Mets at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 2  —  Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Mets (2-3) are in Miami to wrap up their series against the Marlins (4-2).  —  Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Connor Gillispie for Miami.

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

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.