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Hope springs eternal in the debut of Extra Innings presented by TD. This Spring Training, we saw some familiar faces and added to our Blue Jays family. Bring on the 2022 season!

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ season-ending loss in last year’s American League Wild Card Game haunted Gerrit Cole. The ace right-hander wasn’t exactly counting how many days it took him to get over that outcome, but suffice it to say that he held a sour taste in his mouth for a while. Friday’s Opening Day

NEW YORK — Instead of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, there were press conferences. As the unquestioned leader of the Red Sox, it was hardly surprising that Xander Bogaerts was the position player who represented his team in the interview room. Will this be the last Opening Day for Bogaerts with Boston?

Getty Images The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels will begin their 2022 seasons at Angel Stadium on Thursday, April 7. These AL West rivals boast some of the greatest individual players in the sport, including All-Stars and future Hall of Famers. The Opening Day pitching matchup will feature the incredible Shohei Ohtani and lefty

CHICAGO — Cubs manager David Ross had an empty Wrigley Field with pumped-in crowd noise for his first Opening Day at the helm two years ago. Last year, the Friendly Confines were not yet at full capacity when the Cubs opened at home. Finally, Ross will step into the Wrigley Field dugout with the old

DENVER — Did he really say that? Did he really do that? The Rockies and Dodgers open the season for a second straight year on Friday, with juicy narratives surrounding both clubs. Pandemic restrictions capped Coors Field at 21,000 last year. This time, a full stadium — and an expected sellout crowd — can enjoy

9:33 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a five-year, $124 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The deal includes full no-trade clause,

The MLB season gets underway on Thursday. With the season just a few days away, now is the last chance to place your bets on season win totals at BetMGM. The oddsmakers have released projected win totals for every MLB team, and you can put your money down if you think they are off. How

Julio Rodríguez spoke with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers during the game against the Diamondbacks to talk about his reaction to finding out he made the big league roster. Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud)

In November, with MLB hurtling toward a lockout, the small-market and, some might say, star-averse Tampa Bay Rays made Wander Franco the richest player with less than a year of major league service in the sport’s history. The prodigy-turned-consensus top prospect-turned-instant-big league sensation signed an 11-year extension, with a club option for the 12th year,

For the Red Sox, there are big expectations heading into the season as they try to build off a gratifying thrill ride in 2021, which ended with the upstart squad just two wins shy of a trip to the World Series. The addition of two-time All-Star Trevor Story to an already potent lineup should help

Aaron Judge felt he was thisclose to reaching the World Series as a rookie in 2017. Though there was immense disappointment in falling short of that goal, the budding Yankees slugger zipped his bags expecting there to be a Fall Classic in his very near future. That was five years ago now, and though Judge