Marlins Channel Bonds, a Rookie Coach, in Bashing the Mets  —  Giancarlo Stanton had just belted a second-inning home run deep over the left field wall at Citi Field — chasing the Mets' Steven Matz from his first start of the season — when a familiar foe cheered from inside the Miami Marlins' dugout.

Are the Red Sox contenders or pretenders?  —  The Red Sox lost to the Orioles, 9-7, in an action-packed 105th Fenway Park Opening Day Monday afternoon.  The winning runs were scored when Orioles softball-league slugger Chris Davis mashed a 433-foot, three-run homer off new Sox closer Craig Kimbrel …

Why the Cole Hamels trade might pay even more dividends for the Rangers  —  Texas still has plenty of valuable prospects it can deal for another ace  —  Leftover notes from our first two MLB on FOX broadcasts — Rangers at Angels last Thursday and Dodgers at Giants on Saturday:

Sean Payton rails against guns after Will Smith's death  —  Listen to Sean Payton.  Carefully.  He's mad.  Sad.  Frustrated.  Passionate.  —  “If this opinion in Louisiana is super unpopular,” Payton told USA TODAY Sports in a 33-minute phone conversation on Monday, his first interview since Will Smith's death, “so be it.”

Detroit Tigers fan catches 5 fouls, 1 practice ball at today's game  —  People on Twitter are calling Detroit Tigers fan Bill Dugan “a wizard,” “sticky fingers” and “lucky guy.”  —  People on Twitter are calling a fan at today's Detroit Tigers game “a wizard,” “sticky fingers” and “lucky guy.”

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ROCKIES' TONY WOLTERS SUCCESSFUL IN MAJOR-LEAGUE DEBUT  —  Jorge De La Rosa still struggling  —  The Denver Post  —  Tony Wolters attended Big League U for six days, taking a crash course on the major leagues.  The Rockies rookie catcher sat in the dugout …

Exclusive: Jason Pierre-Paul is ready to put his fireworks accident behind him … This story appears in the April 18, 2016, issue of Sports Illustrated.  Subscribe to the magazine here.  —  In the late hours of July 4, 2015, at a holiday cookout in his hometown of Deerfield Beach, Fla. …

Padres Return Rule 5 Pick Josh Martin To Indians  —  The Indians announced that they have received righty Josh Martin back from the Padres.  The Rule 5 pick had been designated for assignment, with some suggestion that San Diego may attempt to find a way to hold onto him.

Felix Doubront To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  Athletics left-hander Felix Doubront will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow and will miss the 2016 season, the club announced (h/t: MLB.com's Jane Lee, on Twitter).  The 28-year-old Doubront was recently reported to have been diagnosed with …