PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter emerged from the Phillies’ dugout shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. He was less than an hour from his highly anticipated MLB debut against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The fans that noticed him applauded as he walked to the bullpen to begin his final

BALTIMORE -- Not many pitchers attempt pickoff throws on Pete Alonso, who is by no means a speedster. The Polar Bear isn’t typically expecting it, especially not on a full-count pitch. So when it happened on Tuesday night -- with the toss coming from his former Mets teammate Jacob deGrom,

TORONTO -- One month ago, we were wondering how Max Scherzer could even fit onto this roster. Today, where would the Blue Jays be without him? For the next decade, we’ll point back to the 2026 Blue Jays as the case study for pitching depth. You can never, ever have

ST. LOUIS -- For the second night in a row at Busch Stadium, a Cardinal starter pitched into the sixth inning but saw his outing screech to a halt before he could record an out in the frame. Andre Pallante cruised through five innings before the heart of the Mets’

HOUSTON -- It wasn’t like Hunter Brown needed much help offensively Tuesday night, but the Astros made sure their ace had more than enough to work with.

LOS ANGELES -- Guardians rookie right fielder Chase DeLauter exited Tuesday's game against the Dodgers with a left foot contusion after fouling a pitch off the foot in the top of the first inning. DeLauter was checked on by a trainer but stayed in to finish his at-bat, grounding out

BALTIMORE -- It hasn’t been how Jacob deGrom wanted to start the season. First deGrom was scratched from his season debut, which was originally scheduled for last Saturday in Philadelphia, due to neck stiffness.

LOS ANGELES -- As Yoshinobu Yamamoto sat in front of his locker in the home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, a few of his teammates approached him, holding pens and Tuesday's giveaway item, a Yoshi bobblehead. They wanted Yamamoto's signature on the lovable green dinosaur who shares part of his name.

Opening Day marks a new era for the longstanding relationship between MLB and ESPN. Though ESPN is no longer the home for “Sunday Night Baseball” (now on NBC) or the Home Run Derby (now on Netflix), the sports broadcasting network is actually bringing fans more baseball than ever.

Terry Francona garners a lot of respect and admiration across the baseball industry, especially with the players he coaches. The Reds might have taken that admiration to another level this season. Catcher Tyler Stephenson gifted his manager some custom swimwear with a young Francona’s face on it in the Reds'

MILWAUKEE -- Before Shane McClanahan scaled the mound Tuesday night for his first Major League start in 972 days, pitching coach Kyle Snyder offered a simple piece of advice. “I just told him to have fun,” Snyder said.

MILWAUKEE – Brandon Woodruff would have started the Triple-A Nashville Sounds’ home opener on Tuesday night had he and the Brewers taken the cautious approach. Few would have blamed them for building in extra time to prepare for this season, considering he’s so recently removed from a two-year rehab from

ST. LOUIS -- There may not be a more perplexing pitcher in baseball today than Kodai Senga, a massively talented starter who at times has thrown like an All-Star, and at other times has quite literally looked out of his league. In his season debut on Tuesday in the Mets’

CINCINNATI – Bubba Chandler was kicking himself for being on his iPad in the Pirates tunnel for the first of two Oneil Cruz missiles Tuesday that were launched to the seats at Great American Ball Park. Knowing Cruz’s reputation for otherworldly power, he wondered how well the ball was hit.

CHICAGO — Runs were always going to be at a premium with the frigid conditions at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. The Angels had just enough timely hits coupled with another strong outing from Opening Day starter José Soriano to beat the Cubs 2-0 on an icy, 44-degree night where

BALTIMORE -- Five games into the 2026 season, the injury bug has returned to Baltimore. And once again, the bad luck has struck right-hander Zach Eflin. Eflin exited Tuesday’s 8-5 loss to the Rangers at Camden Yards due to right elbow discomfort. It was the 31-year-old right-hander’s first outing of

SEATTLE -- Colt Emerson has long been viewed by the Mariners as a massive piece to their long-term plans, and the club is making an unprecedented commitment to the 20-year-old infielder before he’s even reached the Majors. Emerson, a shortstop who is MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect, and the

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

SEATTLE -- Carlos Rodón's relatively smooth recovery from offseason elbow surgery has hit a snag. Rodón experienced right hamstring tightness on Tuesday while going through his workout program, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce is going to miss “significant time” with a right knee injury he sustained in Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies, another tough blow to a rotation that’s already dealing with too many injuries. For now, the diagnosis is a sprained right ACL, but

ATLANTA -- A’s manager Mark Kotsay made some slight tweaks to his lineup prior to Tuesday’s game against the Braves at Truist Park. Knowing that the A’s were facing Braves left-handed starting pitcher José Suarez, Kotsay tabbed right-handed batter Jacob Wilson as the team’s leadoff hitter for the first time

MIAMI – Liam Hicks wants to be an everyday player. Through the first five games of the season, Miami’s second-year catcher is making a strong case. Hicks took over the Major League RBI lead with a two-run double in the Marlins’ 9-2 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night

It’s always intriguing when MLB stars wearing new uniforms face their former clubs for the first time. And the opening weekend of the 2026 regular season featured a few such reunions. For example, Adolis García, a 2023 postseason hero for the Rangers, suited up for the Phillies against his old

ATLANTA -- The attempt to learn more about how the Braves are celebrating hits this year proved to be a head scratcher. Many fans might remember after recording a hit last year, Braves players would flash the peace sign and then swipe those fingers down to create the A-town down