Red Sox at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 2  —  Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Red Sox (1-4) take the field at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles (3-2) in Game 2 of their three-game series.

Padres Sign Jackson Merrill To Nine-Year Extension  —  The Padres announced that they have signed star outfielder Jackson Merrill to a nine-year contract extension that runs through 2034 with a club option for 2035.  Reportedly, it guarantees the star $135MM.

Diamondbacks at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 2  —  Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Diamondbacks (3-2) are in the Bronx to take on the Yankees (3-1) in Game 2 of this three-game series.  —  Zac Gallen is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Carlos Rodón for New York

Yankees bring back reliever Adam Ottavino on one-year deal  —  NEW YORK — Right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday.  —  Ottavino, who pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and 2020, gets $1 million while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors.

Jokes abound as Dodgers' Freddie Freeman misses 2nd game while recovering from shower slip and fall  —  LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Red Sox' surprise deal has different ‘risk;’ ‘Best days are ahead of him’  —  BALTIMORE — The Red Sox gave Garrett Crochet a six-year, $170 million extension despite him logging only 151 innings total as a major league starting pitcher to date.  —  Most contracts this lucrative are given based on past production.

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65  —  A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable.  At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.  —  Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor …

Mets pitcher Sean Manaea shut down from throwing after setback in recovery from oblique injury  —  MIAMI — New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea had a setback in his recovery from a right oblique strain and won't throw for two weeks.  —  “He experienced some discomfort a couple of days ago …

After cheating death, Dodgers pitcher Dustin May makes his way back to the mound a changed man  —  LOS ANGELES — Dustin May took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers a changed man.  —  Making his first major league start since May 17, 2023, he allowed just one hit and an unearned run …

MLB Uses Tech to Shorten Food Lines While Game Time Shrinks  —  Major League Baseball updated its rulebook in 2023 to increase the pace of action on the field.  But the changes put concessionaires on the clock, too.  —  Rishav Dash, senior director of analytics for Delaware North's sports business …

MLB's average salary tops $5 million for first time  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball's average salary broke the $5 million barrier on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The Associated Press.  —  The New York Mets, with Juan Soto's record $61.9 million pay …