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ATLANTA — For just the third time since 1890, the Reds will begin a season on the road. This year’s Opening Day matchup brings them to Truist Park, where they will find an energized crowd cheering for the defending World Series champion Braves. As Joey Votto enters his 16th season with the Reds, the Braves […]

CHICAGO — Cubs manager David Ross had an empty Wrigley Field with pumped-in crowd noise for his first Opening Day at the helm two years ago. Last year, the Friendly Confines were not yet at full capacity when the Cubs opened at home. Finally, Ross will step into the Wrigley Field dugout with the old […]

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Padres, as you may have noticed, have quite the abundance of starting pitching. They did before they traded for Sean Manaea on Sunday. They do even more so now. So what happens with all that starting pitching? There’s one school of thought that says the Padres simply keep it. There will […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox manager Alex Cora made official one of the feel-good stories of Spring Training for his team: Righty Kutter Crawford made the club. A starter coming through the Minors, Boston’s No. 25 prospect, as rated by MLB Pipeline, was not considered to be in the mix for a bullpen spot […]

JUPITER, Fla. — Even before the Mets uncovered details about the stress reaction in Jacob deGrom’s right shoulder, which will cost him his Opening Day start and most likely the first two months of the season, a somber mood hung over the clubhouse in Port St. Lucie. There was an edge to the room; everybody […]

The cherry blossom trees which bloom every spring around Washington, DC, signify renewal and endless possibilities, much like the start of a brand-new Major League Baseball season. This icon of the nation’s capital is featured prominently on the uniform and cap of the Washington Nationals’ 2022 Nike MLB City Connect jerseys, which were unveiled Tuesday. […]

JUPITER, Fla. — While Albert Pujols confirmed this will be the last season of his unquestioned Hall of Fame career — and it will come, fittingly enough, with the same Cardinals organization where it started and where he enjoyed his greatest success — he also insisted that this isn’t just some ceremonial, nostalgic tour complete […]