Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1  —  Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Guardians (2-2) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (5-0) in Game 2 of this series.  —  Logan Allen is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Michael King for San Diego

Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet gets $170M extension, sources say  —  Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Monday, keeping the 25-year-old ace with the organization that traded for him this winter to lead its rotation.

Adam Ottavino returns to the Yankees, agrees to a 1-year contract  —  NEW YORK — Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees, agreeing to a one-year contract.  —  A 39-year-old sidearmer, Ottavino agreed to a minor league contract with Boston on Feb. 18 …

Athletics' Sacramento Era Begins With Minor-League Feel  —  WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Major League Baseball arrived at the California state capital area Monday night, and everyone was on their best behavior trying to deal with a less-than-ideal situation for the Athletics.

Shower slip knocks Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman out of lineup after hurting surgically repaired ankle  —  Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday night against the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle.

What is a torpedo bat?  Inside MLB's next big thing  —  EARLY IN THE 2023 season, Aaron Leanhardt started asking New York Yankees hitters what they needed to perform better.  He was a minor league hitting coordinator for the team, and with league-wide batting average the previous year …

MLB Team Power Rankings: Yankees torpedo Brewers with historic power outburst, Dodgers start season 5-0  —  Most teams have only played three or four games at this early point of the 2025 MLB season, so don't look for any major changes since my MLB Opening Week Power Rankings were released last week.