Shohei Ohtani is back to taking BP on the field as he works to find his swing.

Dave Roberts said Tyler Glasnow’s MRI showed “nothing really significant.” They’re going to see how he feels the next couple of days.

Last summer, the White Sox thought they had "like a 1% chance" of signing Munetaka Murakami. On their surprising pursuit, how they struck when others hesitated and why he looks so comfortable so quickly. "He's just been great in every way imaginable." www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Before Wednesday’s offensive explosion, the Dodgers had hit just 5 HR and ranked last in SLG over their previous 14 games. Did a trip to Houston against the Astros’ depleted staff finally fix the power outage? Digging into the struggles at the top: www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Framber Valdez has received a six-game suspension for throwing at Trevor Story.

"It's the future of baseball." The Marlins, who rank 9th in ERA and just took a series in L.A., call their pitches from the dugout. On the polarizing system, what their players think of it, and why their coaches believe in it and think the trend will grow: www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Prayers were answered

Throw barely beat him

The Mets' losing streak is now 11. Since 2020, there have been 11 other teams who have lost at least 11 games in a row at some point. None of them made the playoffs. Of that group, last year's A's (76-86) had the best record.

Last weekend, I sat down with Dave Roberts to discuss his growth as a manager and how he has learned to handle stress, shake criticism & "consciously enjoy moments." "Because the question is, if you can’t enjoy moments, then what am I doing this for?" www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani still has some soreness from getting hit behind the shoulder, so the Dodgers wanted him to just focus on pitching tonight.

This ball-strike system was not automated

I applaud when umps who clearly aren’t watching the challenging player in the immediate aftermath of a call recognize they didn’t see them and still grant the challenge (as Brian O’Nora does here) instead of ruling it was too late.

At this moment, Andy Pages leads MLB in hits and batting average and leads the National League in slugging and OPS. Quite the bounceback from his 4-for-51 October.

Chase DeLauter has done it again. That's his 5th HR, tied for the MLB lead. “We're not even scratching the surface of what this kid's capable of." Talked to Steven Kwan, Austin Hedges, Rhys Hoskins and more about the Guardians rookie making everyone a believer: www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Chase DeLauter has done it again. That's his 5th HR, tied for the MLB lead. “We're not even scratching the surface of what this kid's capable of." Talked to Steven Kwan, Austin Hedges, Rhys Hoskins and more about the Guardians rookie making everyone a believer: www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

Gavin Williams has 10 strikeouts through seven scoreless innings, and these are numbers I never expected to see all at once, even if only a week into the season.

Shohei Ohtani, who’s 3-for-15 with six walks and no extra-base hits to start the year, is taking BP on the field today, something you rarely see him do.

This was all just one start

Cleveland outfielders are going to need a lot of ice tonight. Angel Martinez just took a 96.4 mph fastball from Ohtani directly off the left knee, but is somehow staying in the game (and looked OK running the bases).

DeLauter update: X-rays were negative. He left the game with a left foot contusion.

Rookie sensation Chase DeLauter fouled a Shohei Ohtani fastball off his back foot. He tried to stay in but couldn't run out a grounder and then hobbled straight down to the tunnel. He's now out of the game.

Sound the trumpets

When your team is playing Kevin McGonigle

Helluva night for some ball

Lol. HP umpire Cory Blaser, who rung Geraldo Perdomo up with the low strike-3 call in the WBC, almost helped Perdomo out on a ball that caught the top of the zone. Now there's ABS though. Will Smith challenges, and Emmet Sheehan strikes out the side in the first.

On ring night, it’s starti…err, first pitcher Clayton Kershaw

The Dodgers are again the favorites, with a roster that Dave Roberts believes is his best ever. But they aren't feeling added pressure as they begin their quest for the first three-peat in a quarter-century. "We get to embrace it. That’s what makes it fun." www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

I’m still expecting to start warming in the bullpen

Happy Opening Day, yall. Grateful to call this my job, thankful for everyone who follows and reads. Let’s watch some ball. Here’s our season preview — team-by-team breakdowns, x-factors, predictions — to get you ready: www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/...

For those hoping for a positive update on Roki Sasaki's final tune-up, maybe go take a nice long walk or pet your dog or something. He just walked in two runs and is departing at 30 pitches before recording an out. He could re-enter, but his spring ERA is sitting at 18.90.

The order of the Dodgers’ rotation to begin the year, per Dave Roberts: Th: Yoshinobu Yamamoto F: Emmet Sheehan Sat: Tyler Glasnow M: Roki Sasaki Tu: Shohei Ohtani

The U.S. finished seventh in the tournament in slugging, behind Australia.

Team USA has now been held scoreless in 16 of its last 17 innings. The last 5 starters to face the U.S. in the WBC — Manny Barreda (MEX), Michael Lorenzen (ITA), Michael Soroka (CAN), Luis Severino (DOM) & E-Rod (VEN) — combined for a 1.59 ERA against them. Kind of unbelievable.

Helluva promotion for ABS

Worth remembering tonight as Italy holds off Puerto Rico and continues its extraordinary undefeated run: Only two (non-US) teams from the Americas will qualify for the 2028 Olympics in L.A., and it's based on the results in the WBC. Huge opportunity tonight for Venezuela.

Almost time for blondes vs brunettes

"Why don't I just call everybody?" Recruiting, cold calls and Thanksgiving DMs: How captain Vinnie Pasquantino, long before his three-homer night, planted the seeds for Team Italy's youthful group to blossom. www.foxsports.com/stories/worl...

Aaron Nola has fired five scoreless innings, Vinnie Pasquantino has homered twice, and (as of this moment) no team in the tournament has more home runs than Team Italy, which now leads Mexico, 6-0. Yes, Italy has saved USA's pancetta, but what a story this team is in its own right.

Earlier today I asked Vinnie Pasquantino, the captain and heartbeat of Team Italy, if last night's celebration was subdued. He grinned. “No, we had a good time in there, we had a good time in there...but nobody’s dragging over here today.” He just homered to start the scoring.

Randy Arozarena hit BP on the field and posed for some photos with fans before tonight’s game but left the field promptly afterward and declined to speak to media.

On a late night, a misspeak, the biggest win in Italy baseball history and, stunningly, the best U.S. team ever assembled no longer in control of its World Baseball Classic fate entering tonight’s crucial Italy-Mexico matchup: www.foxsports.com/stories/worl...

Italy manager Francisco Cervelli: “It means everything for me tonight…this is one of the best days of my life.”

Cal Raleigh: “I love Randy. I hate that this is a thing. There’s no beef.”

In the words of Alek Thomas, “it’s going to be lit”

Tarik Skubal said he still hasn’t made peace with the decision to go and hasn’t slept much the last couple days. But it’s what made the most sense with the calendar. “I think the only way I’ll be at peace with it is in Miami celebrating after we win the whole fu**ing thing.”

Mark DeRosa said Tarik Skubal will not pitch again in the WBC. He will leave after USA plays Mexico tonight to rejoin the Tigers in Florida.

After an All-Star break reset, Julio Rodríguez learned a lot last year about himself both as a player and a leader: "What makes me, me." Why he enters the WBC more confident both in himself and a Dominican Republic team that he feels is better connected in 2026: www.foxsports.com/stories/worl...

"You see it from every other country, their best arms show up. For whatever reason, the United States, our best arms don’t show up." Until now. How the stars finally aligned for USA's pitching staff in the World Baseball Classic. www.foxsports.com/stories/worl...

It all starts tonight (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) with Australia, led by top Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana, vs. Chinese Taipei at the Tokyo Dome. I caught up w/ Bazzana to talk WBC, baseball in Australia and, yes, sushi in the states. Get to know him better here: www.foxsports.com/stories/worl...