MLB Teams Crushing It in 2026

0:00It's May 2nd. This is MLB News Today Baseball Coverage Powered by AI. 8 MLB teams that struggled big time at key positions last year are now crushing it in 2026 thanks to rookies' stars returning. Strong and guys stepping up. Take the white socks at first base where Rookie Munitaka Murakami boasts a 150WRC plus up 67 points with 12 homers already tying the league lead. Tiger's third baseman hit 148, a 72-point jump led by Kevin McGonagall and Colt Keith. Angel Centerfield jumped 57 points to 142 with Mike Trout back patrolling it at age 34, barreling balls like. Never before. Astros designated hitter, Jordan Alvarez owns 178, up 95, leading an on-base slugging in power metrics. Pirate's second base got a 66-point boost to 146 from Brandon Lowe, matching last year's

1:00team homer total in just 27 games. These turnarounds hit hard after 2025 flops like White Sox's first baseman combining for just 19 dingers all season or pirates. Second Sackers lacking pop entirely. Fans and scouts are buzzing over young guns like McGonagall, the number 2 prospect living up to hype with elite plate discipline and Jordan Walker, in Cardswrightfield, up 60 points to 149 with 9 bombs early. Ongoing questions linger on sustainability, Murakami Skyhigh Whiffrey might cap him at 50 homers, not 62, while Walker's recent. Grounder's signal adjustments needed. Taylor Ward and Orioles left, and Marlon's catcher Liam Hicks, both up around 60 points to 150 plus, thrive on discipline over raw power, but slums could test them. Bottom line, these fixes prove baseball's full of surprises, keeping races tight as summer heats up, watch these spots for the real fireworks.