6:07 PM ET Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season is in the rearview mirror, but plenty of teams are still set to make their debut on the diamond. Thursday’s slate of action provided a wide spectrum of entertainment. The games included everything from a memorable first major league hit for Bobby Witt Jr., to
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12:33 PM ET ATLANTA — Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. acknowledged an internal rift with former teammate Freddie Freeman during an interview late Wednesday, saying there’s “nothing” that he’d miss about the first baseman. Acuna, speaking in Spanish to Dominican Republic-based sports reporter Yancen Pujols late Wednesday night on Instagram Live, was asked what he’d
9:02 PM ET ATLANTA — The defending World Series champions officially have a new banner. Exactly 156 days after the Atlanta Braves won last season’s World Series, they showed off a new year on their lengthy collection of red, white and blue pennants Thursday night. The pennants are attached to a light post beyond Truist
2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates are building around third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes. The Pirates and Hayes, 25, have come to terms on a new eight-year, $70 million deal pending Hayes passing a physical, according to multiple reports. A formal announcement isn’t expected until the team’s home opener on April 12, according
5:12 PM ET NEW YORK — With shortstop Xander Bogaerts set to opt out of his contract after 2022, the question of whether he will be back with the Boston Red Sox next year looms over the team’s season. When asked on Thursday whether he expected to come to an agreement with the Red Sox
4:55 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — A 6-year-old boy suffered a fractured skull and brain damage when he was accidentally hit by a baseball thrown by a Los Angeles Angels player who was warming up before a game at the team’s home stadium in 2019, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday that blames
5:09 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer declared himself “good to go” for his New York Mets debut in Friday’s second game of the season against the Washington Nationals, the club he helped win the 2019 World Series. The three-time Cy Young Award winner developed a problem with his right hamstring late in
8:54 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Bradley Zimmer ran out of chances and time with the Guardians. Cleveland traded the oft-injured outfielder to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for reliever Anthony Castro. The teams announced the deal shortly after Cleveland lost its season opener — and first game as the Guardians — 3-1
7:00 AM ET The start of the 2022 MLB season has finally arrived! Beginning with seven Opening Day games on Thursday and continuing with the rest of MLB in action Friday, it’s time to welcome in a new year on the diamond. To celebrate baseball’s return, we’ve asked our experts to weigh in on what
9:24 AM ET The Minnesota Twins have agreed to acquire right-handers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan in a trade with the San Diego Padres, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The Twins are sending left-hander Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker to the Padres, sources said. Paddack, 26, impressed in San Diego as a