Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:40 PM ET, April 9, 2022

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees don't agree to extension with Aaron Judge, star will play 2022 on one-year deal  —  Even before Gerrit Cole threw the first pitch Friday, the Yankees took a loss.  Less than two hours before the start of the Bombers' 2022 season, Brian Cashman announced that the team had failed …
RELATED:
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
'I'm not afraid of searching for a job': Aaron Judge prepared to be a free agent after failing to reach extension with Yankees … NEW YORK — Friday's Opening Day game had ended nearly an hour before, and most of his teammates had cleared out of the Yankee clubhouse, when Aaron Judge sauntered over to his locker and slowly dressed.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:   Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson set to bat leadoff as semblance of normalcy returns
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   Final year of Yankees vs. Red Sox for Aaron Judge and Xander Bogaerts? Both stars could become free agents
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   Made to play villain all winter, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is ‘thrilled’ to get 2022 started
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Buck Showalter, all business, not ready to reflect on emotions of Opening Day just yet  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buck Showalter on Thursday managed a game for the first time since Sept. 30, 2018.  A lot has changed in the 1,285 days between his last time in a major-league dugout …
Discussion: Mercury News
RELATED:
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
New York Mets' Francisco Lindor ‘doubts’ Nationals' Steve Cishek intentionally hit him with pitch  —  WASHINGTON — Francisco Lindor pulled down his lower lip.  The inside of his mouth was bloodied, the outside cut and swollen.  And despite all that, he said, he felt fortunate.
Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:   ‘It just sort of whispers to you’: How MLB players feel about the PitchCom device that could end sign-stealing
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer ready to go for Mets debut in ‘crazy, wild atmosphere’ against Nationals
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles fall to Rays, 2-1, in season-opening pitchers' duel  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 8  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles' 2022 season was always going to begin difficultly.  Some players who could be fixtures of Baltimore's next good team are perhaps already in place …
Discussion: Camden Chat
RELATED:
Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
With new left field wall in place, Oriole Park at Camden Yards begins 30th anniversary season with a fresh look  —  There isn't an official name yet, and there might never be one.  But it will be known regardless by whatever nickname catches the fancy of the fan base …
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs win 5-4 on opening day — and Seiya Suzuki goes 1-for-2 in his MLB debut  —  Chicago Cubs manager David Ross burst through the door into postgame news-conference room, prepared to drop a question before facing his own.  —  “Who had Nico in the first-homer pool?” a beaming Ross asked.
RELATED:
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
4 things we learned about the Chicago Cubs in their opening win, including Seiya Suzuki's plate discipline in his MLB debut  —  Rafael Ortega's baseball journey has endured plenty of challenges, taking him to seven major-league organizations with 11 years between his big-league debut and playing for the Chicago Cubs.
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox blow 2 late leads — and Lucas Giolito leaves with an injury — in a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers  —  DETROIT — As season openers go, the final moments for the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers game Friday ranks as one of the stranger ones in recent history.
Associated Press:
Rachel Balkovec cheered in historic debut managing New York Yankees minor league team  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Cheered by many fans who came just to see her make history, Rachel Balkovec debuted with a win Friday night as the first woman to manage the affiliate of a Major League Baseball team.
Howard Megdal / Sports Illustrated:
How Kelsie Whitmore Became the Face of Women's Baseball Progress  —  The 23-year-old signed with the Atlantic League's Staten Island FerryHawks on Thursday.  She hopes she won't be the last.  —  View the original article to see embedded media.  —  The thing to understand …
Discussion: New York Post and The Athletic
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Seattle Mariners, SS J.P. Crawford reach five-year contract; sources say deal worth $51M  —  Seattle has signed shortstop J.P. Crawford to a new five-year contract, tying a vital member of the ascendant Mariners to the organization through his prime years,  —  Sources familiar with the deal told ESPN …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 2:40 PM ET, April 9, 2022.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Ballbug: site main
Ballbug River: reverse chronological Ballbug
Ballbug Mobile: for phones
Ballbug Leaderboard: Ballbug's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Ballbug RSS feed
 
 
 More News: 
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
The inside story of how Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon became ‘The Mechanic’
Alan Solomon / Chicago Tribune:
April 4, 1989: With bases loaded, Chicago Cubs reliever Mitch Williams strikes out the side to preserve a win
Discussion: Denver Post
Christina Hager / CBS Boston:
Milk Cartons Contaminated With Sanitizer Sent To Boston Public Schools
Discussion: Union-News and Boston.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. acknowledges rift with former teammate Freddie Freeman
Discussion: New York Post
ESPN:
Sources: Minnesota Twins to acquire Chris Paddack in deal with San Diego Padres
 

 
From WeSmirch:

TMZ.com:
Aubrey Plaza's Director Husband Jeff Baena Dead at 47

Laura Parkin / Daily Mail:
Nicole Kidman breaks down in tears as she pays tribute to her late parents in an emotional acceptance speech at Palm Springs International Film Awards

Mark Schlabach / ESPN:
Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach, dies after Sugar Bowl fall

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page