Yankees at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 4  —  The Yankees (4-2) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (2-5) Friday in Game 1 of their weekend series.  —  Max Fried is slated to take the mound for New York against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh

Clark Schmidt on track to make Yankees season debut on April 15 or 16  —  Clark Schmidt is on track to make his New York Yankees season debut on April 15 or 16 against the Kansas City Royals.  Schmidt is recovering from right rotator cuff tendinitis and set to start Saturday for Double …

Braves are desperate for recovery as they enter their home opener as the majors' only winless team  —  ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves' longest winless start since 2016 has left manager Brian Snitker desperate for a recovery he hopes begins with the team's home opener against Miami.

Joe Milton III trade grades: Cowboys pick up a lottery ticket, Patriots cash out  —  The New England Patriots traded quarterback Joe Milton III and a seventh-round draft pick to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-rounder.  —  Why they made the move:  —  The Patriots are set at the position …

Some diehard baseball fans in sports-crazed Sacramento welcome Athletics and hope they stay awhile  —  WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Van Thompson walked through the busy concourse shortly before first pitch and sang along to the national anthem, a white Athletics ball cap in hand covering his heart.

St. Petersburg to spend $22.5M to fix Tropicana Field  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The once and possibly future home of the Tampa Bay Rays will get a new roof to replace the one shredded by Hurricane Milton with the goal of having the ballpark ready for the 2026 season, city officials decided in a vote Thursday.