PITTSBURGH -- It took just five pitches for baseball’s most highly touted prospect to make an impact at the plate as he debuted Friday afternoon in the Pirates' home opener against Baltimore. Batting seventh and starting at short in front of a sellout crowd of 38,986 at PNC Park, Konnor

NEW YORK -- “Suits tomorrow.” That was the late-night directive from Aaron Judge, sent via text to teammates ahead of Friday’s home opener at Yankee Stadium -- crisp shirts, pressed slacks, shoes shined to a gleam.

CLEVELAND -- How’s this for a (re)introduction to Chase DeLauter, Guardians fans? The Guardians returned home from their season-opening seven-game road trip on Friday, and DeLauter continued his torrid start to his first big league season in Cleveland's home opener. The 24-year-old blasted a two-run home run in the seventh

WASHINGTON -- When Shohei Ohtani goes, so do the Dodgers. And that was true in a big way in Friday afternoon's 13-6 victory over the Nationals. Ohtani launched his first home run of the season in the third inning, a three-run blast that tied the contest at 3 before the

Giants No. 21 prospect Daniel Susac, brother of former big leaguer Andrew, had quite the MLB debut against the Mets on Thursday night. He singled in his first at-bat, singled in his second at-bat, walked in his third at-bat and then singled once again in his final at-bat. According to

BOSTON -- It had been a gloomy first week of baseball on the road for the Red Sox, and it was cloudy and cool outside when Fenway Park opened its gates for a 115th season on Friday. But by the time the pregame ceremonies started, honoring Boston’s pennant-winning squad of

“Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV is back for 2026! This week features a matchup a former MVP and two potential MVP candidates.

There's a longstanding baseball-ism that says you'd rather be lucky than good. Cody Bellinger is good, but he wasn't afraid to give Lady Luck her due credit after he made a crazy catch in the Yankees' 8-2 win over the Marlins on Friday in their home opener. With nobody out

MINNEAPOLIS -- Byron Buxton was removed from the Twins’ home opener against the Rays on Friday after being hit by a pitch. The Twins said he has a right forearm contusion, but the X-rays are negative. Leading off the seventh inning against right-hander Kevin Kelly, Buxton was hit on his

Konnor Griffin is in the Majors. The Pirates promoted MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect prior to their home opener on Friday -- several weeks before his 20th birthday.

All season long, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games for free on the Bally Sports Live app or at BallySports.com. Fans may also purchase an MLB+ subscription, which includes access to MiLB games live and on demand, live MLB audio for all 30 teams, MLB Network, and MLB

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.

WASHINGTON -- With the Dodgers' home run party in full swing, Kyle Tucker joined in on the fun. Tucker went deep for the first time as a Dodger in L.A.'s 13-6 win on Friday afternoon, slugging a solo shot off Nationals left-hander Ken Waldichuk to extend Los Angeles' lead to

MINNEAPOLIS -- Folk heroes have been born as a result of less than this. Tristan Gray, a 30-year-old journeyman, hit his first career grand slam on Friday, securing a 10-4 win for the Twins over the Rays in their home opener. In four games, Gray has eight RBIs already this

PITTSBURGH -- Konnor Griffin remembers sitting at PNC Park almost two years ago after he was drafted ninth overall in 2024, dreaming of what it would be like to take the field with the Pirates. He didn’t have to wait long. That dream became a reality Friday, as baseball’s No.

WASHINGTON -- Dating back to Cactus League play, Emmet Sheehan has been working with diminished velocity. But the Dodgers' right-hander showed that he may be able to overcome losing some speed on his fastball. Sheehan picked up his first win of the season in Friday's 13-6 victory over the Nats

DENVER -- It took about a week, but the Phillies finally broke out in a big way at the plate on Friday afternoon at Coors Field in a 10-1 victory over the Rockies to open Philadelphia’s first road trip of the season. Entering the day with a team slash line

BOSTON -- Willson Contreras was brought to the Red Sox for his energy, his grit, his defense and ... oh yeah, his pull-side power. Playing his first home game at Fenway Park, Contreras unleashed a towering 423-foot solo homer to left-center that soared over the Green Monster and wound up

CLEVELAND -- Cubs righty Cade Horton fired a fastball to Bo Naylor on Friday evening and immediately looked in the direction of the visitors’ dugout at Progressive Field. A moment later, catcher Carson Kelly was up out of the crouch and heading to the mound. Horton represents one of the

ARLINGTON -- Take away rookie Sal Stewart's meteoric start to the 2026 season and it's been rough sledding early on for much of the Reds’ lineup. But two of their hitters with little to show in their numbers came up big on Friday afternoon against the Rangers when the club

CHICAGO -- Last season, Trey Yesavage opened the season pitching in Single-A and ended up pitching in the World Series. Maybe he can pull it off again in 2026? Yesavage’s rehab assignment lined up with him being the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays’ Opening Day starter on Friday night, a major

DETROIT -- For a few innings Friday, the Tigers seemed just as snakebitten in their return to Comerica Park as they were for three days in Arizona. Framber Valdez and Dillon Dingler turned their fortunes around in one inning. It wasn’t as easy as the 4-0 win over the Cardinals

PITTSBURGH -- Since joining the Orioles on Feb. 5, Blaze Alexander has said multiple times his goal on defense is to “be an athlete.” The 26-year-old utility man has many ways he can do that, considering he’s capable of playing anywhere in the infield or outfield. What Alexander did on

When the Dodgers took the field on Friday ahead of their 13-6 win over the Nationals in Washington, D.C., they made history. And it had little to do with the superstar-filled roster that has brought the club two straight World Series championships. The Dodgers wore blue jerseys, which will be