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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Even on a new team in a different division, it took all of one game for Rhys Hoskins to rile up the New York Mets. Tempers flared Friday during the season opener at Citi Field when the Milwaukee Brewers‘ newcomer —

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker’s family stayed out of Philadelphia on Opening Day. Snitker called out Phillies fans in spring training for what he said was objectionable behavior from them in the playoffs toward his wife and other Atlanta friends and family

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Expectations are lower for the Mets entering this season. But owner Steve Cohen still has a specific achievement in mind. “I think the goal is to make the playoffs. Pretty simple. Let’s not overthink this,” Cohen said Friday. “If we don’t

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The New York Yankees acquired right-hander JT Brubaker and international bonus pool allotment from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday for a player to be named. Brubaker, Pittsburgh’s Opening Day starter in 2022, missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on April

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t believe they were in a lofty enough financial stratosphere to chase a free agent the caliber of left-hander Jordan Montgomery. A soft market this offseason changed their mind. Montgomery, 31, and the D-backs finalized their $25 million, one-year

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves All-Star catcher Sean Murphy left Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with left oblique tightness after taking an awkward swing in the top of the

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The percentage of Major League Baseball players born outside the United States dipped slightly to 27.8%, its lowest level since 2016. There were 264 players from 19 countries and territories outside of the 50 states among 949 players on Opening Day

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of Athletics fans gathered in the south parking lot before Thursday night’s Opening Day game against the Cleveland Guardians to try

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:31 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — At the end of an opening game so stuffed with gleaming storylines that

ESPN News Services Mar 29, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler O’Neill homered in his fifth straight Opening Day game to set a major league record, this time against the organization that drafted him, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. “You always want to kick the