RJ Hamster
5 players making great first impressions
Wednesday, April 08
TOP NEWS
Fracas breaks out as tensions boil over between Soler, López
Jorge Soler went after Braves pitcher Reynaldo López following a wild pitch in the fifth inning. Soler had homered off López in his first at-bat, then López hit Soler with a pitch in the third inning. Both players were ejected.
Konnor Griffin, Pirates agree on record 9-year extension
If you know, you go: Del Castillo turns a K into a two-run 1B after a successful challenge
Yamamoto ignores boos, subdues Blue Jays yet again in Toronto encore
Schneider’s fiery ejection unable to spark Blue Jays’ quiet bats
Boone plays lineup hunch, Rosario rewards it with 2-HR outburst
Welcome back, Ronny! Mauricio walks it off for Mets in first game, AB in the bigs this season
Bradley takes another step toward ace status by outdueling Skubal
‘That’s why we call him Beast’: Crochet spins gem in much-needed Sox win
Easy as ABC: Assad, Bregman, Crow-Armstrong lead Cubs past Rays
Walker hits 3rd homer in 4 games as Cards rally late, top Nats in extras
O’s were waiting for it — and they got it, with Gunnar’s decisive homer
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Willi Castro
436 ft
4th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Nick Kurtz
115.1 mph
3rd Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Jacob Misiorowski
101 mph
1st Inning
Decisive Play
Yankees
53.8% WPA
8th Inning
Has lowered ERA from 67.50 (1st start) to 5.25 (3rd start)
Homered in a career-high third consecutive game
5th player in Mets history with walk-off hit in first plate appearance of season
First 2 HRs of the season; 3rd career multi-HR game
10 K’s raise season total to 22 (T-3rd most in AL)
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Oh boya! Jorge Barrosa ran a long way to track down this drive.
STAFF PICKS
5 offseason additions feeling right at home with new squads
Making a strong first impression when you sign a big deal or get traded is always a good idea. It’s still early, but these faces in new places have proved to be difference-makers.
PCA loved this kid’s sign, so he did a little bit of signing
Pete Crow-Armstrong spotted an awesome sign in the stands and made sure to acknowledge it by taking a picture with the kid and giving him an autograph. The young Cubs fan was quickly overcome by emotion.
6 pitchers with a little extra gas in the tank to open 2026
Velocity isn’t everything, but it certainly helps, and these arms are benefiting from a bit more giddyup on their fastballs compared to last season.
Adell donating his glove to the Hall — with a catch
The glove that Jo Adell wore to rob three home runs in one game will be donated to the Hall of Fame — but not until he has a chance to rob a few more.
The 10 most prospect-packed rosters in the Minor Leagues
Want to get the most prospect bang for your buck? MLB Pipeline’s Sam Dykstra has identified the affiliates with the most stacked rosters to start the season.
A 10-run inning … with one hit?!
Sometimes, a couple of well-timed hits is all it takes to start a big inning. Every once in a while, you don’t even need that.
SCOREBOARD
KC 1
CLE 2
BAL 4
CWS 2
AZ 3
NYM 4
SD 1
PIT 7
CHC 9
TB 2
CIN 6
MIA 3
STL 7
WSH 6
MIL 2
BOS 3
ATH 3
NYY 5
LAD 4
TOR 1
DET 2
MIN 4
SEA 2
TEX 3
HOU 1
COL 5
ATL 7
LAA 2
PHI 0
SF 6
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