Rookies slugging like we've never seen before

Plus: Ohtani set to take mound tonight

Tuesday, March 31 View In Browser  TOP NEWS This rookie class is already leaving a mark   You may have noticed the rookies made a whole lot of noise over Opening Weekend. (We see you, Chase DeLauter & Munetaka Murakami.) That's because they were rewriting record books in the process. Big Dumper does it! Raleigh breaks out of slump with walk-off vs. Yankees Vitello the toast of Giants' clubhouse after club nets first win Cabrera shows why he was so coveted by Cubs Now sporting dad Al's lucky number, Leiter already feeling 22 Ohtani to make 2026 pitching debut tonight (7 p.m. PT) Ponce carted off field in first big league appearance since 2021 Soroka's immaculate inning, D-backs' bats spoil Verlander's return to Tigers Bichette begins redemption tour by cracking go-ahead RBI single McCullers (7 IP, 9 Ks) delivers 'masterpiece' in longest start since '22 Burns (5 scoreless) leads Reds' shutout of Pirates to earn 1st MLB win MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jonny DeLuca   438 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Junior Caminero   116.9 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Chase Burns   99.6 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Rays   39.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Miguel Vargas 2nd career grand slam in 1st 6-RBI game Jose Altuve Reached base in all 5 plate appearances in 15th multi-HR game Edward Cabrera First with 6+ IP, 1 H, 0 R in Cubs debut since 1993 (Jose Guzman) Sal Stewart Youngest to reach 3+ times in his team's 1st 4 games since at least 1900 Michael Soroka Tied career high with 10 K's; 4th immaculate inning in AZ history PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY A focused Sal Frelick stayed with it through the landing. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS When will top stars meet their former clubs in ’26? It’s always intriguing when MLB stars wearing new uniforms face their former clubs for the first time, so we've compiled the juiciest reunions to look forward to this season. Many dream it, few fulfill it What makes the torrid start to Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt's big league career all the more impressive is the way that he called his shot on it. Debut day is finally here for Phillies' top pitching prospect A 2021 first-rounder, Andrew Painter has overcome a lot since the Phillies drafted him. He'll still make his MLB debut before turning 23. Díaz encore would be music to trumpeter's ears Tatiana Tate's first performance at Dodger Stadium was a secret, so much so that she could not tell her friends and family about the gig. She brought her dad the next night -- and might be back for more. Starting the season with a perfect 10 Nationals outfielder Joey Wiemer tied Carlos Delgado for the most consecutive plate appearances reaching safely to start a season. Nationals vs. Phillies on MLB Network NL East rivals battle in Philly as James Wood and the Nationals take on Bryce Harper and the Phillies -- with Andrew Painter scheduled to make his MLB debut -- at 6:30 p.m. ET. (Subject to local blackout.) MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD MIN 1 KC 3 TEX 5 BAL 2 PIT 0 CIN 2 WSH 13 PHI 2 CWS 9 MIA 4 COL 14 TOR 5 ATH 0 ATL 4 LAA 2 CHC 7 TB 3 MIL 2 NYM 4 STL 2 BOS 1 HOU 8 SF 3 SD 2 NYY 1 SEA 2 DET 6 AZ 9 CLE 4 LAD 2 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.