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Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

The Opener: Bradish, Espino, Rodriguez

Athletics infielder Zack Gelof pushed his hitting streak to 21 games with a solo homer on Wednesday against the Pirates. Injuries and poor...

Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

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Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

Assessing Zac Veen and Six Other Interesting Potential Call-Ups

Top prospects like Jesús Made and Leo De Vries are among the game’s most exciting potential call-ups this season, but most of the...

The Opener: Bradish, Espino, Rodriguez

Athletics infielder Zack Gelof pushed his hitting streak to 21 games with a solo homer on Wednesday against the Pirates. Injuries and poor...

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Luis Severino Sets the Tone

There’s paint on the field, bunting on the steel, and hoopla in our feels. It’s Opening Day no doubt. Well, the third one,...

Marlins Acquire Leo Jimenez – MLB Trade Rumors

The Marlins are set to acquire infielder Leo Jimenez in a trade with the Blue Jays, according to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith.  Francys Romero...

Sunday Notes: A Power Pitcher Always, Tarik Skubal Commands the Baseball

Tarik Skubal commanded the zone while dominating the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Making his third straight Opening Day start for the Detroit...

Breaking Down Potential Extensions For Logan Gilbert And Bryan Woo

The Mariners have become a playoff contender in recent years thanks in large part to their pitching. Between Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, and...

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: March 28, 2026

We did it everyone! We made it through the long offseason. Regular season baseball is back, and it has already delivered the goods....

Christopher Morel Sidelined 4-6 Weeks By Oblique Strain

The Marlins are placing infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel on the 10-day injured list, with Deyvison De Los Santos set to be recalled in the...

Effectively Wild Episode 2458: The Opening Day Debutant (Base)ball

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon.Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the...

No one wanted to train more at Driveline than Trace McDonald and he’s making the most of it

In the seventh inning of their season opener at Cibola High School in Yuma last month, Trace McDonald got his pitch. He was hunting...

Orioles, Shane Baz Finalizing Extension

By Darragh McDonald | at March 27, 2026 2:59pm CDT The Orioles and right-hander Shane Baz are finalizing a...

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Boys — It Can Only Get Worse From Here

On September 12, 2004, Eli Manning made his NFL debut. The Giants were down three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and starting quarterback...

Cubs, Nico Hoerner Agree To Extension

The Cubs and infielder Nico Hoerner have agreed to an extension, reports Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation. It’s a six-year deal, per Jesse...

FanGraphs 2026 Opening Day Chat

  Meg is the editor-in-chief of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout...