RJ Hamster
Opening Weekend over … time to overreact!
Monday, March 30
TOP NEWS
Well, it’s almost April, so time for our annual overreactions
Now that each team has played its first series of the 2026 season, here is our yearly exercise of looking at some early reactions and gauging if they are overreactions.
Pair of clutch ABS challenges in 9th flips script in Twins-O’s
First career pinch-hit HR? Yelich makes it a winner to cap stunning rally, sweep
Homer in 3rd straight game! Murakami continues astonishing start to MLB career
Hancock throws 6 no-hit innings in NBC/Peacock’s Sunday Night Baseball debut
Bichette taking the boos in stride: ‘I thought it took too long’
Bregman uses Wrigley wind for 1st Cubs HR. He didn’t need it for his 2nd
Walk-offs, all-teal jerseys in fashion as Marlins earn 1st 3-0 start since 2009
Welcome back, Geno! Suárez’s first HR in Reds return clinches opening series
Gore holds Phils hitless until 6th inning in impressive Rangers debut
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Nolan Gorman
443 ft
8th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Jordan Walker
114.9 mph
3rd Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Daniel Palencia
100.6 mph
9th Inning
Decisive Play
Marlins
84.9% WPA
9th Inning
4 hits, 5 RBIs; ties franchise mark for hits in 3-game series (9)
Ties Expansion Era mark by reaching base 1st 8 PAs with team
Career-high 9 K’s, 1 BB, 1 HBP in 6 hitless innings
1st MLB HR; 4 hits, 2 BB, 3 runs in first 3 games
2 hits, 2nd career grand slam, 5 RBIs
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Jorge Soler is known more for his bat than his glove, but you wouldn’t know it from this grab.
STAFF PICKS
Heavyweight American League matchup highlights 5 series to watch
The first full week of the 2026 season opens with a series between the Yankees and Mariners in Seattle and includes a pair of other intriguing matchups on the West Coast.
Sorry about hitting that home run …
Andrew McCutchen spent three seasons with the Phillies, so when his first homer for the Rangers came against his former team, a familiar fan let him hear it and he couldn’t help but respond.
Electric music for an electric arm
Now that he is officially the Padres closer, Mason Miller needed a closer’s entrance, and he debuted it on opening weekend with the help of clubhouse attendants in picking the right song.
Remembering the 1st international rotation
Thirty years ago, the Dodgers put together the most diverse rotation in baseball history with five pitchers hailing from five different countries.
Is it a pretzel or a s’more? Both!
The new Padre Pretzel puts a unique twist on a classic campfire snack with a freshly baked braided pretzel featuring chocolate, graham cracker crumbles and marshmallow whipped cream.
SCOREBOARD
MIN 6
BAL 8
TEX 8
PHI 3
KC 4
ATL 1
ATH 2
TOR 5
BOS 2
CIN 3
PIT 4
NYM 3
COL 3
MIA 4
LAA 7
HOU 9
CWS 7
MIL 9
TB 11
STL 7
WSH 6
CHC 3
CLE 0
SEA 8
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