Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that infielder Santiago Espinal is likely to earn a spot on Los Angeles’ 2026 Opening Day roster, adding proven bench depth to a club anchored by Mookie Betts. The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reported Roberts’ assessment during spring training camp. That public signal, issued before the official cutdown date, carries […]
The MLB Playoff Picture for 2026 is already being drawn in March, and Kyle Schwarber just grabbed the pen. On March 7, Schwarber crushed a 427-foot home run for Team USA against Great Britain at the World Baseball Classic, breaking a 1-1 tie and pushing the Americans to a 3-1 lead. That raw power from […]
Wild-card positioning in the AL Central is already a talking point — and spring training is barely underway. The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox faced off March 5, 2026, in a matchup tracked by Bleacher Report for live scores, odds, and injury news. For Detroit Tigers analysts, that game matters. In a five-team division […]
Veteran catcher Christian Vázquez is heading back to Houston on a minor league deal with a Spring Training invitation, MLB.com reported Saturday. Vázquez won his second MLB World Series ring with the Astros in 2022, so this reunion lands naturally for both sides. The signing puts a familiar face back in a clubhouse that already […]
Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin turned in an effective spring training debut on Thursday, March 5, 2026, reinforcing his standing as a candidate to break camp in the club’s starting rotation. Griffin, who returned to MLB after a stint in Japan, signed a one-year, $5.5 million deal to rejoin the Nationals. The outing offered the […]
The Detroit Tigers assigned right-hander Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, March 5, 2026, one of the first notable MLB Spring Training roster decisions made by manager A.J. Hinch this Grapefruit League cycle. Chris McCosky of The Detroit News broke the news. The move came one day after Montero threw 3 scoreless innings in […]
The numbers reveal something useful even in March: when the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians met in Cactus League action on March 5, 2026, AL East clubs including the Boston Red Sox were already taking notes on potential wild-card competition. The AL Central field spans five clubs: the Guardians, White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas […]
Team USA faces Great Britain on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in a 2026 World Baseball Classic pool-stage matchup that anchors the MLB Schedule Today. The contest begins at 8 p.m. ET, or 7 p.m. local time at the host venue, and airs nationally on Fox across the United States. Every pool-stage game carries real weight. […]
The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians share more than a division — they share a spring schedule that carries measurable roster-evaluation weight heading into the 2026 campaign. Breaking down the advanced metrics context around AL Central competition, the numbers suggest that early spring matchups between divisional opponents offer front offices a low-stakes but data-rich […]
A proposed trade connecting the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins has surfaced in MLB trade rumors, with Baltimore targeting former NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in exchange for a veteran starter plus a corner infielder, per The Sporting News on March 5, 2026. The package would include a six-year veteran pitcher and a […]