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Date	2026 Major League Baseball Calendar	Days Away
07-14-2026	MLB All-Star Game (History)	10 days
07-26-2026	Hall of Fame Induction Day Ceremony	22 days
09-15-2026	Roberto Clemente Day (History)	73 days
09-27-2026	Final Day of the Regular Season	85 days


East	F	W	L	PCT	East	F	W	L	PCT
TB	F	52	33	.612	ATL	F	51	35	.593
NYY	F	49	38	.563	PHI	F	49	39	.557
TOR	F	42	46	.477	MIA	F	47	42	.528
BAL	F	41	48	.461	WSH	F	46	43	.517
BOS	F	38	48	.442	NYM	F	36	52	.409
Central	F	W	L	PCT	Central	F	W	L	PCT
CLE	F	47	42	.528	MIL	F	54	32	.628
CWS	F	45	42	.517	CHC	F	49	39	.557
MIN	F	42	47	.472	STL	F	46	39	.541
DET	F	38	50	.432	PIT	F	44	45	.494
KC	F	35	53	.398	CIN	F	40	47	.460
West	F	W	L	PCT	West	F	W	L	PCT
TEX	F	45	43	.511	LAD	F	58	31	.652
SEA	F	45	44	.506	AZ	F	43	44	.494
HOU	F	43	47	.478	SD	F	43	44	.494
ATH	F	41	47	.466	SF	F	36	51	.414
LAA	F	36	53	.404	COL	F	36	53	.404

STL 17 CHC 1 | PIT 5 WSH 9 | MIN 2 NYY 5 | BAL 3 CIN 0 | CWS 3 CLE 4

NYM 3 ATL 5 | SF 3 COL 15 | TB 3 HOU 1 | BOS 5 LAA 2 | MIA 12 ATH 5

MIL 7 AZ 4 | SD 3 LAD 4 | TOR 2 SEA 0

New Research in Baseball Autographs

Charles McAdoo (Certified), Sterlin Thompson (Certified), Tommy Troy (Certified).

Ty Kelly (In-Person), Nick Anderson (In-Person), Kervin Castro (Certified).

CD Pelham, Tyrone Taylor, Osvaldo Bido, Riley Cornelio, Connor Prielipp.

Richard Lovelady, Trevor Martin, Lenyn Sosa, Noah Schultz, Andrew Morris.

Ted Giannoulas (certified), the San Diego Chicken, in Baseball Dictionary.

New Research in Baseball Awards

MLB Reliever of the Month: Jacob Latz (AL) & Jhoan Duran (NL).

MLB Rookie of the Month: Kazuma Okamoto (AL) & TJ Rumfield (NL).

MLB Pitcher of the Month: Drew Rasmussen (AL) & Logan Webb (NL).

MLB Player of the Month: Junior Caminero (AL) & Pete Crow-Armstrong (NL).

Daniel Jackson (Catcher | University of Georgia) won the Golden Spikes Award.

New Research in the Baseball Card Database

Fixed 1979 Topps Burger King Phillies Baseball Card Set (display problems).

Added a 1993 Studio Checklist (220 cards) to Studio Sets (4 Sets).

Added 1990 Upper Deck Fun Pack (225 cards) to Upper Deck (34 Sets).

Added 1990 Collect-A-Books (36 cards) to Miscellaneous Sets (99 Sets).

Skipped card (#262) now noted on 1987 Stockton Ports Checklist.

New Research in Baseball Feats

Dansby Swanson | 3 HRs in a Game | 45th in Cubs history | Box Score.

Hunter Goodman | 3 HRs in a Game | 20th by Tennessean | Box Score.

Junior Caminero | 3 HRs in a Game | 8th in Rays History | Box Score.

Bryce Harper | Hit for the Cycle (NL) | Phillies | 1st From Nevada with Cycle.

Kyle Schwarber | 3 HRs in a Game | 5th Instance in his career | Box Score.

New Research in Baseball Lists (List of Last Ten Site Updates)

Umpire Junior Valentine recorded 20th ABS Shutout in history / first with two.

Colson Montgomery blast was the 137th Eutaw Street Home Run in history.

Added monthly cumulative totals for all ABS Shutouts to date (Fast Fact 2).

Updated HR Leaders by Country (Japan); Shohei Ohtani (298 HRs).

Updated HR Leaders by State (Nevada); Bryce Harper (383 HRs).

New Research on MLB Players, MLB Managers, & MLB Umpires

Kervin Castro: Removed last game, added certified auto, updated FF1.

Roger Cedeno: Quote, year-by-year history, trivia & research added.

Two new umpires made it to the majors: Dillon Wilson & Felix Neon.

Chuck Meriwether: cemetery, high school & quote added to this MLB ump.

Jerry Layne: recently retired umpire with new quote & certified autograph.

New Research on Rookies (2026 A.L. Rookies | 2026 N.L. Rookies)

07-03: Gabriel Hughes | 2022 Draft | Trades | Gonzaga University | Stats.

07-02: Garrett Stallings | 2019 Draft | University of Tennessee | Stats.

07-01: Winston Santos | 948th MLB Player from the Dominican Republic.

06-30: Ivan Johnson | 2019 Draft | Georgia & Chipola | Stats | Trades.

06-29: Cameron Cauley, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, and Miguel Ullola.

New Research in Baseball Records

The 2026 Cubs tied franchise record (8) for Most Home Runs in a Game. [Box]

Most Home Runs in a Career by a DH — Marcell Ozuna extends NL record.

Gabriel Arias tied AL record for Most Strikeouts in a 9-Inning Game (5).

Added Kyle Schwarber to Players With 5-Career Games with 3-Home Runs.

Sandy Alcantara sets Miami Marlins Career Strikeouts Record (Top 25).

New Research on Baseball Teams & Historic Games

Rob Thomson Fired | Don Mattingly is interim Manager of Philadelphia Phillies.

Exact date when Luke Easter cleared center field wall in Polo Grounds added.

Added a new San Diego Padres Record Book — full franchise records.

Houston Astros No-Hitter #18 | MLB No-Hitter #327 | AL No-Hitter #142

Added a Houston Astros Record Book — career & single season marks.

New Research in College Baseball Lists & Baseball Book Reviews

Added FIU fielding data (stats) and transactions (trades) to J.C. Escarra.

Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves: new book review!

Furman University: new, nine MLB players updated, last was Jay Jackson.

Franklin Pierce University: new, added Steve Hathaway & Kevin McGowan.

Howard College had a typo in the # column, fixed the issue.

New Research on MLB Players Who Died in 2026 (2025 / All Years)

Al Worthington. Died June 18. Was one-of-five former living NY Giants players.

Al Closter. Died June 12. First Yankees LHP to ever wear #50.

Wes Gardner. Died June 10. Inducted into UCA Hall of Fame in 2001.

Eddie Haas. Died June 4. OF with '57 Cubs & '58 & '60 Milwaukee Braves.

Bob Lacey. Died June 4. Lefty pitcher, 7 years, 5 teams, 284 games pitched.

New Research on World Series, ASGs, & Year-by-Year MLB History

Updated 1st Use of ultimate grand slam in Baseball Dictionary discovered.

Typo on 2003 World Series (inning, game 2, by Rick Helling) is fixed.

Updated FF1 (3-Win Pitchers in 7-Game Series) on 1967 World Series.

The 2002 World Series gets logo, formatting upgrade, and game-stories.

Typo on Baseball's Sad Lexicon poem fixed / formatting improved.

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