Games of the Day  —  The 2016 MLB season gets underway at 1 PM EDT as the Cardinals visit the Pirates.  The Cardinals won the NL Central in 2015, with the Pirates just two games behind.  Both lost the third place Cubs (three back of the Cardinals) in the NL playoffs.

Snyder's-Lance Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Number of Emerald® Cashew Roasted & Salted Halves & Pieces Due to Potential Presence of Glass … For Immediate Release  —  Consumers  —  Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount …

Source: Gregory Polanco, Pirates agree to five-year extension  —  Gregory Polanco and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed on a five-year contract extension with two club options that locks in the prime years of the young outfielder, something with which the Pirates have found significant success in recent years …

Opening Day postponed to Tuesday for Astros-Yankees, Red Sox-Indians  —  Opening Day has to wait for fans of four Major League Baseball teams, as unexpected wintry weather led to a pair of postponements Monday.  —  The Houston Astros' opener at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees …

Ranked: Most and Least Expensive Stadiums for MLB Fans to Watch a Baseball Game  —  The 2016 Major League Baseball season opened April 3 with exciting matchups including a 2015 World Series rematch between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets and some not-so-exciting costs for fans.

California Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Wayward Chihuahua After Chasing It Across Bay Bridge  —  Highway patrol officers noticed the small dog on the bridge's north side catwalk heading toward San Francisco  —  California Highway Patrol officers gave chase to an unlikely suspect early Sunday — a Chihuahua.

Nick Markakis called out via Utley Rule after wide slide into 2nd  —  ATLANTA — Major League Baseball's new “Chase Utley Rule” has cost the Atlanta Braves a baserunner in their opening game against the Washington Nationals.  —  Max Scherzer walked Nick Markakis to lead off the seventh inning Monday.

Texas Rangers turn to big-game starter Cole Hamels for 2016 opener  —  Teammates say they will have true ace on mound Hamels' big-game legacy started in 2007 playoffs Left-hander finished spring with his best outing  —  ARLINGTON  —  With all due respect to the Texas Rangers pitchers …

Pollock emerges from ‘nightmare,’ Diamondbacks move on  —  PHOENIX (AP) A.J. Pollock emerged as one of baseball's best players a year ago.  Now the Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder is out for the foreseeable future after fracturing his right elbow in a head-first slide at home plate in an exhibition game Friday night.

Marlins' Mike Dunn to start season on DL  —  Miami Marlins left-handed reliever Mike Dunn will begin the season on the disabled list with a forearm strain, the team announced Sunday.  —  It is the first time Dunn has been placed on the disabled list in his career.  —  The move Sunday was retroactive to March 25.

Cuban Second Baseman Jose Miguel Fernandez Cleared To Sign  —  Jose Miguel Fernandez took another step closer to starting his major league career today, with Major League Baseball declaring the Cuban second baseman a free agent.  —  Fernandez, 27, ranked as the No. 3 player …

Taylor Teagarden - shown in Al-Jazeera documentary - suspended for violating drug policy  —  Taylor Teagarden, a free agent catcher who was named in the same Al-Jazeera report that connected Peyton Manning and baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard to anti-aging clinics, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday.