April 15th is one of the most important days in the baseball calendar, Jackie Robinson Day. It is the day on which we honor a proud moment not only in baseball history, but in American history.

Welcome to the day of the pitcher. When it’s good like this, it’s best to simply sit back and enjoy the show.

Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar made the play of the 2016 season. At least so far.

It may have been a step down in level, but it was another step toward returning to Cleveland for outfielder Michael Brantley.

The Braves have beaten themselves with costly defensive mistakes and been challenged by an early schedule that has pitted their suspect offense against the talented pitching staffs of the Nationals and Cardinals.

Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki each homered while Marcus Stroman tossed eight innings in the Blue Jays’ 4-2 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night at Rogers Centre.

After 4 1/2 innings of a two-hit pitchers’ duel, the Rockies’ offense erupted with a nine-run fifth inning en route to an 11-6 victory over the Giants on Thursday in the rubber game at Coors Field.

Mark Reynolds couldn’t remember ever batting twice in the same inning, let alone double twice as he did on Thursday during the Rockies’ nine-run outburst.

Bryce Harper hit a grand slam for his 100th career homer, while Wilson Ramos also went deep to support Stephen Strasburg as the Nationals defeated the winless Braves, 6-2, at Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon.

It’s a claim that’s been thrown around for years by teammates and coaches, this idea that Jaime Garcia has the sort of rare movement that makes him a candidate to throw a no-hitter any time he takes the mound. On Thursday, he nearly did.

The Dodgers announced Thursday that the club had placed right-handed pitcher Chris Hatcher on the paternity list and called up left-handed pitcher Adam Liberatore to replace him on the 25-man roster.

Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper loves big-stage situations. It happened to be Harper’s mother’s birthday Thursday, and he hit home run No. 100, a grand slam off Julio Teheran in a 6-2 win over the Braves at Nationals Park.

Justin Turner is expected to return to the lineup Friday after being held out of Thursday night’s lineup. The third baseman was hit twice, once on the left hand, in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over the D-backs.

There is no comparable to Jackie Robinson in Japan, but Kenta Maeda understands the magnitude of Jackie Robinson Day to baseball and America.

Aggression and deception were keys for Indians right-hander Danny Salazar on Thursday in six shutout innings, as the Indians took the rubber game in their three-game series against the Rays, 6-0.

After Adam Jones went seven games without an at-bat due to a rib injury, the Orioles decided Thursday he was ready to return, putting Jones in center field and batting him third against the Rangers.

On Thursday night, Heyward was presented the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award in a pregame ceremony. Heyward was named the best defensive right fielder in 2015; this is the second straight season he’s won the award.