FT Leadoff

Tommy Pham might not be the guy you want to provoke.

Brewers catcher William Contreras swapped words with Pham after he was thrown out to end the top half of the eighth, in what ended up as an ELEVENTH straight loss for the White Sox on Sunday.

Context - If only Sox play-by-play voice John Schriffen was around to defend Tommy Pham himself.

The Yankees swept Aaron Judge’s childhood favorite Giants over the weekend, but not before he put an exclamation point on arguably the best month of his career.

According to The Athletic’s Katie Sharp, Judge joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Jimmie Foxx as the only players in MLB history with 25+ extra-base hits and 22 walks in a single calendar month.

The Yankees slugger is back in early MVP discussions after leading the majors in HR, OBP, SLG, OPS, and average exit velocity in May. He’s ROLLING in the first two days of June too.

Watch - The FT Crew weighs in on a developing HR race in the AL East between Aaron Judge and Gunnar Henderson.

• Phillies, Yankees become first teams to 40 wins.

• View - Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins downplays possibility of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette trade.

• Gerrit Cole set to make first rehab start at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday.

• Blake Snell to receive MRI after leaving Sunday’s start early.

• Brewers sweep White Sox, win fifth straight.

• Mariners extend AL West lead to four after sweeping Angels.

• Watch - AJ Pierzynski rains hot dogs down on Mariners fans.

Watch - FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal dives into Jorge López’s Mets exit, the possibility of Juan Soto becoming a Met, and the accountability of umpires.

Watch - Tim Healey weighs in on roster moves made by David Stearns and Pete Alonso trade buzz.

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