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Tracking every Opening Day starter for 2026

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (649+ words) Below you will find every starting pitcher for each team in Game 1 of the 2026 season, as announced by the team's manager. Noted in parentheses is how many times that pitcher has started on Opening Day, including the upcoming '26 start. Yankees…...

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mlb.com > news > drew-rasmussen-rays-opening-day-2026-starter

Rays appoint Rasmussen for his first Opening Day start

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (731+ words) PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- This time last year, there were questions about whether Drew Rasmussen could be a starter. The right-hander was coming back from his third major elbow surgery, and the Rays eased him back into action as a multi-inning…...

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mlb.com > news > detroit-tigers-unveil-blue-orange-alternate-jerseys

Tigers reveal new alternate uniforms, 2 years in the making

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (271+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. -- Arguably no topic in Detroit sports has better encapsulated the city's challenge of preserving history while embracing modernization than the Tigers uniform. For more than 30 years, generations of fans, players and team officials have wondered how to balance…...

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mlb.com > news > phillies-alumni-rain-shortened-all-star-game

Rain-shortened All-Star Game

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (579+ words) This is the second in a series of the four All-Star Games played in Philadelphia. Philadelphia's second All-Star Game -- 1952 at Shibe Park -- also became a historic one. The first in 1943 was the first night game. The 19th edition held on July…...

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mlb.com > news > early-reds-storylines-from-spring-training

Rotation battle, Stewart's fight for 1B among early Reds ST observations

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (521+ words) GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Cactus League exhibition schedule gets going for the Reds on Saturday at 3:05 p.m. ET vs. the Guardians. That will be when we can really begin to see which players battling for roster spots separate themselves and where established…...

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mlb.com > nationals > news > nationals-players-discuss-2026-winter-olympics

All-Nats Winter Olympics team? These guys are all in

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (577+ words) The 2026 Winter Olympics have been capturing the attention of the Nationals during Spring Training. Every day, the worldwide events have been a main event in the clubhouse. I wondered: if the players could swap out their gloves and bats to…...

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mlb.com > news > four-padres-roster-battles-to-watch-in-spring-training

4 Padres roster battles to watch as games begin

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (787+ words) PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres begin Cactus League play on Friday at 12:10 p.m. PT against the Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex. The game will be available for free on MLB.TV. Here's a look at the four spring roster battles to…...

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mlb.com > tigers > news > best-mlb-debuts-in-detroit-tigers-history

A look at the top 10 MLB debuts in Tigers' rich history

8+ hour, 49+ min ago  (70+ words) The Tigers haven't always had a collection of young talent like they've assembled in recent years, but their franchise history includes plenty of memorable debuts " some from future stars, others from young players who came seemingly out of nowhere. Many…...

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mlb.com > pirates > news > paul-skenes-embraces-leadership-role-for-pirates

Ace might be selling Skenes a bit short. He's more like The Mayor now

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (674+ words) BRADENTON, Fla. -- The cavalry came from the clubhouse to watch their guy, their ace and their axis. If it wasn't the entirety of the Pirates' Spring Training roster assembled around a back field Thursday at Pirate City to watch Paul…...

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MOUNTAIN DEW® BAJA BLAST® Steps Up to the Plate as the Official Soft Drink of Major League Baseball

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (90+ words) As Spring Training warms up, Mountain Dew" Baja Blast" is swinging for the fences and joining Major League Baseball as the Official Soft Drink of the 2026 MLB season " bringing its iconic tropical lime flavor to ballparks and watch parties nationwide....