9:57 AM EDT, Fri March 29, 2024
New York Post 27 mins ago
Mets vs. Brewers prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets

Mets vs. Brewers prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets

The Mets will beat the Brewers in their home opener Friday afternoon at Citi Field, Stitches predicts.
Lone Star Ball 57 mins ago
Friday morning Rangers things

Friday morning Rangers things

Photo by Stacy Revere/ News and updates for your undefeated first-place defending champion Texas Rangers. Good morning, LSB. The Rangers are 1-0. Kennedi Landry writes about Jonah Heim’s redemption via walkoff to beat the Cubs on opening night. Evan Grant has thoughts from a win that keeps the party going in RangerLand. Grant also writes about the mess that happened in the top of the ninth inning and how ball don’t lie, in so many words. Jeff Wilson says yup Jonah Heim and the Rangers definitely got shafted there, but all’s well that ends well. Shawn McFarland...
The Seattle Times 57 mins ago
Julio Rodriguez, Ichiro a hit as Mariners reintroduce popular commercials

Julio Rodriguez, Ichiro a hit as Mariners reintroduce popular commercials

It all came so naturally to them, the connection from one Mariners star to another. Julio Rodriguez and Ichiro hit it off immediately when Rodriguez, then 19, made his first appearance in the Mariners’ big-league spring camp four years ago. They gravitate toward one another still, playing catch or hitting in batting cages next to […]
Over the Monster 57 mins ago
OTM Open Thread 3/29-3/31: It is the Weekend

OTM Open Thread 3/29-3/31: It is the Weekend

Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports Closing out March Welcome to the first weekend of the baseball season. The Red Sox kicked off this season the right way: with a win. Nick Pivetta faces George Kirby of the Seattle Mariners at 9:40 PM ET on Friday. Kutter Crawford takes on Logan Gilbert at 9:40 PM ET on Saturday. Finally, in day baseball, Garrett Whitlock and Bryce Miller pitch at 4:10 PM ET on Sunday. Remembering 2004 The Sox lost Opening Day to the Baltimore Orioles in a contest between Pedro Martinez and Sir Sidney Ponson. Talk about what you want and be good to one...
Camden Chat 57 mins ago
Corbin Burnes’ Opening Day outing proved that the Orioles got themselves an ace

Corbin Burnes’ Opening Day outing proved that the Orioles got themselves an ace

Corbin Burnes, the Orioles’ new No. 1 starter, en route to racking up 11 strikeouts in his Opening Day team debut. | Photo by Greg Fiume/ Corbin Burnes turned in the most impressive Opening Day performance by an Orioles starter in decades. Happy Opening Day, Birdland! That was lots of fun, wasn’t it? On Wednesday afternoon, the Orioles convincingly thrashed the Los Angeles Angels in a 11-3 Opening Day win. A not-terribly-controversial Top 3 countdown of the most impressive things witnessed yesterday might look like this: 3. The national anthem. I’ve heard it a...
Bleed Cubbie Blue 57 mins ago
Rangers 4, Cubs 3: Justin Steele leaves with hamstring tightness

Rangers 4, Cubs 3: Justin Steele leaves with hamstring tightness

Photo by Stacy Revere/ This was not a good way to start the 2024 season. I have a request. Next time the Cubs open a season — a year or so from now — could we have a little less controversy and injury? The Cubs lost Game 1 of the 2024 season to the Rangers 4-3 in 10 innings, and also have likely lost ace Justin Steele to the injured list, though for how long is not yet certain. This game also featured the Cubs taking the lead three times, blowing said lead three times, a wacky and controversial play at home plate, a pinch home run by a player who had previously hit...
Pinstripe Alley 57 mins ago
Yankees 2024 Minor League Preview: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Yankees 2024 Minor League Preview: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Photo by Adam Hunger/ Familiar friends and former foes head up the RailRiders roster. Juggling minor league rosters is always a challenge for any MLB team. Trying to decide roster spots between top prospects and league veterans is a tricky tightrope to walk. The term “Scranton Shuttle” has been thrown out a lot in recent years due to the Yankees consistent need to shuffle depth players back and forth from Scranton. Expect that term to continue to garner heavy usage, as the RailRiders’ expected roster is loaded with lots of former MLB experience, along with some...
Over the Monster 59 mins ago
Red Sox News & Links: Your Undefeated Boston Red Sox

Red Sox News & Links: Your Undefeated Boston Red Sox

Photo by Alika Jenner/ Tyler O’Neill makes his homecoming count For the second year in a row, the Red Sox have two Canadians on the roster, with outfielder and Opening Day warlock Tyler O’Neill pairing with Nick Pivetta to fill the absence left by James Paxton. And in O’Neill’s case, since he grew up in the Canadian west, last night’s game against the Mariners was essentially a return home, with plenty of friends and family in tow. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe) Ceddanne Rafaela grew up about as far from Seattle as it gets in the baseball playing world:...
South Side Sox 1 hour ago
Just how good was Garrett Crochet’s Opening Day start?

Just how good was Garrett Crochet’s Opening Day start?

It rarely got better than what Garrett Crochet offered this year on Opening Day. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports In White Sox history? 79th percentile ... not bad for a first career effort Yes, it’s been an incredibly long week and especially endless day, but Garrett Crochet’s surprise excellence on Opening Day — pitching at least one inning and exceedingly sharper than anyone had the right to expect — I had to dig deeper into where his effort lands in White Sox history. At least per game score (version two, a Tom Tango 2016 update of Bill James’...
New York Post 1 hour ago
How faith, family and his upcoming Mets number retirement guided Darryl Strawberry through a near-death emergency

How faith, family and his upcoming Mets number retirement guided Darryl Strawberry through a near-death emergency

Wondering if he was going to survive, Strawberry's mind raced to what he might not live to see.

Minors: Padres affiliates at a glance

Where the Padres' minor leaguers will play in 2024, from Triple-A on down to rookie ball
Bleed Cubbie Blue 1 hour ago
Outside The Confines: Opening Day roundup

Outside The Confines: Opening Day roundup

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Phew, that was a busy day. Phew, Opening Day is in the bag. We saw some incredible plays, some amazing pitching performances, some teams already proving they were right to spend money, and others just hoping this is the season to finally turn things around. Ignoring that the Cubs lost in a walk-off, what big moments of the first day of the season stood out for you? Rather than lead with a specific story, we’re just going to jump into the links, since there’s a lot to unpack, and still lots of predictions and projects to enjoy...
Amazin Avenue 1 hour ago
Mets Morning News for March 29, 2024

Mets Morning News for March 29, 2024

Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets The Mets made the Opening Day roster official, placing Sean Reid-Foley on the injured list and putting Yohan Ramírez and Michael Tonkin in the bullpen to start the season. Here’s how Edwin Díaz is preparing for his return to the mound. Francisco Lindor has been excellent for the Mets, flown under the radar while doing so, and grown as a person and clubhouse leader in the years he’s been in New York, write Laura Albanese. This Opening Day is Jay Horwitz’s 45th with the team. The...
Purple Row 1 hour ago
Friday Rockpile: An Opening Day fail for the ages

Friday Rockpile: An Opening Day fail for the ages

Photo by Zac BonDurant/ Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 29, 2024 The Rockies are 17-15 on Opening Day, but that 15th loss will go down in infamy. It’s not every Opening Day that a team gets destroyed 16-1. After all, there have been two other Opening Days in the last 134 years where teams have done worse. At first, it wasn’t so bad. The Rockies went into the third inning down 2-1. Then came the soul-crushing, never-ending third inning where Colorado gave up the most runs (14) and hits (13) in one inning in franchise history. They also set a...
Royals Review 1 hour ago
Royals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2024

Royals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2024

Good news! There’s more Royals baseball tomorrow! | Photo by Jamie Squire/ The quest for 161-1 begins tomorrow! Ed note: I mentioned this in the comments yesterday - I could probably just write “Hey, yesterday was Opening Day - What do you think?” and we’d get 200 comments here today. I’d like to think I do a marginally better job than that, so you get 2000 characters instead. However, since Opening Day provided more than enough to talk about today, I’m going to push off the NPB preview for another week. Both of my Asia baseball readers will be...

MLB Player News

  • 9 Shohei Ohtani

    Shohei Ohtani

    Shohei Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals 7-1

  • 6 Corbin Burnes

    Corbin Burnes

    Corbin Burnes’ Opening Day outing proved that the Orioles got themselves an ace

  • 5 Garrett Crochet

    Garrett Crochet

    Just how good was Garrett Crochet’s Opening Day start?

  • 4 Zac Gallen

    Zac Gallen

    Diamondbacks score 14 runs in 3rd inning, cruise to 16-1 victory over Rockies

  • 4 Royce Lewis

    Royce Lewis

    Royce Lewis exits with right quad injury after hitting home run in Twins' opener

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