Rockies' Trevor Story on historic home run pace … The big story in Major League Baseball at the moment is the story of Trevor Story, a rookie shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.  —  Story made history against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.  —  On Wednesday, he became the first player …

The Voyeur's Motel … I know a married man and father of two who bought a twenty-one-room motel near Denver many years ago in order to become its resident voyeur.  With the assistance of his wife, he cut rectangular holes measuring six by fourteen inches in the ceilings of more than a dozen rooms.

Rays rally, beat Blue Jays thanks to replay reversal  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays finally saw some glimpses of that improved offense they've been talking about.  And they felt pretty good about their first peek at Alex Colome pitching at the end of a game.

Florida hunters nab nearly 15-foot gator that was snacking on their cattle  —  OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (FOX 13) - Two hunters at a Florida farm say it's the largest alligator they've ever captured in the wild: nearly 15 feet long.  —  Lee Lightsey, the owner of Outwest Farms in Okeechobee …

Student body-slammed by school police officer  —  SAN ANTONIO - A viral video showing a school police officer body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground has sparked a San Antonio Independent School District investigation.  —  The district confirmed the officer was put on paid leave Wednesday morning.

Noah Syndergaard stands tall as Mets blank Royals for first win … Mets  —  Mets-Royals photos … Baseball  —  Mets don't witness Royals getting rings … Baseball  —  Manfred says Mejia's ‘conspiracy’ claim off base

Even in the cold, David Price is already red-hot  —  CLEVELAND — Game 1 of the 116th Red Sox season played out just about as perfectly as Dave Dombrowski could have planned.  Travis Shaw and Brock Holt stroked four hits, Mookie Betts hit a homer and made a spectacular catch …

Games of the Day  —  The Tigers and Marlins play game two of their series Wednesday afternoon as former Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez takes on current Marlins ace Jose Fernandez.  Sanchez finished 2015 with a 4.99 ERA, the first time he posted a season ERA over four since 2008.

Another Braves mistake, another blown lead and loss to Nats  —  A.J. Pierzynski was in the middle of some important plays for the Braves Wednesday night, including one that went completely awry and turned the game around.  —  After his single in the fourth inning gave the Braves a 1- lead …

The Unbearable Whiteness of Baseball  —  By instinct, honed reflex and general contrarianism, I root for all “flashy” “showboats” who are “disgraces to the game.”  It has been this way since I left Boston at age 10 to move to North Carolina, a state with no notable baseball team save …

Orioles outfielder Joey Rickard enjoys memorable major league debut  —  (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video) … In the days leading up to the Orioles' season opener Monday, manager Buck Showalter considered several different lineups for the first game of the season.