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It's already time for the preseason. The first pitches of the exhibition season will come in Port Charlotte, Fla.; Fort Myers, Fla.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Lakeland, Fla.; Sarasota, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; and Jupiter, Fla. This will be your home location for all news and notes in MLB this year and let's just hope we have a full season this year. Remember, be respectful to others here.
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On the night before Opening Day, we got a bombshell of a story. According to Jeff Passan, shortstop Francisco Lindor agreed to a 10-year, $341 million deal with the Mets. It is the third-largest contract in MLB history and the largest for a shortstop.
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Play ball! Baseball is officially back and I look forward to all that there is to come. Here's your Opening Day schedule.
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees today at 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers today at 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox today at 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers today at 2:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs today at 2:20 p.m.
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies today at 3:10 p.m.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres today at 4:10 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies today at 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds today at 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins today at 4:10 p.m.
Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals today at 4:10 p.m.
New York Mets at Washington Nationals tonight at 7:09 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels tonight at 10:05 p.m.
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics tonight at 10:07 p.m.
San Francisco Giants at Seattle Mariners tonight at 10:10 p.m.
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I love this time of the year! Opening Day is here! First up, the Blue Jays are playing the Yankees. Gerrit Cole is taking the mound for the Yankees. There will be a series of updates coming throughout the day. Updates to come.
The Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 3-2, in 10 innings.
The Phillies beat the Braves, 3-2, in 10 innings. (What a thriller today in Philadelphia!)
The Rockies beat the Dodgers, 8-5.
The Astros beat the Athletics, 8-1.
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We're only two days into the season and we already have controversy. Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game, scheduled for July 13, out of Atlanta over the Georgia voting law.
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All 30 teams have now twirled a no-no. The Padres' Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter in the Padres' 53-season history in a 3-0 win against the Rangers.
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While perfection didn’t come tonight, we still saw an excellent performance. Carlos Rodón tossed a no-hitter for the White Sox in an 8-0 win against the Indians. He allowed his first baserunner on a hit by pitch with one out in the ninth.
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This is a lot of no-nos to start the year. The Orioles' John Means threw a no-hitter in a 6-0 win against the Mariners for the franchise's first individual no-hitter since current Orioles broadcaster Jim Palmer in 1969.
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I have to imagine that The Squad Leader is a happy man. The Reds’ Wade Miley threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 win against the Indians. This is the second season in MLB history to have four no-hitters before the end of May.
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This is going to make one of baseball's most passionate fanbases sick. According to Jeff Passan, the Athletics are going to start looking at the possibility of relocation with the support of Major League Baseball. Updates to come.
The Athletics beat the Red Sox, 3-2.
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Happy birthday to me! The Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull threw his first career no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Mariners. This is the Tigers’ first no-hitter since current Astro Justin Verlander in 2011. (On a related note, the Astros lost to the Athletics, 6-5. What a thriller tonight in Oakland!)
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Two days, two no-nos! The Yankees' Corey Kluber threw a no-hitter in a 2-0 win against the Rangers. It was the eighth time in MLB history that no-hitters were thrown one or fewer days apart.
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Wow, this crackdown on foreign substances is already starting to get teams riled up. Tempers boiled over in Philadelphia after the Nationals’ Max Scherzer stared down the Phillies bench after his third substance check of the game and Phillies manager Joe Girardi charged out of the dugout toward Scherzer. The Nationals beat the Phillies, 3-2.
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Even with a crackdown on foreign substances, there's no stopping the pitchers this year. Zach Davies and three Cubs relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in a 4-0 win. That was Major League Baseball's seventh no-hitter of the season, the most before July in history.
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Seeing this play made me sick. Braves All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. suffered a torn ACL on Saturday in a 6-5 win against the Marlins and will miss the rest of the season.
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In this thin air, it will be fun to watch the balls fly. The Home Run Derby is going on now. Six sluggers are competing for $1 million. Updates to come.
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso won the Home Run Derby, beating Orioles right fielder Trey Mancini in the finals, 23-22.
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God, I'm hoping everybody is okay. The Padres vs. Nationals game at Nationals Park was suspended after a shooting was reported outside the stadium. Updates to come.
The Padres beat the Nationals, 10-4.
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Change is finally coming. The Indians officially announced a change of their nickname to the Cleveland Guardians. Updates to come.
The Indians lost to the Rays, 10-5.
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America’s most hated team is trying hard to stay relevant. According to the YES Network, the Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire the Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo. This comes as the Yankees lost to the Rays, 14-0, and the Cubs lost to the Reds, 7-4.
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This may be the biggest deadline deal of the year. According to Jeff Passan, the Dodgers are finalizing a deal to acquire Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Nationals for a massive prospect haul. This comes as the Dodgers lost to the Giants, 5-0, and the Nationals beat the Phillies, 3-1, in seven innings before losing to the Phillies, 11-8, in eight innings. (What a thriller today in Philadelphia!)
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Somewhere, KMB is starting a conga line. According to Jeff Passan, the Cubs and Mets are finalizing a trade to send Javier Báez to New York, pending a medical evaluation. Updates to come.
UPDATE: The Great Northside Fire Sale is still on! According to Passan, the Cubs agreed on a deal to send Kris Bryant to the Giants.
The Cubs lost to the Nationals, 4-3.
The Mets lost to the Reds, 6-2.
The Giants lost to the Astros, 9-6.
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To call this unlikely is the understatement of the year. Diamondbacks rookie Tyler Gilbert no-hit the Padres in a 7-0 win, becoming the fourth player in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in his first career start.
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Let the postseason begin! The Yankees are playing the AL East rival Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game. This is a win-or-go-home game. Updates to come.
The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 6-2, to advance to play the AL East rival Rays beginning on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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This series more than lived up to the hype. The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger silenced the NL West rival Giants crowd with a clutch ninth-inning RBI single to secure a 2-1 Game 5 win and a trip to the NLCS against the Braves beginning on Saturday in Atlanta.
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The biggest villains in the game are going to play for the title. The Astros defeated the Red Sox, 5-0, in Game 6 of the ALCS to clinch their third World Series appearance in the past five years.
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The stage is set for the last two teams. Eddie Rosario's three-run home run lifted the Braves over the Dodgers, 4-2, in Game 6 to earn a World Series berth against the Astros beginning on Tuesday in Houston. This is Atlanta's first Series appearance since 1999.
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After all the obstacles this team faced, they earned this title. The Braves won the World Series, dominating the Astros, 7-0, in Game 6 to claim their fourth title in franchise history and first in 26 years.