Switch-pitcher dominant in Minor League debut

Plus: Goose flies to Wrigley. Cubs fly W's

Sunday, April 06 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Here are 7 of our favorite bonkers early-season stats   The Yankees launching homers, the Pirates running wild on the bases and the NL West refusing to lose are among our writers' picks for the most mind-blowing numbers so far. 'He needed it': Sasaki improves command in sharpest MLB start yet Ohtani throws bullpen session as he inches toward return to mound Rockies turn 5th triple play in club history, MLB's 1st this year Grisham stepping up with regular ABs, homers twice in Yanks' romp Trout homers in 3rd straight game to power Angels Rangers slug 3 HRs to pick up deGrom after shaky start The magic is back! Mets channel '24 aura with thrilling walk-off Marte (strained left hamstring) lands on injured list MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Trent Grisham 2 HRs, 4 RBIs; reached base in 6 of 7 games in '25 (.571 OBP) Jacob Wilson Ties father Jack's longest season-opening hit streak (9 games) Jesse Winker Double, 2 triples; hadn't hit triple since 4/21/21 Matt Mervis 3 hits, first career 2-homer game Chris Bassitt 6.2 scoreless IP, 9 K's vs. former NYM club PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Ian Happ got dirty to make a spectacular play in his 1,000th career game. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Switch-pitching 2024 first-rounder dominates in pro debut Making his first Minor League start, Mariners No. 9 prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje struck out six -- all right-handed -- over four shutout innings while allowing only one hit and two walks. There is a new kind of bleacher creature Watching a game from the Wrigley Field bleachers is a treat for any baseball fan, and apparently even for the animal kingdom. A goose picked out a prime seat this weekend, necessitating part of a section being blocked off. Jac's 1st HR of '25 clears EVERYTHING Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone made his first Double-A home run count, crushing it 464 feet onto the street outside ONEOK Field in Tulsa. That was quick ... Scott efficient in save Tanner Scott became the first Major League pitcher since 2003 to record a save on three pitches while facing three batters, and he managed to do it while allowing a hit. Sunday afternoon baseball on MLB Network It's Tyler Glasnow for the Dodgers vs. Cristopher Sánchez for the Phillies in the rubber match of a heavyweight showdown at 1:30 ET, followed by the Guardians and Angels joined in progress. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CWS 2 DET 7 HOU 1 MIN 6 SD 1 CHC 7 ARI 3 WAS 4 LAD 3 PHI 1 NYY 10 PIT 4 BAL 8 KC 1 TB 4 TEX 6 TOR 2 NYM 3 CIN 11 MIL 7 MIA 4 ATL 0 OAK 7 COL 4 SEA 1 SF 4 CLE 4 LAA 10 © 2025 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.