What the season's first week has taught us

Plus: Earth shakes for Yankees' home opener

Saturday, April 06 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 7 things we've learned in first week of 2024 season   The splitter: In vogue. J-Rod's defense: On point. Seiya Suzuki's bat: Potent. Yes, the 2024 season is only a week old -- but that doesn't mean we haven't identified a handful of important trends. Elbow discomfort for Strider dampens Atlanta's walk-off win Díaz collects long-awaited save, brotherly bragging rights Brewers rally in ninth ... without a hit Cubs' 2nd-inning outburst fuels series-opening win over LA Behind Bradford's brilliance, Rangers blow out Astros Hicks' strong start sets stage for walk-off in home opener Grayson continues hot start in wintry PNC Park conditions Skenes electric again in second Triple-A start MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Ryan McMahon: 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R 3rd walk-off grand slam in Rockies history Marcus Stroman: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K's 0.00 ERA, 10 K's in 12 IP with Yankees Will Smith: 4-for-5, 2B, RBI, R Second 4-hit game of the season Marcus Semien: 3-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs, 3 R, 2 BB First HR of 2024; reached base in all 5 PAs Teoscar Hernández: 3-for-5, 4 RBIs Leads MLB with 14 RBIs PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MUST-SEE PLAY Nico Hoerner snags a tough hop to take away a base hit from Gavin Lux. STAFF PICKS Yamamoto's multidimensional curveball already looks elite We knew coming into Yoshinobu Yamamoto's first season with the Dodgers that the curve was his signature pitch. But what we're seeing is that it's already one of the best in MLB. Earthquake shakes Yankee Stadium, but BP goes on The Yankees expected that the Bronx would rumble for Juan Soto's first home opener in pinstripes, but not quite like this. Sorry, not sorry The Phillies went all-in with their City Connect uniforms, utilizing a color scheme of midnight blue, light blue and yellow to create a look that's "Unapologetically Philly." Loyal Cubs fan rewarded with one-in-a-million card Beau Thompson set out in 2017 to attempt to collect one million Cubs baseball cards. He reached his goal on Friday with a one-of-a-kind card and a first pitch at Wrigley Field. An eclipse coming to a ballpark near you The Minors might be off Monday, but a few teams are opening their stadiums for a viewing party for fans to come watch the solar eclipse. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TOR 3 NYY 0 OAK 4 DET 5 LAD 7 CHC 9 TB 7 COL 10 BAL 5 PIT 2 SD 2 SF 3 NYM 3 CIN 2 PHI 4 WAS 0 ARI 5 ATL 6 CWS 1 KC 2 HOU 2 TEX 10 SEA 5 MIL 6 BOS 8 LAA 6 © 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.