PHILADELPHIA — Eileen Kalas used to stand by the door as her husband filled up a coffee each morning at the Wawa in Newtown Square. Harry Kalas, his widow said, loved coffee but the legendary Phillies broadcaster was really there for the people.

“That’s what Harry loved, the people,” Eileen Kalas said. “He’d go in there to talk to ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Already struggling with the side effects of a COVID-19 vaccination, Will Warren remembers his day taking a turn for the worse when his crying mother called during the summer of 2021.

It was then that the Yankees starter learned that his cousin, Nathan Griffith, died on July 25. Only 17, Griffith had been fishing with friends ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium roared at the sound of contact, cheers growing louder as Kyle Tucker’s single made it through the right side of the field and Alex Freeland trotted home to finally break a persistent tie.

In the Dodgers’ 5-4 win, Freeland scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, jump-started the Dodgers’ offense in the ...Read more

SEATTLE — Dan Wilson stood in the dugout, hands jammed into the front pocket of his royal blue hooded sweatshirt to keep them warm on a chilly Friday evening at T-Mobile Park.

The Seattle Mariners manager wore an intense, but satisfied look on his face. His team was finalizing a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians with a solid, though ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres were not down by four runs after a half-inning on Friday, as they had been in the season opener. They got their third hit before the sixth inning. They got a lead and retook a lead.

Then the strength of their team withered and left them still seeking their first victory under new manager Craig Stammen.

The ...Read more

HOUSTON — The last time the Angels won their first two games of a season, Mike Trout was a sophomore in high school.

Thanks to another Trout homer – along with homers from Josh Lowe and Zach Neto – the Angels reached that “milestone” on Friday night, beating the Houston Astros for the second game in a row, 6-2.

A 2-0 record doesn’t...Read more

ATLANTA — Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans slipped off the mound in the first inning of Friday evening’s season opener at Truist Park.

The 28-year-old left-hander was facing Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies and lost his footing as he planted toward the ground. Ragans shook it off, and to that point he had retired the first two ...Read more

MIAMI — Before they took the field, before another season began, before the Miami Marlins could try once again to show the baseball world that this scrappy young team can be a contender, Clayton McCullough took the time to thank the players and his staff. They put in the work during spring training to make sure the progress they showed at the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.

What had happened to the back-to-back MVP? Who zapped him of his powers? Was his prime coming to an end!?

That’s a heavy dose of sarcasm for those who overreacted to Judge’s first few at-bats...Read more

Orioles opening day Thursday went off without a hitch — beautiful weather, a bigger scoreboard, Pete Alonso’s debut and a 2-1 win.

Friday might be even better.

The Orioles on Friday afternoon agreed with starting pitcher Shane Baz on a five-year, $68 million contract extension, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to The...Read more

Orioles opening day Thursday went off without a hitch — beautiful weather, a bigger scoreboard, Pete Alonso’s debut and a 2-1 win.

Friday might be even better.

The Orioles on Friday afternoon agreed with starting pitcher Shane Baz on a five-year, $68 million contract extension, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to The...Read more

LOS ANGELES — First baseman Freddie Freeman, pausing outside of the Dodgers’ home dugout to talk about the upcoming season, nodded his head toward the right-field foul pole, where just beyond it the Dodgers’ championships signs are displayed.

Eight baseball-shaped signs sported their years — 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, ...Read more

SEATTLE — The opening game of the 2026 season provided all the pomp and circumstance expected, including the decorative bunting placed strategically in T-Mobile Park.

For the 46,938 fans in the sellout crowd on Thursday evening and those who were able to watch via stream or on cable, game No. 1 of 162 offered a mixed back. The Seattle ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — There were fireworks, there was a flyover, there was Will Ferrell screaming and Keith Williams Jr. crooning and four months of cheers unleashed by fans wearing championship belts and howling grins.

But the real stars of Thursday's Dodger opening day show never made a sound.

They arrived silently at the end of the pregame ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a quiet moment before the pomp and circumstance of opening day, Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas learned he’d be starting in the final season opener of his long career.

He was on the bench for the Freeway Series finale at Dodger Stadium earlier this week, when manager Dave Roberts came over to check in and ...Read more

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The 2025 Red Sox excelled at creating opportunities for themselves, but often struggled to capitalize on them.

That was the story of Opening Day 2026, too, as the Boston bats tallied 12 hits, including three from leadoff man Roman Anthony, but were kept off the scoreboard until late in their 3-0 victory over the Reds.

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ST. LOUIS — When the Cardinals described the offense they need to have this season as “exhausting” to play against, the sixth inning of Thursday’s opener is even more than what they had in mind.

Down by six runs and teetering on what could have been a season-opening thud, the first seven batters of the sixth inning reached base. And ...Read more

CHICAGO — Two hours before throwing the first pitch of the Chicago Cubs season, Matthew Boyd found a spot along the dugout railing at Wrigley Field.

For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When the sun is shining, and it’s 76 degrees in March, and the Phillies are walking single-file down stairs, across an outfield red carpet and into a new season, it’s natural to think about what lies ahead.

Sometimes, though, a look back is required.

Rewind, then, to those 12 hours in the middle of January when team ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — If AJ Hinch could’ve drawn it up, the season-opener might’ve looked something like this.

The Tigers enjoyed an 8-2 romp over the San Diego Padres on a sun-drenched Thursday before 45,673 patrons at Petco Park, in a game that his ace lefty Tarik Skubal dominated and Kevin McGonigle, his prized rookie, checked off a lot of ...Read more