
Court 4 |
Liudmila Samsonova |
Russia |
Jil Teichmann |
Switzerland |
|
Court 7 |
Maja Chwalinska |
Poland |
Qinwen Zheng |
China |
|
Court 9 |
Daria Kasatkina |
Australia |
Zeynep Sönmez |
Türkiye |
|
Court 5 |
Susan Bandecchi |
Switzerland |
Cristina Bucșa |
Spain |
|
Simonne-Mathieu |
Jasmine Paolini |
Italy |
Dayana Yastremska |
Ukraine |
|
Philippe-Chatrier |
Emerson Jones |
Australia |
Iga Świątek |
Poland |
|
Court 5 |
Petra Marčinko |
Croatia |
Eva Lys |
Germany |
|
Court 4 |
Julia Grabher |
Austria |
Rebecca Šramková |
Slovakia |
|
Suzanne Lenglen |
Elina Svitolina |
Ukraine |
Anna Bondár |
Hungary |
|
Court 13 |
Maya Joint |
Australia |
Anastasia Potapova |
Austria |
|
Court 14 |
Tatjana Maria |
Germany |
Elise Mertens |
Belgium |
|
Philippe-Chatrier |
Veronika Erjavec |
Slovenia |
Elena Rybakina |
Kazakhstan |
|
Court 14 |
K. Quevedo |
Spain |
Leolia Jeanjean |
France |
|
Court 9 |
Panna Udvardy |
Hungary |
Viktorija Golubic |
Switzerland |
|
Suzanne Lenglen |
T. Rakotomanga Rajaonah |
France |
Amanda Anisimova |
USA |
|
Court 12 |
Talia Gibson |
Australia |
Yulia Putintseva |
Kazakhstan |
|
Court 8 |
A. Urhobo |
USA |
Katie Boulter |
United Kingdom |
|
Court 6 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Latvia |
Ella Seidel |
Germany |
|
Court 7 |
Alycia Parks |
USA |
Leylah Fernandez |
Canada |
|
Court 12 |
Kamilla Rakhimova |
Uzbekistan |
Jaqueline Cristian |
Romania |
|
Court 6 |
Diana Shnaider |
Russia |
Renata Zarazúa |
Mexico |
|
Court 8 |
Camila Osorio |
Colombia |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
Russia |
|
Court 13 |
H.Y. Guo |
China |
McCartney Kessler |
USA |
|
Simonne-Mathieu |
A. Zakharova |
Russia |
Karolína Muchová |
Czechia |
After a decade on the Manchester City bench, Pep Guardiola will take charge of his final game for the Citizens this Sunday against Aston Villa. With City guaranteed a second-place finish and the title already out of reach, the pressure is off, but emotions will be running high as an extraordinary era comes to an end.
Elsewhere in the football world, Liverpool are also preparing for an emotional goodbye as Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, both at the club since 2017, get set to bid farewell to Anfield. Meanwhile, newly crowned Premier League champions Arsenal, who ended a 20-year wait for the title, face Crystal Palace with next weekend’s Champions League final against PSG looming large.
La Liga wrapped up in dramatic fashion. Champions Barcelona ended their season with a 3-1 defeat to Valencia on Saturday, with Robert Lewandowski scoring in what could be his final appearance for the club. Real Madrid, frustrated runners-up, beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 thanks in part to another goal from Kylian Mbappé. Despite being booed once again by sections of the Santiago Bernabéu crowd, the French superstar finishes as La Liga’s top scorer for the second straight season with 25 goals.
Scenes of celebration in Lens. Tens of thousands of fans flooded the streets on Sunday to honor RC Lens after their historic Coupe de France triumph. Lens defeated Nice 3-1 on Friday to lift the trophy for the first time in club history.
Bayern Munich completed the domestic double after crushing Stuttgart 3-0 in the German Cup final on Saturday, powered by a Harry Kane hat trick.
Barcelona’s women ruled Europe again. The Catalan giants dismantled Lyon in the Women’s Champions League final in Oslo, securing their fourth European crown after previous triumphs in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Lyon, meanwhile, are still chasing a ninth continental title.
Union Bordeaux-Bègles remain kings of Europe. The French side retained the Champions Cup with a dominant 41-19 victory over Ireland’s Leinster on Saturday.
Heartbreak for Arthur Fils. France’s top-ranked player has been forced to withdraw from Roland Garros through injury just as the tournament gets underway this Sunday.
Jonas Vingegaard delivered a masterclass at the Giro d’Italia. The Dane won Stage 14 solo and seized the overall lead, pulling on the pink jersey for the first time in his career.
And finally, George Russell continued his superb weekend in Canada. Already victorious in the sprint race, the Mercedes driver claimed pole position for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
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Spurs defense dominates Thunder, and Game 4 might have flipped the chess board of this series
The San Antonio Spurs have evened the Western Conference finals at two games apiece after a 103-82 Game 4 win over the Thunder on the strength of a near perfect defensive performance.
Hell, it might’ve been actually perfect. I’m just assuming they did at least one thing wrong at some point. But you would have to be some kind of cynical sleuth to find it, because this was a masterpiece. And the thing is, it might actually be sustainable as the series shifts to what will be a monstrous Game 5 on Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
What did the Spurs do differently?
San Antonio’s young coach Mitch Johnson made a massive adjustment in Game 4 by backing off all the super high traps and double teams on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and committing to covering him for most of the game with a single defender and helpers squeezing down to the nail.
That last part is an important note, because it’s not as if San Antonio just allowed SGA to play one on one in open space. He will kill that kind of coverage. They still helped down off shooters, but by doing so at the nail instead of deploying a double team as soon as SGA crosses half court (as they did so often through the first three games) they remained in close enough proximity to their shooters to still have time to fly back out and meaningfully contest the 3s when SGA kicked out.
The result: Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace, Jaylin Williams and Jared McCain, who combined for 68 points and 12 3-pointers Game 3, scored just 12 points on two 3-pointers in Game 4. Consequently, the Thunder bench that outscored San Antonio’s reserves 76-23 in Game 3 only won the bench battle 32-30 on Sunday.
If OKC isn’t winning the bench battle significantly, then that means their starters have to beat the Spurs with Victor Wembanyama on the court. And so far, that hasn’t happened. For the series, the Spurs have thrashed Oklahoma City by 50 points with Wemby on the floor. They are minus-46 with him off. Do the math and that’s nearly a 100-point swing over four games based on one guy being on or off the court.
Which is to say, the Thunder were winning this series with their bench in the non-Wemby minutes. Caruso was the story. A 29% regular-season 3-point shooter had basically morphed into Steph Curry through the first three games by making 14 3-pointers at a 61% clip. He didn’t score a single point in Game 4, and OKC shot just 18% from 3 as a team.
Some of that is shooting variance, but a lot of it was how much more contested their shots were as the Spurs stopped ignoring them to send multiple bodies at SGA. Turns out, shooting 3s is a lot harder when you aren’t being left wide open. Who woulda thunk it.
Did SGA at least score big?
No. And that’s the real revelation here. SGA only scored 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Had SGA gone for 40 in Game 3, then the Spurs would be out of luck. They tried double covering and the shooters killed them; they tried single covering him and he killed them. But that didn’t happen for three reasons.
- 1. San Antonio has great individual perimeter defenders. Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell, all these guys have proven throughout this series that they can stay in front of SGA (within reason) and apply physical pressure that genuinely impacts his rhythm and, ultimately, production.
- 2. San Antonio was still helping a lot on SGA. So these defenders weren’t on a total island. The Spurs continued to crowd SGA’s driving lanes and swoop down on him like vultures whenever he gained any kind of advantage. But again, it’s about the spots at which they were helping. When it’s 35 feet from the basket, you can’t get back to the shooters. When it’s at the elbow, or really anywhere inside the 3-point line, you can as long as you’re collectively committed to the cause. The Spurs were totally committed. You can come up with as many defensive schemes as you want, but in the end they all come down to effort. Top to bottom, the Spurs were full throttle all night long.
- 3. SGA had an off game. Some of that was San Antonio’s defense, but we know SGA can beat any defense on any night. This just wasn’t the one for him. It easily could be in Game 5.
This will get very interesting if SGA hangs a 40-piece in Game 5 and the Spurs go down 3-2. With their backs against the wall, will they still have the nerve to single cover SGA? Or will they go back to playing percentages and hope Alex Caruso and company can’t reignite. Maybe it won’t get to that point, and the Spurs can simply continue with this defensive game plan because of this last factor.
Will Ajay Mitchell play in Game 5?
Being down Jalen Williams hurts, but with Mitchell the Thunder still have a legit No. 2 scorer who can create his own offense. It was no accident that OKC entered Game 4 having outscored opponents by 25.1 points per 100 possessions in the playoffs with Mitchell on the floor, per Cleaning the Glass.
First, he can flat out carry an offense for stretches if SGA doesn’t have it going and the shooters aren’t making shots; Mitchell is making 53% of his shots as a pick-and-roll creator in the playoffs, per NBA.com, and he’s a top-10 scorer on drives. But he also too much as a tandem scorer with SGA when the MVP is also cooking, because now Mitchell, a top-10 scorer on drives in this postseason, is getting to attack against scrambling defenses.
Williams can fill that role, too, but right now there’s no indication that he’ll be ready to go any time soon. Mitchell being out for Game 5 would allow San Antonio to double-down on its single coverage of Shai knowing that even if he goes for 40, who else is going help him if the shooters are accounted for and there isn’t a second scorer?
For my money, Mitchell’s status will be the biggest story leading up to Game 5. But in all honesty, even if he does play, and even if he’s not compromised, the Spurs might’ve already flipped this series. I’d still call it a 50/50 deal, but they made a move that changed the whole chess board on Sunday.
The thought was that single covering the MVP straight up was suicide, but instead it wound up holding the Thunder, who didn’t crack the 50-point mark until the 3:28 point of the third quarter, to their lowest playoff scoring output since 2020.
The champs can definitely still win this series. They have the home court for Game 5, and in a 2-2 best-of-seven series, the winner of Game 5 has historically gone on to win the series 82% of the time. They will definitely take their chances, but they also know they have a serious problem on their hands with this new wrinkle San Antonio has put into play.
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev earned a $1m bonus for going under the official 50m freestyle world record held by Cameron McEvoy with a time of 20.81 seconds at the inaugural Enhanced Games in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Gkolomeev, who failed to make the podium in four Olympics, won the same bonus last February when he swam 20.89 to beat Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s previous world record of 20.91 set in 2009.
Australian McEvoy improved on Cielo’s mark with a legal time of 20.88 at the Chinese Swimming Open in Shenzhen in March.
Results by Enhanced Games competitors are considered illegal by global sporting authorities because athletes use substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Gkolomeev was ecstatic, though, heaving his young son in the air and catching him as he celebrated with his family by the pool, having also banked $250,000 for winning the race.
“Great race. I had a lot of fun. This is amazing,” said the Bulgaria-born 32-year-old.
“I had a mistake on the break-out and I got a little bit nervous, but then the rest of the swimming was good, so I got it.
“I’m going to say it’s not bad at all,” he added of the prize money. This is going to change my life to the good, for sure.
“It’s a big help for me and my family. And yeah, I’m going to continue next year. Maybe I’ll break it again.”
Global swimming body World Aquatics has condemned the Enhanced Games as a “circus, built on short-cuts”.
McEvoy did not receive a financial reward for his world record, with World Aquatics only paying bonuses for records set in competitions they organise.
“It’s crazy to think that to get a world record without a suit, and without anyperformance-enhancing drugs, as a clean athlete, the bonus is zero dollars,” McEvoy said in March.
On the track at the event, American former world champion Fred Kerley won the 100m in 9.97 seconds, well short of his personal best of 9.76.
WADA and other sporting authorities staunchly oppose the Enhanced Games, warning athletes they risk not only sporting bans but also their health.
Its organisers operate under the principle that banning performance-enhancing drugs does not protect athletes but rather stifles their performance.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is just 18 days away from its official start, as the tournament is set to commence on June 12 with the clash between Mexico and South Africa.
After a gap of 40 years, Argentina will take the field in the 2026 edition of the tournament as the defending champions after beating France in the 2022 World Cup final on penalties.
However, the defending champions have suffered a huge injury scare as their captain and previous edition’s Most Valuable Player, Lionel Messi, left the field limping during his Major League Soccer (MLS) appearance for Inter Miami against Philadelphia Union on Monday.
The incident took place during the 73rd minute of the game when Messi complained about some discomfort in his thigh. He left the field while grabbing his leg and went straight into the locker room.
Miami coach gives update on Messi
Inter Miami head coach Guillermo provided a crucial update regarding Messi’s injury, saying it does not look anything serious at the moment and mentioning that the Argentine was feeling fatigued and was substituted as they did not want to take any injury risk so close to the FIFA World Cup 2026.
However, Guillermo also stated that the final update regarding Messi’s fitness can only be provided after a thorough medical examination of the Argentine.
Why Messi’s injury could prove disastrous for Argentina?
If Messi is deemed unfit to play in the FIFA World Cup, or even if he is not at his hundred per cent fitness, it will deal a huge dent to Argentina’s title defence as the last two times when Argentina played the final of the FIFA World Cup, Messi was their leading goal-scorer.
In 2014, when Argentina finished as runners-up, Messi scored four goals in seven appearances, while in their title-winning campaign in 2022, Messi was once again their leading scorer with seven goals. He won the MVP award in both tournaments.
Messi’s recent form has also been exceptional as he is currently the second highet goal scorer in MLS 2026-27 season with 12 goals to his name.
Argentina’s schedule in the FIFA World Cup 2026
The defending champions Argentina will start their title defence in 2026 on June 17 against Algeria. They will take on Austria on June 22 before ending their group-stage matches on June 28 against Jordan.
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Tottenham beat Everton on the final day of the Premier League season and secured their place in the league. Chelsea will miss out on all European competitions.
Mamelodi Sundowns have won the African Champions League. At Roland Garros, it was a very tough day for the French players. Evan Fournier won the EuroLeague and was named MVP of the Final Four. In Formula One, Kimi Antonelli won his fourth consecutive Grand Prix.
An emotional Emma Raducanu was at a loss to explain her horror start at the French Open as she crashed to a first opening-round loss in Paris.
The British number one failed to win a game in a one-sided opening set against Argentina’s Solana Sierra, hitting zero winners and making 15 unforced errors.
Raducanu looked like she could be heading for one of the worst defeats of her career when she trailed 4-1 in the second set but she found a belated foothold, fighting back to force a tie-break before losing 6-0 7-6 (4).
“It was difficult,” said the 23-year-old, who made 42 unforced errors in total. “I don’t think I’ve fully processed it yet, so it’s hard to speak about the match right now.
“But I have to at least take the fact that, from a set and 4-1 down, I came back and made it competitive in the second set. I’m pretty disappointed. Obviously I wanted to do better.
“I went on the court, I felt like the conditions were extremely lively and I felt like I wasn’t able to trust my shots and didn’t feel like I had control over the ball.
“I think probably just a bit light on matches, a bit light on confidence coming into the tournament.
“The first set happened super quickly, and it’s not a nice feeling when the points and the games are going very, very fast. I’m glad at least in the second set I was able to get a few games on the board.”
Raducanu had looked eager and confident in practice having reunited with US Open-winning coach Andrew Richardson earlier this week but she arrived in Paris having played only one match in two-and-a-half months after struggling with a post-viral illness.
She is still bothered by a lingering cough that was aggravated by the clay blown up off the court, and it will clearly take time for Raducanu to find a groove again after this latest break from the tour.
The weight of everything she has been through since her life-changing win in New York in 2021 has taken a toll, and tears welled up in her eyes when she was asked how she had kept picking herself back up.
“It’s very difficult,” she said. “I think you need a lot of resilience. I think I’m trying my best each day, and I think that’s all I can ask of myself.”
Raducanu will now turn her attention to the grass-court season, where she has traditionally performed strongly, and the build-up to the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club starting on June 8.
But she insisted she did not regret coming back for the end of the clay season, saying: “In hindsight, after the two matches I’ve played, it could have been nice to have saved yourself the match like today.
“I think it will help me. I think I haven’t played matches, and it’s obviously very difficult coming in not having had any matches towards the back end of the clay season and these girls having tournament after tournament of confidence and wins. So I think that was pretty tricky for me.
“I didn’t necessarily do as well as I’d like to this year but I think the only way to face and improve how I’m feeling is to go through the tough parts, to go through the pain of it, and hopefully come out on the other side better and stronger.”
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