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Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols achieved yet another milestone (or two) in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, taking sole possession of 16th place on the all-time home runs list and tying Manny Ramirez for 14th place (1,122) on the all-time extra-base hits list, per Sportsnet Stats.

The MLB season has entered the month of June. As the weather heats up, so do the sport's best performers. 

Bleacher Report MLB National Columnist Scott Miller joined Stephen Nelson to rank the top four MVP candidates in each league. 

Let's begin with the obvious: No one can properly assess the full scope of the MLB draft within days of its conclusion. That's true in every major professional sport but especially so in baseball, where maybe a handful of players will even make their big league debut in the next 24 months.

The Cincinnati Reds are down to just three Opening Day starters in the lineup, and at five under .500 and 11.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central, it's time for the Reds to look ahead.

Optimists could cite the 5.5 games the Reds are from the last wild-card spot, so long as they also name the seven teams that would have to be jumped just to get there.

You're not going to win three World Series titles in five years without unearthing a few hidden gems here and there. Just ask the San Francisco Giants, who know a thing or two about that.

In fact, one of them just threw a no-hitter.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Chris Heston threw an unusual no-hitter in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the New York Mets, becoming the first player in major league history to hit three batters in a no-no, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols hit the 536th home run of his career during Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, tying Mickey Mantle for 16th place on the

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