Cubs at Diamondbacks prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for March 27  —  Opening Day for the Cubs and Diamondbacks finds the National League clubs squaring off in Phoenix on Thursday night.  —  Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Zac Gallen for the Diamondbacks.

Rockies give outfielder Mickey Moniak one-year, $1.25 million deal after his release from Angels  —  The Colorado Rockies added outfield depth by agreeing to a one-year, $1.25 million deal with Mickey Moniak.  —  Colorado announced the deal Thursday and also designated outfielder Sam Hilliard …

Manager Carlos Mendoza among those eagerly anticipating Juan Soto's New York Mets debut  —  HOUSTON — Juan Soto's debut with the New York Mets has seemingly the entire baseball world excited.  —  “Yeah, put me in that category too,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday.  “I'm excited to watch him today and every day.”

White Sox's Josh Rojas, Bryan Ramos, Mike Tauchman placed on 10-day injured list  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed infielders Josh Rojas and Bryan Ramos and outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list on opening day on Thursday.  —  Chicago also added right-hander Mike Clevinger …

Baseball's Most Valuable Teams 2025  —  Three years after the NFL, and just one after the NBA, Major League Baseball has its first $8 billion team: the New York Yankees.  —  The Bronx Bombers, who have led the ranking of baseball's most valuable clubs every year since Forbes began publishing …

Rays and A's Head to Minors as MLB Wealth Gap Clouds 2025  —  TAMPA - Major League Baseball opens the regular season far and wide on Thursday, but the focus is not on the Dodgers facing Detroit in Los Angeles or the Yankees hosting Milwaukee in New York.  —  From a baseball standpoint …

Keith Law's predictions, projections and wild guesses for the 2025 MLB season  —  It's an annual tradition: My column explaining why I think your favorite team isn't going to win as many games as you think they are.  —  These predictions are for fun, not a demonstration of my deep-seated loathing …

Red Sox manager Alex Cora says Alex Bregman will play third base and Rafael Devers will move to DH  —  BOSTON — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that newly acquired free agent Alex Bregman will play third base this season, with incumbent Rafael Devers moving to designated hitter.

Mets reliever Paul Blackburn (knee) to start season on 15-day IL  —  HOUSTON — New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn will begin the season on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, team president of baseball operations David Stearns announced Wednesday during the team's workout at Daikin Park.