The Chase
Baseball’s milestone watch: every career round number within 25 of the mark, counted nightly. Milestone games are when the hobby wakes up — the countdown is where the smart collectors already are. Projections are MLB’s own, not ours.
Counts through July 12, 2026 · MLB StatsAPI milestones · updated nightly
Landmark chases
Round career numbers within reach. Milestone games move card prices; the smart money watches the countdown, not the highlight.
| To go | Player | Team | Chase | Now | MLB projects | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANY NIGHT NOW · 1–3 TO GO | |||||||
| 1 | Bryce Harper INDEX | PHI | 200 HR | 199 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 1 | Devin Williams INDEX | NYM | 100 SV | 99 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 1 | James McCann INDEX | AZ | 100 HR | 99 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 1 | Manny Machado INDEX | SD | 1200 RBI | 1,199 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole INDEX | NYY | 2300 K | 2,298 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 3 | Gary Sánchez INDEX | MIL | 200 HR | 197 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 3 | Gerrit Cole INDEX | NYY | 100 W | 97 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| THIS WEEK, MAYBE · 4–9 TO GO | |||||||
| 4 | Chris Sale | ATL | 2700 K | 2,696 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Kenley Jansen | DET | 100 SV | 96 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 100 W | 96 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Robbie Ray | SF | 100 W | 96 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Spencer Torkelson | DET | 100 HR | 96 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Trea Turner | PHI | 200 HR | 196 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado | AZ | 2000 H | 1,996 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| 5 | Rhys Hoskins | CLE | 200 HR | 195 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 5 | Willy Adames | SF | 200 HR | 195 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 6 | Andrés Muñoz | SEA | 100 SV | 94 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 6 | Christian Walker | HOU | 200 HR | 194 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 6 | Joc Pederson | TEX | 1000 H | 994 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| 8 | Ty France | SD | 100 HR | 92 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 8 | Willson Contreras | BOS | 200 HR | 192 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 9 | Tanner Scott | LAD | 100 SV | 91 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
First miles — radar players
Players we track reaching their first career round numbers. Small milestones now; provenance later.
| To go | Player | Team | Chase | Now | MLB projects | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANY NIGHT NOW · 1–3 TO GO | |||||||
| 2 | Jake McCarthy FADE | COL | 100 SB | 98 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| 3 | Brandon Nimmo BREAKOUT | TEX | 500 RBI | 497 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| THIS WEEK, MAYBE · 4–9 TO GO | |||||||
| 4 | Eugenio Suárez FADE | CIN | 500 R | 496 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
| 6 | Bryan Woo INDEX | SEA | 500 K | 494 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 6 | Yordan Alvarez BREAKOUT | HOU | 500 R | 494 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 7 | Matt Olson INDEX | ATL | 500 RBI | 493 | OVERDUE | Cards → | |
| 7 | Brice Turang INDEX | MIL | 500 H | 493 | July 12, 2026 | Cards → | |
Stalled — projection passed
MLB’s projection date came and went by more than two weeks — usually an injury. The counts are real; the clock isn’t running.
2to go —Andrew McCutchen (TEX) · 1300 career runs scored · MLB projected May 22, 2026 — passed · Cards →
2to go —Edwin Díaz (LAD) · 150 career saves · MLB projected April 7, 2026 — passed · Cards →
2to go —Enrique Hernández (LAD) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected May 26, 2026 — passed · Cards →
2to go —Marcus Semien (NYM) · 1000 career runs scored · MLB projected June 23, 2026 — passed · Cards →
3to go —Carlos Rodón (NYY) · 100 career wins · MLB projected June 23, 2026 — passed · Cards →
3to go —Martín Pérez (ATL) · 100 career wins · MLB projected June 19, 2026 — passed · Cards →
3to go —Mookie Betts (LAD) · 200 career stolen bases · MLB projected June 14, 2026 — passed · Cards →
4to go —Max Fried (NYY) · 100 career wins · MLB projected April 27, 2026 — passed · Cards →
5to go —Corbin Carroll (AZ) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected June 17, 2026 — passed · Cards →
5to go —Javier Báez (DET) · 200 career home runs · MLB projected April 24, 2026 — passed · Cards →
5to go —José Ramírez (CLE) · 300 career home runs · MLB projected June 6, 2026 — passed · Cards →
6to go —Max Scherzer (TOR) · 100 career wins · MLB projected March 31, 2026 — passed · Cards →
6to go —William Contreras (MIL) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected June 26, 2026 — passed · Cards →
7to go —Byron Buxton (MIN) · 200 career home runs · MLB projected June 22, 2026 — passed · Cards →
7to go —Harrison Bader (SF) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected May 23, 2026 — passed · Cards →
7to go —Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) · 200 career home runs · MLB projected May 31, 2026 — passed · Cards →
8to go —Josh Naylor (SEA) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected June 12, 2026 — passed · Cards →
9to go —Danny Jansen (TEX) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected May 22, 2026 — passed · Cards →
9to go —Kevin Gausman (TOR) · 100 career wins · MLB projected May 22, 2026 — passed · Cards →
9to go —Orlando Arcia (MIN) · 100 career home runs · MLB projected June 6, 2026 — passed · Cards →
Hit this season
The chases that ended. A milestone night is peak hobby attention — these are the receipts.
| Date | Player | Milestone | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2026 | Eugenio Suárez | 200 career home runs | Cards → | The Overnight → |
| July 12, 2026 | Elly De La Cruz | 500 career hits | Cards → | The Overnight → |
| July 11, 2026 | Logan Gilbert | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | The Overnight → |
| July 10, 2026 | Juan Soto | 1000 career hits | Cards → | The Overnight → |
| July 10, 2026 | Yordan Alvarez | 200 career home runs | Cards → | The Overnight → |
| July 7, 2026 | Ryan O'Hearn | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| July 7, 2026 | Shohei Ohtani | 300 career home runs | Cards → | |
| July 7, 2026 | Bo Bichette | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| July 3, 2026 | Mookie Betts | 1200 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| July 1, 2026 | Seiya Suzuki | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 30, 2026 | Rafael Devers | 250 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 28, 2026 | Sonny Gray | 2000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 28, 2026 | Shane Bieber | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 28, 2026 | Isaac Paredes | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 27, 2026 | Kirby Yates | 100 career saves | Cards → | |
| June 27, 2026 | Bryce Harper | 1100 career RBI | Cards → | |
| June 27, 2026 | Michael Wacha | 1500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 26, 2026 | Paul Skenes | 500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 24, 2026 | Mookie Betts | 300 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 23, 2026 | Sandy Alcantara | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 19, 2026 | Kyle Freeland | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 19, 2026 | Willy Adames | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| June 19, 2026 | Pete Fairbanks | 100 career saves | Cards → | |
| June 17, 2026 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 100 career wins | Cards → | |
| June 16, 2026 | George Springer | 300 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 13, 2026 | Bryce Harper | 1200 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| June 13, 2026 | Jake Burger | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 12, 2026 | Gunnar Henderson | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 11, 2026 | Devin Williams | 500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 10, 2026 | Max Scherzer | 3500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| June 10, 2026 | George Springer | 1000 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| June 9, 2026 | Freddie Freeman | 2500 career hits | Cards → | |
| June 9, 2026 | Josh Bell | 200 career home runs | Cards → | |
| June 3, 2026 | Ian Happ | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| June 2, 2026 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1300 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| June 1, 2026 | Jacob deGrom | 100 career wins | Cards → | |
| May 27, 2026 | Paul Sewald | 100 career saves | Cards → | |
| May 27, 2026 | Pete Alonso | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 25, 2026 | Jhoan Duran | 100 career saves | Cards → | |
| May 23, 2026 | Freddie Freeman | 1400 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| May 22, 2026 | Willson Contreras | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 22, 2026 | Manny Machado | 2100 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 21, 2026 | Juan Soto | 100 career stolen bases | Cards → | |
| May 18, 2026 | George Springer | 1500 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 16, 2026 | Jose Altuve | 250 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 16, 2026 | Jose Altuve | 2200 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 15, 2026 | Juan Soto | 250 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 13, 2026 | Aroldis Chapman | 200 career saves | Cards → | |
| May 13, 2026 | Seth Lugo | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| May 12, 2026 | Kyle Schwarber | 350 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 12, 2026 | Shea Langeliers | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 12, 2026 | Jarren Duran | 100 career stolen bases | Cards → | |
| May 11, 2026 | Kevin Gausman | 2000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| May 9, 2026 | Manny Machado | 200 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 8, 2026 | Freddie Freeman | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 8, 2026 | Marcell Ozuna | 300 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 8, 2026 | Kyle Schwarber | 200 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 7, 2026 | Paul Goldschmidt | 2200 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 7, 2026 | Yandy Díaz | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 7, 2026 | Brent Rooker | 500 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 6, 2026 | Tyler Glasnow | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| May 6, 2026 | Bryan Reynolds | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| May 5, 2026 | Jorge Soler | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 4, 2026 | Matt Olson | 300 career home runs | Cards → | |
| May 2, 2026 | José Ramírez | 300 career stolen bases | Cards → | |
| May 2, 2026 | Corbin Carroll | 500 career hits | Cards → | |
| April 29, 2026 | Nolan Arenado | 1200 career RBI | Cards → | |
| April 27, 2026 | Manny Machado | 1100 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| April 26, 2026 | Chris Sale | 150 career wins | Cards → | |
| April 22, 2026 | Bryan Reynolds | 500 career RBI | Cards → | |
| April 21, 2026 | Nolan Arenado | 1000 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| April 20, 2026 | Miguel Rojas | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| April 18, 2026 | Brandon Nimmo | 1000 career hits | Cards → | |
| April 15, 2026 | Xander Bogaerts | 200 career home runs | Cards → | |
| April 14, 2026 | Raisel Iglesias | 100 career saves | Cards → | |
| April 12, 2026 | Chris Sale | 2600 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| April 10, 2026 | Daulton Varsho | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| April 7, 2026 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| April 6, 2026 | Jose Altuve | 2400 career hits | Cards → | |
| April 5, 2026 | Brent Rooker | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| April 3, 2026 | Yordan Alvarez | 500 career RBI | Cards → | |
| March 30, 2026 | Luis Castillo | 1500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| March 30, 2026 | Yandy Díaz | 100 career home runs | Cards → | |
| March 28, 2026 | Mike Trout | 1200 career runs scored | Cards → | |
| March 27, 2026 | Kevin Gausman | 1500 career strikeouts | Cards → | |
| March 25, 2026 | Logan Webb | 1000 career strikeouts | Cards → |