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Pete Fairbanks (P - MIA)
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Marlins' Fairbanks starts, goes on paternity leave. Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning in his team's 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48406953/pete-...
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Marlins' Fairbanks starts, goes on paternity leave. Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning in his team's 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48406953/pete-...
Mookie Betts (SS - LAD)
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Dodgers' Betts placed on IL with strained oblique. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was placed on the injured list because of a strained right oblique, manager Dave Roberts said.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48404073/dodge...
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Dodgers' Betts placed on IL with strained oblique. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was placed on the injured list because of a strained right oblique, manager Dave Roberts said.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48404073/dodge...
Manny Machado (3B - SD)
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Corner kick: Machado boots pickoff, rallies Padres. Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48407096/macha...
4/6/26 9:10 AM - Corner kick: Machado boots pickoff, rallies Padres. Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48407096/macha...
Shohei Ohtani (DH - LAD)
4/6/26 9:00 AM - Dodgers and Yankees off to impressive starts, and Ohtani and Judge are just starting to hit. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit. Shohei Ohtani hadn’t driven in a run until Friday, but he homered in that game and again Sunday. He and Aaron Judge have each posted three straight multihit games. Judge hasn’t needed to carry the Yankees, who are 7-2. They had allowed a paltry 15 runs on the season before a 7-6 loss to Miami on Sunday. Cam Schlittler has made two scoreless starts and New York ran wild against the Marlins — with even Giancarlo Stanton stealing a base.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-and-y...
4/6/26 9:00 AM - Dodgers and Yankees off to impressive starts, and Ohtani and Judge are just starting to hit. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit. Shohei Ohtani hadn’t driven in a run until Friday, but he homered in that game and again Sunday. He and Aaron Judge have each posted three straight multihit games. Judge hasn’t needed to carry the Yankees, who are 7-2. They had allowed a paltry 15 runs on the season before a 7-6 loss to Miami on Sunday. Cam Schlittler has made two scoreless starts and New York ran wild against the Marlins — with even Giancarlo Stanton stealing a base.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-and-y...
Mickey Moniak (OF - COL)
4/6/26 5:03 AM - Mickey Moniak homers twice as Rockies top Phillies 4-1. Mickey Moniak homered twice and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/mickey-moni...
4/6/26 5:03 AM - Mickey Moniak homers twice as Rockies top Phillies 4-1. Mickey Moniak homered twice and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/mickey-moni...
Trea Turner (SS - PHI)
4/6/26 5:00 AM - Luzardo fans 11, Turner hits go-ahead RBI double as Phillies edge Rockies 2-1 Saturday. Trea Turner hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Saturday.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/luzardo-fan...
4/6/26 5:00 AM - Luzardo fans 11, Turner hits go-ahead RBI double as Phillies edge Rockies 2-1 Saturday. Trea Turner hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Saturday.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/luzardo-fan...
Rafael Devers (DH/1B - SF)
4/6/26 2:14 AM - The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026.
Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2026/...
4/6/26 2:14 AM - The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026.
The Red Sox have already moved on from three pieces acquired as part of last June's trade with the Giants.
The post The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026 appeared first on Boston.com.
Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2026/...
Rafael Devers (DH/1B - SF)
4/5/26 10:14 PM - The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026.
Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2026/...
4/5/26 10:14 PM - The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026.
The Red Sox already moved on from three pieces acquired as part of last June's trade with the Giants.
The post The Rafael Devers trade is already haunting the Red Sox in 2026 appeared first on Boston.com.
Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2026/...
Manny Machado (3B - SD)
4/5/26 9:08 PM - Corner kick: Machado boots pickoff, rallies Padres. Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48407096/macha...
4/5/26 9:08 PM - Corner kick: Machado boots pickoff, rallies Padres. Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48407096/macha...
Kodai Senga (P - NYM)
4/5/26 8:07 PM - Kodai Senga, Mets' pitching staff back to being 'stabilizing force'. In the final three games against the San Francisco Giants, the Mets allowed five total runs en route to three wins to culminate a 4-3 road trip.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-kodai-senga-pitching-...
4/5/26 8:07 PM - Kodai Senga, Mets' pitching staff back to being 'stabilizing force'. In the final three games against the San Francisco Giants, the Mets allowed five total runs en route to three wins to culminate a 4-3 road trip.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-kodai-senga-pitching-...
Luis Torrens (C - NYM)
4/5/26 6:53 PM - Mets' preparation 'even before the game' for Luis Torrens pinch-hitting situation comes in clutch. On Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, with the Mets down 2-1 in the eighth inning but threatening, Luis Torrens was called upon as a pinch-hitter and delivered a huge two-run double to give New York the lead.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-prepared-luis-torrens...
4/5/26 6:53 PM - Mets' preparation 'even before the game' for Luis Torrens pinch-hitting situation comes in clutch. On Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, with the Mets down 2-1 in the eighth inning but threatening, Luis Torrens was called upon as a pinch-hitter and delivered a huge two-run double to give New York the lead.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-prepared-luis-torrens...
Pete Fairbanks (P - MIA)
4/5/26 6:17 PM - Marlins' Fairbanks starts, goes on paternity leave. Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning against the New York Yankees.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48406953/pete-...
4/5/26 6:17 PM - Marlins' Fairbanks starts, goes on paternity leave. Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning against the New York Yankees.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48406953/pete-...
Cade Horton (P - CHC)
4/5/26 1:22 PM - Cubs righty Cade Horton lands on IL with forearm discomfort in potential major blow to Chicago's rotation. Horton, last year's NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, is one of Chicago's most important players
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cade-horton-inj...
4/5/26 1:22 PM - Cubs righty Cade Horton lands on IL with forearm discomfort in potential major blow to Chicago's rotation. Horton, last year's NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, is one of Chicago's most important players
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cade-horton-inj...
Rhett Lowder (P - CIN)
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...
Sal Frelick (OF - MIL)
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Brewers' Frelick (tightness) exits early vs. Royals. Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday's split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48399624/brewe...
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Brewers' Frelick (tightness) exits early vs. Royals. Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday's split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48399624/brewe...
Juan Soto (OF - NYM)
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Mets' Soto has strained right calf, MRI reveals. New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto was diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48398956/mri-r...
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Mets' Soto has strained right calf, MRI reveals. New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto was diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48398956/mri-r...
Mookie Betts (SS - LAD)
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Dodgers' Betts headed to IL with strained oblique. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is being placed on the injured list because of a strained right oblique, manager Dave Roberts said.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48404073/dodge...
4/5/26 12:24 PM - Dodgers' Betts headed to IL with strained oblique. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is being placed on the injured list because of a strained right oblique, manager Dave Roberts said.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48404073/dodge...
JJ Wetherholt (2B - STL)
4/5/26 11:01 AM - Top 100 Hitters: Early Adjustments. The first week of the season is baseball’s favorite overreaction laboratory. A handful of games, a few loud swings, one well-timed call-up and suddenly the future feels like it is arriving all at once. This is where the Top 100 Hitter list starts to breathe. Because while veterans are still shaking off April timing and pitchers search for command, the kids do not want to wait. They have announced themselves with big-league at-bats that look like they have been doing this for years instead of days. JJ Wetherholt looks like a hitter who belongs in the middle of a lineup right now. The approach is calm, the barrel is on time, and the game slows down in a way you cannot fake. Kevin McGonigle has done what advanced hitters do with controlled at-bats, line drives to all fields, and the quiet confidence of someone who understands exactly who he is at the plate. Then there’s Chase DeLauter, whose early-season thunder feels less like a hot start and more like confirmation. The physicality, the leverage, the damage that can change a game. And just when the early season momentum was building, Konor Griffin arrived. This is what the first week is supposed to feel like. Not conclusions. Not final answers. Just flashes that hint at where the Top 100 is headed next. Because rankings in April aren’t about who’s finished climbing. They are about who just started running.
Source: https://razzball.com/top-100-hitters-early-adjustm...
4/5/26 11:01 AM - Top 100 Hitters: Early Adjustments. The first week of the season is baseball’s favorite overreaction laboratory. A handful of games, a few loud swings, one well-timed call-up and suddenly the future feels like it is arriving all at once. This is where the Top 100 Hitter list starts to breathe. Because while veterans are still shaking off April timing and pitchers search for command, the kids do not want to wait. They have announced themselves with big-league at-bats that look like they have been doing this for years instead of days. JJ Wetherholt looks like a hitter who belongs in the middle of a lineup right now. The approach is calm, the barrel is on time, and the game slows down in a way you cannot fake. Kevin McGonigle has done what advanced hitters do with controlled at-bats, line drives to all fields, and the quiet confidence of someone who understands exactly who he is at the plate. Then there’s Chase DeLauter, whose early-season thunder feels less like a hot start and more like confirmation. The physicality, the leverage, the damage that can change a game. And just when the early season momentum was building, Konor Griffin arrived. This is what the first week is supposed to feel like. Not conclusions. Not final answers. Just flashes that hint at where the Top 100 is headed next. Because rankings in April aren’t about who’s finished climbing. They are about who just started running.
Source: https://razzball.com/top-100-hitters-early-adjustm...
Cade Horton (P - CHC)
4/5/26 10:22 AM - Cubs righty Cade Horton lands on IL with forearm discomfort in potential major blow to Chicago's rotation. Horton, last year's NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, is one of Chicago's most important players
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cade-horton-inj...
4/5/26 10:22 AM - Cubs righty Cade Horton lands on IL with forearm discomfort in potential major blow to Chicago's rotation. Horton, last year's NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, is one of Chicago's most important players
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cade-horton-inj...
Brett Baty (3B/2B - NYM)
4/5/26 10:15 AM - Mets' Brett Baty scratched from Sunday's lineup due to jammed thumb, expected to play Tuesday. Brett Baty was scratched from the Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants, but luckily, manager Carlos Mendoza said there isn't a cause for long-term concern.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-brett-baty-scratched-...
4/5/26 10:15 AM - Mets' Brett Baty scratched from Sunday's lineup due to jammed thumb, expected to play Tuesday. Brett Baty was scratched from the Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants, but luckily, manager Carlos Mendoza said there isn't a cause for long-term concern.
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-brett-baty-scratched-...
Rhett Lowder (P - CIN)
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...
Sal Frelick (OF - MIL)
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Brewers' Frelick (tightness) exits early vs. Royals. Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday's split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48399624/brewe...
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Brewers' Frelick (tightness) exits early vs. Royals. Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday's split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48399624/brewe...
Juan Soto (OF - NYM)
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Mets' Soto has strained right calf, MRI reveals. New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto was diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48398956/mri-r...
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Mets' Soto has strained right calf, MRI reveals. New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto was diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48398956/mri-r...
Mookie Betts (SS - LAD)
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Dodgers' Betts exits in 1st inning with back pain. Dodgers star Mookie Betts left Saturday's game at Washington after the top of the first inning because of right lower back pain.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48397542/dodge...
4/5/26 7:19 AM - Dodgers' Betts exits in 1st inning with back pain. Dodgers star Mookie Betts left Saturday's game at Washington after the top of the first inning because of right lower back pain.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48397542/dodge...
Clay Holmes (P - NYM)
4/5/26 4:20 AM - ICYMI in Mets Land: Clay Holmes, bats shrink Giants; Juan Soto day-to-day. Here's what happened in Mets Land on Saturday, in case you missed it...
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-land-clay-holmes-juan...
4/5/26 4:20 AM - ICYMI in Mets Land: Clay Holmes, bats shrink Giants; Juan Soto day-to-day. Here's what happened in Mets Land on Saturday, in case you missed it...
Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-land-clay-holmes-juan...
Rhett Lowder (P - CIN)
4/5/26 12:44 AM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...
4/5/26 12:44 AM - Rookie Lowder sets Reds record with 1.30 ERA. Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48400921/rhett...