12:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Oakland Athletics will be without closer Trevor Rosenthal to start the season after he was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a shoulder injury. The Athletics also announced that right-hander Mike Fiers had been placed on the 10-day IL. Rosenthal joined the Athletics this offseason on
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2:30 PM ET Happy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially begins, we’re tracking the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country. Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there has been plenty to talk about
10:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of
7:00 AM ET It all begins today. Barring any postponements, for the first time since 1968 every team will begin play on the first day of the MLB season — the way it should be every season. The Los Angeles Dodgers begin their chase for history. They are trying to become the first team since
6:55 AM ET After a 60-game season in 2020, MLB is set to begin a complete 162-game schedule on Thursday with a full slate of 15 matchups, starting in New York with the Yankees hosting the Blue Jays (1:05 ET, ESPN). Can the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat, or will they be challenged by the upstart
10:12 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have postponed Thursday’s opener against the Baltimore Orioles until Friday because of rain that was forecast to last all day. The Red Sox made the announcement at 9 a.m., about five hours before the scheduled first pitch. After playing last season without fans, the
11:23 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets and shortstop Francisco Lindor have agreed to a 10-year, $341 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lindor’s deal will be the third-largest based on total value in major league history, trailing only the deals for the Los Angeles Angels‘ Mike Trout ($426.5 million)
9:40 PM ET President Joe Biden, speaking the night before major league ballparks reopen to fans throughout the country, stressed the importance of wearing masks and continuing to abide by health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, calling it “a mistake” for the Texas Rangers to open their stadium at full capacity
6:51 PM ET CHICAGO — Despite a halt in negotiations, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer says he’s “very confident” he’ll be able to sign longtime first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a contract extension before he becomes a free agent in November. Rizzo, 31, indicated on Monday he would rather not negotiate during
1:44 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oft-injured Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will begin the season on the injured list with a right oblique strain, leaving Kansas City without one of its most exciting players when it opens the season against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Mondesi was put on the injured list