Special Mets home opener more than lives up to hype with blowout win  —  A touching ceremony that honored the Mets' greatest player of all time.  A raucous crowd on its feet and applauding during manager and player introductions for a club that revamped its roster, significantly increased its payroll and made itself a true contender.

Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha plus coach and staffer out with COVID  —  Four people in the Mets organization — including two players and a coach — tested positive for COVID-19 and were not present for the team's home opener against the Diamondbacks on Friday.  —  Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha …

Tom Seaver statue officially unveiled outside Citi Field ahead of Mets home opener  —  Under a sunny sky in Queens, with thousands of Mets fans packed into the area surrounding the home run apple on the Citi Field plaza, a piece of the team's history was unveiled on Friday morning.

Orioles put left-hander John Means on 10-day injured list with left elbow strain  —  John Means entered the 2022 season with hopes of pitching 200 innings for the Orioles.  It could be some time before his count goes beyond eight this year, if it ever does.

Without John Means, where does the Orioles rotation turn?  Here are the options.  —  The exact details of John Means' left elbow prognosis await further testing over the next few days, but the fallout of what is expected to be a lengthy absence for the Orioles' lone rotational mainstay is already rippling.

Aroldis Chapman walks in winning run in 11th-inning debacle against Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — About 45 minutes after he threw his final pitch, Aroldis Chapman was still in his uniform, sitting in front of his locker going over that pitch.  A slider high was called for a ball to walk …