World’s best at the end of May LMB 🇲🇽 Toros de Tijuana 26-12 MLB 🇺🇸 Atlanta Braves 40-20 CLE 🇨🇺 Industriales 16-8 CPBL🇹🇼 Wei Chuan Dragons 29-15 KBO 🇰🇷 LG Twins 33-20 NPB 🇯🇵 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 31-20

World OPS leaders LMB 🇲🇽 Gabriel Cancel 1.157 CLE 🇨🇺 Hanyelo Videt 1.124 NPB 🇯🇵 Teruaki Sato 1.109 MLB 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Yordan Alvarez 1.093 KBO 🇰🇷 Austin Dean 1.080 CPBL 🇹🇼 Yu-Cheng Chang 1.019

FIFA ⚽️ Top 20 and their WBSC ⚾️ ranking 1. ARG 🇦🇷 33 2. ESP 🇪🇸 26 3. FRA 🇫🇷 25 4. ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿20* 5. POR 🇵🇹 - 6. BRA 🇧🇷 22 7. MAR 🇲🇦 - 8. NED 🇳🇱 10 9. BEL 🇧🇪 38 10. GER 🇩🇪 17 11. CRO 🇭🇷 32 12. ITA 🇮🇹 14 13. MEX 🇲🇽 7 14. COL 🇨🇴 13 15. USA 🇺🇸 3 16. SEN 🇸🇳 - 17. URU 🇺🇾 - 18. JPN 🇯🇵 1 19. SUI 🇨🇭 35 20. IRN 🇮🇷 64 *GBR 🇬🇧 in ⚾️

"If I catch it, we'll win the championship, and I'll be the hero! If I miss it, I'll be the goat!" ~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - June 12, 1958) Back when saying "goat" had a totally different meaning! #MLB #Baseball #History

All-Star games LMB 🇲🇽 June 28 KBO 🇰🇷 July 11 MLB 🇺🇸🇨🇦 July 14 CPBL🇹🇼 July 18/19 NPB 🇯🇵 July 28/29

World’s worst ⚾️ teams LMB 🇲🇽 Saraperos de Saltillo 13-27 CPBL🇹🇼 CTBC Brothers 15-31 KBO 🇰🇷 Kiwoom Heroes 21-38 NPB 🇯🇵 Chunichi Dragons 20-35 MLB 🇺🇸 Rockies/Angels 24-20 CLE 🇨🇺 Artemisa 10-16

Here's a full list of all players who have played in MLB, NPB, KBO, and the CPBL. cpblstats.com/pro-ball-grand…

The new Lotte Marines stadium is set to be a dome! It is set to be completed by year 2034. ZOZOMARINE has been the Marines' home since 1990. Due to ageing infrastructure, thr city of Chiba have decided to relocate the Marines to nearby the Makuhari Messe parking lot #chibalotte

World Baseball WAR Leaders, as of June 1

Change in average attendance from this time last year TOR 12,366 TBR 7,149 SEA 6,866 CHW 5,146 MIL 3,320 SFG 2,958 BOS 1,961 CIN 1,789 PIT 1,128 TEX 1,051 LAA 1,004 MIA 741 ATH 654 LAD 479 DET 458 MIN 66 COL -78 NYY -266 STL -334 SDP -669 BAL -677 HOU -1,281 CHC -1,538 CLE -1,975 ATL -1,979 WSN -2,195 KCR -2,196 NYM -2,224 PHI -2,274 ARI -4,705 MLB 834

This month in ⚾️ May 2026 5/26-6/14 🇯🇵 NPB interleague 6/12-22 🇺🇸 College World Series 6/21 🇹🇼 End of CPBL first stage 6/26-28 🇲🇽 LMB All-Star Weekend 6/26-7/4 🇳🇱 Haarlem Baseball Week

🇯🇵 NPB attendance at the end of May Hanshin Tigers 41,445 Yomiuri Giants 38,593 SoftBank Hawks 37,922 Chunichi Dragons 35,092 DeNA BayStars 32,997 Nippon Ham Fighters 30,778 Orix Buffaloes 29,834 Yakult Swallows 27,946 Hiroshima Carp 26,841 Lotte Marines 26,315 Seibu Lions 24,741 Rakuten Eagles 24,064 Central League 34,129 Pacific League 28,888 Nippon Professional Baseball 31,483

Details on Sacramento’s sweeping MLB expansion plans which immediately brings them into serious conversation. 👇🏼 forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/…

1125 players have appeared at the MLB level in 2026 819 were born in the US 306 were born in other countries or territories

No. of 2026 MLB players from each state 166 California 86 Florida 72 Texas 41 Georgia 35 Illinois 31 New York 29 North Carolina 23 Virginia 21 Ohio 21 Tennessee 19 Pennsylvania 18 Missouri 18 Alabama 17 Washington 16 Arizona 16 Minnesota 13 Colorado 12 Oklahoma 11 Massachusetts 10 Indiana 10 Michigan 9 Louisiana 9 Nevada 9 New Jersey 9 Maryland 8 Iowa 8 South Carolina 8 Connecticut 7 Kentucky 7 New Mexico 7 Oregon 6 Nebraska 6 Mississippi 6 Utah 6 Wisconsin 6 Hawaii 4 Arkansas 3 Kansas 3 New Hampshire 3 Delaware 2 Idaho 2 Maine 1 Wyoming 1 North Dakota 1 Montana 1 Rhode Island 0 Alaska 0 South Dakota 0 Vermont 0 Washington DC 0 West Virginia

Last MLB player appearance 2025 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 2024 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇺 Guam 2022 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands 2020 🇱🇹 Lithuania 2019 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 2018 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland 2015 🇯🇲 Jamaica 2008 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2006 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2002 🇧🇪 Belgium 2001 🇵🇭 Philippines Singapore 1998 🇪🇸 Spain 1995 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 1993 🇧🇿 Belize 1992 🇷🇺 Russia 1990 🇫🇷 France 1987 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 1979 🇦🇸 American Samoa 1972 🇵🇱 Poland 1961 🇨🇿 Czechia 1951 🇦🇹 Austria 1945 🇮🇪 Ireland 1943 🇬🇷 Greece 1933 🇱🇻 Latvia 1929 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales 1922 🇸🇪 Sweden 1921 🇫🇮 Finland 1917 🇩🇰 Denmark 1915 🇨🇭 Switzerland 1914 🇨🇳 China Atlantic Ocean 1913 🇮🇨 Canary Islands 1902 Unknown

Longest W/L streaks now MLB 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Dodgers W4 Royals L6 NPB 🇯🇵 Giants W6 Buffaloes L4 KBO 🇰🇷 Bears W2 Giants L2 CPBL 🇹🇼 Dragons W3 Monkeys L4 LMB 🇲🇽 Tecolotes W5 Rieleros L6 CLE 🇨🇺 Industriales W6 Holguin L4

中国野球界の新たな挑戦！ 新リーグ「CPB（中国棒球城市リーグ）」が始動⚾️ 市場化とプロ化を掲げ、ドラフト制度や商業運営を本格導入。 2026年1月の「立春リーグ」を皮切りに、2028年には完全なホーム＆アウェイ制のプロリーグ化を目指します。中国野球の未来に注目👀

Home run leaders by country 🇺🇸 Kyle Schwarber 20 🇯🇵 Munetaka Murakami 15 🇨🇺 Yordan Alvarez 14 🇩🇴 Junior Caminero 11 🇨🇦 Liam Hicks 9 🇨🇼 Ozzie Albies 8 🇲🇽 Jonathan Aranda 8 🇻🇪 Wilsson Contreras 8 🇦🇼 Xander Bogaerts 7 🇵🇷 Heliot Ramos 4 🇦🇺 Curtis Mead 4 🇧🇸 Jazz Chisholm 4 🇵🇦 Jose Caballero/Ivan Herrera 4 🇰🇷 Jung-hoo Lee 3 🇭🇳 Mauricio Dubon 3 🇹🇼 Hao-Yu Lee 1

🇯🇵 NPB Players of the Month - March/April Central League Hitter: Teruaki Sato Hanshin Tigers Pitcher: Haruto Takahashi Hanshin Pacific League Hitter: Kensuke Kondo SoftBank Hawks Pitcher Kaima Taira Seibu Lions