Which fanbases are most excited for 2024?

Plus: A warm embrace between Ohtani, Trout

Wednesday, March 06 View In Browser Good morning! Mariners' top paw-spect is a very good boy. TOP NEWS Which fanbases are most excited for '24?   A new season gives every fanbase a reason to believe, but some teams' fans are particularly ready to run through a wall to start the year -- and rightfully so. Ohtani, Trout hug it out before first spring meeting The winners of five of the last 10 AL MVP Awards met in center field at Camelback Ranch as Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout embraced before their first meeting on opposite sides since Ohtani joined the Dodgers. Carter stays confident with 2 homers, including grand slam Wyatt Langford has been stealing all the headlines out of Rangers camp lately, and for good reason. But Evan Carter is here to remind us that there's another exciting young player Texas plans to have in its lineup for years to come.  Injury updates: 3 pitchers doubtful for Opening Day; Acuña optimistic The Astros, Red Sox and Cardinals look like they will have holes in the rotation to fill to start the season, while Atlanta provided some good news about the reigning NL MVP. Holliday proving Major League mettle vs. big arms Batting .333 this spring after a 3-for-4 performance that included two extra-base hits, No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday is making a bid for the Orioles' Opening Day roster at age 20. Pirates tell Skenes he won't make Opening Day roster Despite an impressive showing so far in Major League camp, Paul Skenes -- MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall prospect -- will start the season in the Minors. But he'll continue to train with the big club in Florida. Will the Mets sign another starting pitcher? As long as Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery remain free agents, the Mets are going to continue popping up in rumors about them. MORE TOP NEWS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! STAFF PICKS Top 30 Prospects lists continue with AL, NL Central MLB Pipeline's new Top 30 Prospect lists rollout continues. The beasts of the East were revealed first, and now the AL and NL Central clubs join the party. MLB The Show '24 unveils 'Women Pave Their Way' mode Last year, MLB The Show created a new in-game experience for the Negro Leagues. This year, MLB The Show '24 has unveiled a female player mode. There's no doggin' it at Spring Training. Well, except for Tucker The Mariners' clubhouse pup is loving the Cactus League life, with free rein of the complex in pretty paw-fect weather and a whole lot of attention in the form of pets and treats. Who are the kings of 'Club 162'? It's incredibly hard to play in 162 games over a six-month stretch, and it's become less common in recent years to see players reach that number. Two current players have a chance to do it for the fourth time in 2024, joining an exclusive list. 'Greg With One Leg' recalls groundbreaking college career After a serious auto wreck in 1986, Greg Dunn lost part of his right leg. Fifteen months later, he started at first base with a prosthesis and went on to play 61 games for the University of New Mexico. "[Losing your leg] doesn't have to be seen as a handicap," he says. 30 Clubs in 15 Days: Twins and Cubs MLB Network rolls on with Adnan Virk and Jake Peavy from Twins camp at 4 p.m. ET, and Greg Amsinger and Alex Avila from Cubs camp at 8 with interviews, predictions, breakdowns and more.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TB 4 @ BOS 7 TOR 5 @ PIT 6 MIN 4 @ STL 5 BAL 3 @ PHI 2 DET 0 @ ATL 3 MIA 2 @ HOU 0 NYY 4 @ NYM 5 SEA 1 @ CLE 4 MIL 8 @ SF 13 SD 3 @ ARI 5 TEX 10 @ SEA 9 CHC 0 @ KC 4 LAA 4 @ LAD 0 © 2024 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 (gahleexholly.hdhask@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.