Sonny Gray’s season debut, though delayed by two days, didn’t disappoint. The right-hander was in tip-top form for seven innings of one-run ball against the White Sox, making the wait well worth it.
A legend is Maeda: LA starter homers in debut
Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda, making his Major League debut Wednesday night against the Padres, homered in second at-bat at Petco Park.
Maeda leads Dodgers to historic beginning
The Dodgers became only the second big league team in baseball history to open the season with three consecutive shutouts.
Nicasio dazzles as Bucs sweep Cards
The Spring Training sensation is for real, and so too are the Pirates. Right-hander Juan Nicasio fired six strong innings and the Bucs wrapped up a season-opening three-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night at PNC Park.
Rodon settles in after early runs in ’16 debut
Allowing two runs on seven hits over seven innings served as a solid season debut for Carlos Rodon on Wednesday night against the A’s at the Coliseum, especially since the A’s scored both of those runs in the first two innings.
Braves prospect John Gant has one of the strangest deliveries you’ll ever see
When will he actually throw? Nobody knows.
Maeda’s mash makes a great GIF
Here are the Top 5 GIFs from Wednesday’s games, courtesy of @MLBGifs.
LA 2nd team ever to open with 3 shutouts
With a 7-0 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park, the Dodgers became just the second team in modern-day Major League history to record three shutouts to open a season, matching a feat previously accomplished only by the 1963 Cardinals.
Michaels ‘thrilled’ to be Honorary Bat Girl judge
Nominations for Major League Baseball’s Honorary Bat Girl program are being accepted through April 14, and fitness trainer Jillian Michaels will be among the guest judges poring over the stories and helping to somehow decide on a winner for each club.
Castro what Yanks have been missing at 2B
It has been three years since Robinson Cano fled the Yankees for Seattle as a free agent, and the Yanks may have finally found a second baseman to replace him.
Crush powers O’s past Twins in Gallardo’s debut
The Orioles used a combination of power and bottom-of-the-lineup production to back Yovani Gallardo’s Baltimore debut in Wednesday night’s 4-2 win over the Twins.
Buxton shows progress with two-double game
Twins manager Paul Molitor said he was encouraged by the progress Byron Buxton has been making, especially with two strikes, and it showed on Wednesday as the center fielder went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Napoli’s decisive homer lifts Indians past Red Sox
Carlos Santana and Mike Napoli delivered towering home runs at critical points, helping power the Indians to a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday at Progressive Field.
Clash of rivals: Dodgers-Giants battle leads today’s action
The Major League schedule is a bit light on Thursday, as some teams get an off-day, some finish up their first series of the season, and others move on to their second.
Yanks show bats’ potential in rout of Astros
It would help the Yankees immeasurably if Starlin Castro can continue “playing tee-ball,” as Carlos Beltran so amusingly put it, but they believe that there are plenty of other reasons that their lineup will be deeper in 2016.
Strasburg sets Nationals’ strikeout record
Stephen Strasburg set a Nationals all-time record (since 2005) for most career strikeouts on a whiff of Braves pitcher Bud Norris in the third inning Wednesday night at Turner Field.
Big flies are the big story so far in 2016
This is too much fun. Is there any other way to describe a baseball season that has begun with home runs flying over fences at such a dizzying clip? Maybe that’s the larger story of these first four days.