Baseball

5/11/2026 |  2026 MLB Trade Deadline Rumors Tracker: SF Giants Shopping High-Priced Core (Fox Sports) The early-season dust has settled, but the trade market is already heating up as front offices across the league begin to separate the contenders from the sellers.
Here are the latest whispers and trade rumors currently shaping the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline.

5/11/2026 |  Braves Earnings Show Promise and Pressure of RSN Shift (Front Office Sports) The inherent strength of the Braves’ business, as well as the near-term messiness of their current large-scale pivot, were on full display in their first-quarter earnings.
The MLB club said Monday that its revenue for the period surged by 53% to $72 million, while its adjusted operating income improved 39% from a prior $28.5 million loss to a $17.6 million loss—with both measures boosted materially by the early start to the 2026 season.

5/7/2026 |  MLB Is Seeing an Early Ratings Lift From New-Look TV Deals (Front Office Sports) MLB’s restructured national TV rights have generated big increases in early-season viewership, extending a wave of growth for the league.
Through the first weekend in May, MLB is averaging 2.28 million viewers per game across national games broadcast exclusively on ESPN, Fox, NBC Sports, and Netflix. The figure is up 44% from the comparable average from last year, and is the best such mark since 2017. 

5/6/2026 |  Yankees legend Mariano Rivera says he supports an MLB salary cap (CNBC Sports)

• Former New York Yankee Mariano Rivera said he supports an MLB salary cap.
• The MLB collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of this season, setting up historic negotiations.
• The delta between the highest spending teams and the lowest spending franchises has widened in recent years, leading to questions of future issues of competitive balance. 

5/6/2026 |  Yankees to pay tribute to radio play-by-play man John Sterling with memorial patch on uniform (NBC Sports) NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will pay tribute to longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling with a memorial patch on their uniform sleeves, the team announced.
Sterling died at age 87.