Jackson Merrill will reportedly be in San Diego for the long haul. The 21-year-old outfielder and the Padres have agreed to a nine-year, $135 million contract extension, according to reports Wednesday morning by FanSided's Robert Murray and MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.

The season is young, but there are already plenty of pitchers who put themselves on the radar. Whether they are young pitchers showing a new level, veterans adding a new wrinkle to their profile or healthy pitchers regaining their previous form, no shortage of starters impressed in their first starts

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LOS ANGELES -- Dustin May closed his eyes and took a deep breath when he stepped back on the mound at Dodger Stadium, as if taking it all in anew. Then he got to work. May struck out the side in his first inning against the Braves on Tuesday night,

SAN DIEGO -- In the fourth inning on Monday night, Jackson Merrill got a hold of a hanging slider from Guardians left-hander Logan Allen. He launched it 411 feet to the beach area in right-center field, the toughest place to leave Petco Park.

NEW YORK -- Eugenio Suárez has had big offensive seasons before. There were the 49 homers he hit in 2019, or the 34 he smashed in '18. But never has the veteran third baseman felt as locked in as he does now. That was on display again Tuesday night at

CINCINNATI -- Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux watched from the visitors' dugout at Great American Ball Park as Nathan Eovaldi twirled a gem against the Reds. It was only right that a Maddux was in the house for the occasion.

NEW YORK -- One pitch from extinguishing a late rally, Mark Leiter Jr. turned to his most trusted weapon, a splitter that has been listed among baseball’s best pitches over the past several seasons. This one didn’t reach its intended target, and the Yankees’ bullpen faltered for the first time

WEST SACRAMENTO -- What makes Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker such a good hitter? There are plenty of signs. For veteran teammate Justin Turner, it’s how Tucker is willing to punish pitches over the plate but refuses to chase outside the strike zone. To manager Craig Counsell, Tucker’s ability to crush

MIAMI -- Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara collected his first win in 18 months, though not in his usual fashion, in Tuesday night’s 4-2 victory over the Mets at loanDepot park. Alcantara, who beat the Nationals on Sept. 3, 2023, in his final start before Tommy John surgery, allowed two runs

HOUSTON -- The value of pitching to contact was on full display Tuesday night at Daikin Park, where Logan Webb was on his game in the Giants’ 3-1 victory over the Astros.

TORONTO -- Early in camp, as the Blue Jays trudged through fundamental drills each morning at 8 a.m. in Dunedin, Fla., a sheet of paper appeared in the clubhouse. The paper, propped up on the center island of the clubhouse, listed two teams. In the top right corner was a

ST. LOUIS -- Nolan Schanuel didn’t have a hard time describing the atmosphere in the Angels' clubhouse Tuesday night. “I got goosebumps, and just being with this group of guys and everything, it's just electric 24/7,” Schanuel said. “There's a totally different vibe in here from this year to last

SEATTLE -- Casey Mize had good reason to be antsy coming into his season debut. The fifth starter in the Tigers’ rotation, he had expected to be the last player on Detroit’s active roster to take the field. It still meant an opening series in the dugout, a travel day

TAMPA -- The Rays had every reason to believe their talented starting rotation was flying under the radar in Spring Training. If they keep pitching like this, that won’t be the case for much longer.

Some top prospects are drafted. Others are made. This is a story about the latter, and about what you really can learn from the first few days of a long Major League season. Welcome to the path of Boston's Kristian Campbell. In his first weekend in the Majors, the 22-year-old

LOS ANGELES -- The Braves are hoping Reynaldo López will pitch again this year. But they won’t know until he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder next week. “They want to go in there and make sure nothing is going on,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “We’ll know more

MIAMI -- Kodai Senga made his season debut for the Mets on Tuesday night at loanDepot park, starting a regular-season game for the first time since July 26, 2024, after missing the majority of that campaign with a pair of major injuries.

NEW YORK -- Much of the baseball world learned about the existence of “Torpedo” bats this past week. Giancarlo Stanton was ahead of the curve. The Yankees designated hitter swung one frequently last year, including the postseason, when he cracked seven home runs and was named Most Valuable Player of

Boston's “Big 3” prospects have been the talk of the baseball world in the fledgling season. The discourse started with Kristian Campbell’s hot start -- a 1.188 OPS through five Major League games. On Sunday, the focus shifted to Roman Anthony after he launched his first and second Triple-A homers

TORONTO -- It feels like the Blue Jays’ lineup finally fits together. For years, they’ve had pieces, but those pieces didn’t always feel like they came from the same set. Even when you find the right ones, they need to be put together with precision and aggression.

Torpedo bats are all the rage around Major League Baseball this week, but are they here to stay? The Yankees’ power display over the weekend -- New York hit 15 home runs in a three-game home sweep of the Brewers -- caused many to wonder how much of an impact

LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman was not in the Dodgers' lineup on Tuesday night, his second game in a row sitting out due to a "little mishap" where he slipped entering the shower at home, aggravating his surgically repaired right ankle, manager Dave Roberts said.

CHICAGO -- The Twins felt it was only a matter of time before their bats got rolling. Even after the shutout loss to kick off the series in Chicago on Monday, Minnesota remained confident that it had the right players in-house. They just needed to find a way to tap