MLB 2026

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It always amazes me when baseball comes back because it feels like last season just ended.  Major League Baseball is back as the preseason starts today in Sarasota, Fla.  Let this be your home for news and notes from around the diamond all season long.

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I am in disbelief.  Venezuela defeated the United States, 3-2, to claim the nation’s first World Baseball Classic title.

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Batter up!  The first pitches of the MLB season come today with one of the game’s most heralded rivalries.  Here is your Opening Night schedule.

New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants tonight at 8:05 p.m.

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The first full day of baseball is here.  I will keep you abreast all day of what happens on the diamond.  Updates to come.

The Brewers beat the White Sox, 14-2.
The Nationals beat the Cubs, 10-4.
The Orioles beat the Twins, 2-1.
The Red Sox beat the Reds, 3-0.
The Angels beat the Astros, 3-0.
The Tigers beat the Padres, 8-2.
The Cardinals beat the Rays, 9-7.
The Guardians beat the Mariners, 6-4.

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This is all kinds of sleazy!  The Phillies’ Alec Bohm is suing his parents for millions, accusing them of siphoning large amounts of his money and using some to pay their own expenses.  This come as the Phillies beat the Rangers, 5-3.

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Somebody call 911.  The Angels’ Jo Adell dazzled with three home run robberies in just one game in a 1-0 win over the Mariners.

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I knew it was not going to be long until we got a huge fight this season.  The Angels’ Jorge Soler charged the mound after nearly being hit by a pitch, leading to punches flying from both teams in a 7-2 loss to the Braves.

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I am sure you can stick a fork in his career.  The Rays’ Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but won’t serve a sentence for it.  Updates to come.

The Rays lost to the Orioles, 9-7, in 13 innings.  (What a thriller today in Baltimore!)

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Only three outs are needed for history.  The Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease is entering the ninth inning with no hits allowed to the Giants with 11 strikeouts.  Updates to come.

The Blue Jays beat the Giants, 10-0.

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This puts the game in a very sticky spot.  Congress demanded Major League Baseball and the players’ union take action after a FanDuel video of the Phillies’ Bryce Harper.  Updates to come.

The Phillies beat the Cardinals, 6-5.

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This is the type of debut baseball players dream of.  The Cardinals' Joshua Báez is the first player in MLB history with three homers in his MLB debut and the game is far from over.  Updates to come.

The Cardinals beat the Cubs, 8-4.

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If you are a baseball fan in the desert, prepare for a bad divorce.  The Diamondbacks placed Ketel Marte on the restricted list after he failed to show up for tonight’s game against the Red Sox.  Updates to come.

The Red Sox beat the Diamondbacks, 11-1.

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This has to be one of the most bonkers endings I've ever seen.  Chaos and confusion ensued as the Padres' Ty Simpson's potential go-ahead home run hit the roof and landed in the Brewers' Jackson Chourio's glove in a 3-2 Brewers win.

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Being screwed over by your own fans must really suck, especially when it ends your season.  The Yankees' Anthony Volpe hit a double that was originally ruled a home run, but the umpires said a fan interfered in a 4-3 loss to the AL East rival Rays.

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The king is dead!  The Brewers came back in Game 4 of the NLCS, 6-4, to sweep the two-time reigning champion Dodgers and reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.