Spring Breakout returns for its third installment after receiving a great deal of fanfare over the past two years. The weekend got going with six must-see matchups on Thursday and continues through Sunday evening. As in previous years, all 30 Major League clubs will field teams of their best prospects

Below you will find every starting pitcher for each team in Game 1 of the 2026 season, as confirmed by Major League Baseball on Friday. Noted in parentheses is how many times that pitcher has started on Opening Day, including the upcoming '26 start. Note: The Padres and Brewers have

Many of the best hitters on Earth have already taken their cuts this year in games that matter, thanks to the World Baseball Classic. You had Aaron Judge going deep for Team USA, Shohei Ohtani launching a grand slam at Tokyo Dome for Japan, Juan Soto crushing a run rule

As if there weren’t enough reason already to look forward to all the season-opening MLB games, Friday brought the announcement of each team’s Opening Day starting pitcher. That’s the sort of thing that makes it all feel real: We know who’s going to be walking out there to the mound

Everywhere I go, people stop me on the street and say: “Big AC [that’s what they call me on the street], how can you be so wrong so often and still keep making baseball predictions?” What can I say? Consistency and durability are essential in the grueling world of MLB,

Can you call it “a breakout” if the player in question already finished fourth in the AL Cy Young Award voting just two seasons ago? No, probably not. Can you call it “a comeback” if every advanced metric said that the same pitcher, last season, was then even better –

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Twins took two significant steps toward clarifying their Opening Day roster on Friday. Minnesota optioned right-hander Zebby Matthews to Triple-A St. Paul, clearing the way for Mick Abel to make the season-opening starting rotation. In addition, veteran right-hander Liam Hendriks was granted his release.

JUPITER, Fla. – The Marlins’ Opening Day rotation is penciled in after optioning left-hander Braxton Garrett to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday afternoon. Right-handers Sandy Alcantara (Opening Day, March 27), Eury Pérez (March 28) and Max Meyer (March 29) will start the opening series against the Rockies at loanDepot park and

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Now that they’re all done jumping and screaming, trade talks have begun. Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman, who just pulled one of the most valuable Nick Kurtz baseball cards in circulation, wants to get the card back to the Athletics' young star.

Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. helped Venezuela make history earlier this week by winning the nation’s first World Baseball Classic final in a 3-2 thriller over Team USA. You probably knew Acuña was going to let longtime Atlanta teammate Ozzie Albies hear it when they returned to Spring Training. Acuña

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Over on Field 6 at the Fenway South complex for a couple of days this week, there were the unmistakable sounds of baseball you hear throughout Spring Training. The crack of the bat. The pop of the baseball hitting the catcher’s mitt. Communication on cutoffs and

In the winter leading into the Blue Jays' incredible 2025 turnaround, which came up an inch shy of a World Series title, the Jays tried to get better externally. The club added Anthony Santander to address its slumping run production. They traded for Andrés Giménez's glove but also hoped his

JUPITER, Fla. -- There was a breeze at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Thursday, but it was generated by the speed of 18-year-old Miguel Sime Jr.’s 100.8 mph fastball that blew the helmet off No. 5 overall prospect JJ Wetherholt. In the Nationals' 9-8 loss to the Cardinals in their

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres welcomed back two Gold Glovers on Thursday, with Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado returning to the lineup after their trip to the World Baseball Classic. But the best play made by a Padre on Thursday night? That came in section 110 at the Peoria

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cole Hamels' eyes lit up on Friday, when he heard So Taguchi was at BayCare Ballpark. Taguchi was a member of the Phillies’ 2008 World Series championship team, playing 88 games in the regular season and four in the postseason. He played six more games for the

We’re less than a week away from 2026 Opening Day and the vast majority of fantasy baseball drafts are going to take place either this weekend or early next week. One of the most common forms of preparation for any fantasy season is mock drafting. You can consume as much

When a 21-35 finish to the 2025 season knocked the Mets out of the playoffs, the club's starting pitching was one culprit. The team's rotation ranked 18th in the Majors in ERA (4.13), including 27th after the All-Star break (5.31). They’ve made moves to help remedy that in 2026, such

If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of Opening Day festivities, Netflix has the perfect opportunity for you.

PHOENIX -- At his low point, Marco Dinges lay curled up in the fetal position in a Florida hospital bed. He had endured more than a month of sleep-deprived nights and 104-degree fevers with a disease the doctors couldn’t crack. His father remembers standing by with tears in his eyes

DUNEDIN -- The hits just keep on coming to the Blue Jays’ rotation. Trey Yesavage, the breakout star of 2025 and an early favorite for the ‘26 AL Rookie of the Year Award, will begin the season on the IL. Yesavage is dealing with a right shoulder impingement, manager John

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Any path to success for the 2022 Minnesota Twins will involve a heavy reliance on their young group of starting pitchers. So why not start from Day 1? Twins manager Rocco Baldelli announced Thursday that rookie right-hander Joe Ryan will make his first career Opening Day

The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) has raised a record $5,391,310 in commitments from 1,639 players, coaches and front office personnel across MLB’s 30 Clubs during the 2026 Spring Training Fundraising Tour. This marks the fifth consecutive year that B.A.T. has broken its overall fundraising record, exceeding 2025 by almost $1

PHOENIX – There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a clubhouse stops being a workplace and starts feeling like a neighborhood. For Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Angel Zerpa, that magic followed them from the roar of the World Baseball Classic at LoanDepot Park in Miami to