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Mike Sirota has a 50-GAME on-base streak.

He's hitting .356 over 20 games with .

And he's up to No. 17 in our Top 100 👀

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OMAHA 🏆

The College World Series is HERE.

Get to know every team:

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2026 College World Series Preview: Opposing Coaches Share Strengths & Weaknesses For All 8 Teams In Omaha Anonymous coaches weigh in on the 2026 College World Series field to highlight top players and more.

With Arizona State outfielder Landon Hairston named Baseball America's 2026 College Player of the Year, ASU now has the most honorees of any program. The four Sun Devils to have won the award:

• Mike Sodders (1981)
• Oddibe McDowell (1984)
• Mike Kelly (1990)
• Landon Hairston (2026)

More on Hairston, his season and his decision to return to ASU next season:
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College World Series teams through their opponents eyes 👀

Baseball America’s Jacob Rudner spoke with coaches who faced the eight remaining teams during the 2026 season.

More insight at baseballamerica.com

Coastal Carolina has hired Chris Lemonis to replace Kevin Schnall.

Lemonis won a College World Series with Mississippi State before being let go in 2025.

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There are 30 days until the 2026 MLB Draft 🗓️

Carlos Collazo & Matt Eddy compiled 30 things to know ahead of the big day:
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BACK 2 PACK

Anthony Pack Jr. took home Baseball America's 2026 Freshman of the Year honor, making him the second consecutive Longhorn to win the award and the fifth in program history.

More about Pack Jr.'s dominant debut season:
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Georgia Tech = Catcher U.

With Vahn Lackey poised to go early, the Yellow Jackets will move ahead of Miami for the most first-round catchers ever with five.

The others?

Jason Varitek (1994)
Matt Wieters (2007)
Joey Bart (2018)
Kevin Parada (2022)

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There are 12 high schoolers ranked in the BA 500 who will be 17 years old on draft day.

These are the five youngest:

• No. 17 Jared Grindlinger, OF/LHP
• No. 93 Rocco Maniscalco, SS
• No. 460 Juriel Collazo, OF
• No. 204 Trey Ebel, SS
• No. 239 Coleton Brady, RHP

Other facts ahead of the 2026 MLB Draft:

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BA's No. 7 MLB prospect Seth Hernandez is showcasing more of his devastating changeup since being promoted to the Pirates' High-A affiliate.

But his other off-speed pitches are a work in progress, writes senior editor Josh Norris.

More on Hernandez and other top MLB pitching prospects:
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