One weekend in, is it time to overreact?

Plus: What's standing out for every team

Monday, April 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS We are one weekend in. Might as well dive into some overreactions!   Is the American League MVP Award already sewed up? Are the Pirates the team to beat in the National League? It's super early, but hey, maybe ... just maybe. Soto the alpha 'dawg' again as Yankees stay perfect Out? Safe? Phils rally past Braves after late-game confusion Muncy flips script -- and bat -- to power LA's comeback win Down to final out, Reds win with back-to-back HRs Bucs' comeback caps historic 4-0 road start Langford lets loose with speed, defense in debut series MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Juan Soto: 3-for-5, go-ahead RBI Hitting .529 with American League-leading 9 hits Bobby Witt Jr.: 3-for-5, HR, 3B, 3 R Leads American League with 1.273 SLG percentage Brady Singer: 7 IP, 0 ER, 10 K Fourth career double-digit strikeout game Ian Happ: 4-for-5, 2 RBIs, 1 R Reaches base career-high 5 times, draws go-ahead walk Justin Turner: 3-for-4, HR, 2B, 4 RBIs First homer, RBIs for Blue Jays PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MUST-SEE PLAY Make a sliding catch to seal the Yankees' win? That's just what Alex Verdugo did. STAFF PICKS It's very early, of course, but here are takeaways for all 30 teams All right, so we're not going to project too much forward at this point, but these are still real games after all, with real stats and real stakes. Thus, you can learn real lessons.  Sale's Uber career looks to be on hold After a 1,200-mile weekly commute during Spring Training, Chris Sale -- sharp in his season debut with the Braves -- looks to have settled in nicely. Elly secures elite 'Jumpman' status During the offseason, Elly De La Cruz inked a deal with the Jordan Brand. As in Michael Jordan. As in Air Jordan. "They don't sign too many people." Can't-miss action kicks off April With Opening Week in the rear-view mirror, our focus shifts to a jam-packed full week of games, with 10 series set to steal the show.  Cubs' home opener featured on MLB Network The Rockies are in Chicago to battle the Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, then we head to Los Angeles for Giants vs. Dodgers at 10. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD LAA 4 BAL 1 ATL 4 PHI 5 WAS 5 CIN 6 TOR 9 TB 2 PIT 9 MIA 7 MIL 4 NYM 1 MIN 0 KC 11 DET 3 CWS 2 NYY 4 HOU 3 CHC 9 TEX 5 CLE 3 OAK 4 COL 1 ARI 5 BOS 5 SEA 1 SF 4 SD 13 STL 4 LAD 5 © 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 () 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.