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Daniel Cooper is an Angels fan.

What differentiates Cooper from the innumerable other fans of the Halos is that Cooper has reputedly held three-time MVP Mike Trout hitless across seven career plate appearances (0-for-6 with a walk, including back-field and exhibition at-bats). Cooper most recently got Trout Saturday night when Great Britain squared off with Team USA during the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

“When you’ve been retired from professional baseball for nine years, you’re playing with house money at this point,” Cooper said. “It was the [least] stress I’ve felt pitching in a long time.”

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker has an easy task: Writing the names of Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and Austin Riley at the top of his lineup card.

Nicaragua may still be looking for its first win in the Classic, but it’s earned the respect of its opponents with some great plays.

Flamethrower Roki Sasaki felt so bad about hitting the Czech Republic’s Willie Escala in the knee that he met him at the team hotel to give him two shopping bags full of Japanese treats.

After more than two weeks of exhibition games, Jackson Holliday remains in Orioles camp, learning from big leaguers.

In a four-year stretch in the 1960s, Joe Pepitone made three AL All-Star teams and won two Gold Glove Awards.

MLB Network brings you Nationals vs. Mets at 1 p.m. ET, Angels vs. Guardians at 4 and a nightcap of Reds vs. Royals at 9.

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