The Orioles were a nice little surprise last year, crawling out of the darkness with 83 wins and a minor threat to win a playoff berth.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
‘A special place’: As MLB’s last unbeaten team, Rays look very much for real with dominant rotation
Tampa Bay pioneered use of the “opener” but this year’s starting rotation has an air of permanence for the AL contender.
Anthony Rendon has suspension for fan incident in Oakland reduced to four games
Anthony Rendon had his suspension reduced to four games after the Los Angeles Angels third baseman said that heĀ is dropping his appeal.
Eight numbers that matter from MLB’s opening weekend: Time of game, violations
The average nine-inning game is already 25 minutes quicker than the full-season 2022 edition, and a 32 minutes ahead of 2021’s torturous 3:10 rate.
MLB investigating Anthony Rendon’s postgame confrontation with fan in Oakland
Video showed Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon in a heated confrotation with a fan after his team’s opening day game in Oakland.
MLB opening day winners and losers: Mixed bag for Shohei Ohtani while Yankees roll, Red Sox flounder
Major League Baseball’s opening day can offer an occasionally instructive peek under hood, even if it’s merely just 1/162nd of the season to come.
This ugly MLB opening day affair was made tolerable by baseball’s new pitch clock
Baseball’s new rules got a chance to shine in the first game of the new season, a cold and dull contest at Nationals Park.
Opening Day at Yankee Stadium is perfect stage for Anthony Volpe’s debut, Aaron Judge’s return
Aaron Judge starts his $360 million contract and top prospect Anthony Volpe will make his MLB debut for the Yankees on Thursday.
MLB’s five most important players for 2023: These overlooked stars could decide pennant race
These five MLB players may not be MVP favorites, but their teams’ success depends on them in 2023.
Anthony Volpe has won New York Yankees’ shortstop job. Here’s why that makes the team so excited.
Nobody’s expecting Anthony Volpe to be Derek Jeter, but for the first time in a more than a quarter century, the Yankees have a homegrown shortstop.