Here's the Pitch 2026

Here is the second annual edition of the bestselling Here's the Pitch collection of baseball stories, analysis, stats, and projections chosen and edited by Dan Schlossberg and written by members of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America. Pre-publication price is $19.95 through November 15, 2025, when the book will ship.

Here are some of the great articles in this year's collection, which is always the first baseball annual to the market with all the stats though the 2025 season and projections for 2026:

Foreword by Jayson Stark

These Rookies Will Shine in 2026 Dan Schlossberg

Rookies Raves But Not Rookies of the Year Dan Schlossberg

Hall of Fame Voters Got It Right…in 2025 Mark Kolier

Hall of Fame 2027 Classic Era Ballot W.H. Johnson

Rose Is Unbanned, So Are Others Jeff Kallman

The Cost of MLB’s Gambling Habit W.H. Johnson

Spring Is the Best Time of Every Year Dan Schlossberg

Lou Gehrig’s Lost Homer Andrew Sharp

The Babe and The Beards Bob LeMoine

The Three-Way Game Paul Jackson

MLB Spectacles & Stunts in WW2 Paul Jackson

How Ted Williams’s 84-Game On-Base Streak Ended Andrew Sharp

Point/Counterpoint: Baseball’s Best Player

(It’s Aaron Judge! Paul Semendinger No, It’s Shohei Ohtani! Dan Schlossberg)

Opening Performances Don’t Guarantee Success Dan Freedman

Adam Dunn’s Interstate Blast Paul Jackson

How to Watch a Blowout Russ Walsh

The Fun-Going of Fungoes Mark Kolier

Most Times Up Without Striking Out Andrew Sharp

Women Can Umpire Too Bill Pruden

Versatile Players Are More Valuable Dan Schlossberg

Yes, We Have Some (Savannah) Bananas Dan Freedman

Jimmy Carter Loved Baseball & the Braves Dan Schlossberg

Setting Baseball’s Altitude Record Paul Jackson

A Tribute to Toots Shor’s Mark Kolier

Walk-Up Songs Dan Schlossberg

Fantasy Picks for 2026 G.M. Pibro