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The Dodgers are now 2-0 in the month of March this spring, as they connected for four home runs to defeat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Monday.

Ryder Ryan made his first start of the spring, completing two innings of work on 35 pitches (23 for strikes) while allowing one hit and one earned run and picking up a strikeout. Paul Gervase, Edgardo Henriquez and Jordan Weems each tossed a scoreless inning in relief after Ryan’s departure.

Dalton Rushing began the scoring with a 450-foot no doubt home run to center field in the top of the second inning against Jimmy Herget, his second home run in as many games.

Dalton with his second homer of #DodgersST! pic.twitter.com/XqX4wbRmTZ

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 2, 2026

James Tibbs III outmatched Rushing’s long ball with a two-run home run that traveled 458 feet to deep center field in the top of the fourth inning against Welinton Herrera, also his second home run in as many games.

James for the lead! #DodgersSTpic.twitter.com/cZAavSeM2z

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 2, 2026

Colorado would tie the game at three in the bottom of the sixth inning with two consecutive home runs from Mickey Moniak and Kyle Karros against right-hander Carson Hobbs. The D0dgers would get both those runs back and retake the lead in the top of the eighth inning on a two-run shot from Elijah Hainline.

Elijah Hainline 2-run shot! pic.twitter.com/0twOqQw884

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) March 2, 2026

Joe Vetrano added another home run for the Dodgers in the top of the ninth to give them a three-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. Noah Miller drove home the final run of the game with an RBI single to plate Josue de Paula.

Joe Vetrano extends the #Dodgers lead to 3! pic.twitter.com/5QP2QkgwVg

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) March 2, 2026

After Myles Caba loaded the bases with only one out, Antonio Knowles came in relief, allowing a pair of bases loaded walks to Zac Veen and Braxton Fulford to cut the lead to two. With the running run at first base, Knowles was able to get T.J. Rumfield to ground out to Hainline at second, ending the threat and the game.

The Dodgers are now averaging 6.73 runs per game (74 in 11 games) so far this spring, tied with the San Francisco Giants for the most among cactus league teams.

UP NEXT

The Dodgers look to make it three consecutive wins as they take on the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark on Tuesday (12:05 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Roki Sasaki makes his second start of the spring against left-hander Joey Cantillo.

We’re in the full swing of spring training now, and the few roster spots that the Yankees have up for grabs have some good competition going on. Their retooled bullpen has several names that could make the roster or see themselves outrighted to Triple-A Scranton to start the year, as guys like Brent Headrick and Osvaldo Bido try to make their mark. The infield also has some hopefuls looking to make an impression, with Oswaldo Cabrera trying to make it back to the roster after missing most of last season and finding deadline additions Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero ahead of him on the depth chart now.

They’re not headline-grabbing competitions, but they often end up playing a part in enough games down the line to matter — especially in a division as stacked as the AL East. If the difference between being division champs or scrapping for a Wild Card spot comes down to how the middle of your bullpen performs in the middle of June, for instance, you want to have enough weapons to survive the 162-game marathon and avoid nosediving like the Yankees have in recent years. So who is best suited to win spots on the Opening Day roster? Which prospects might impress enough to get a shot midseason? And where is the team’s depth most lacking? If you have questions like these, or anything else on your mind, send ‘em in for a chance to be featured in our Yankees mailbag.

Answers will run on Friday afternoon. All questions received by the night of March 5th will be considered. You can leave your submissions in the comment section below or by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.

Since his first full season in 2015, Mookie Betts had either been named an All-Star or received votes for most valuable player every year.

That held true until last year. In his sixth season with the Dodgers, Betts posted career lows in batting average (.258), on-base percentage (.326), and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.732) while playing 148 games at shortstop.

Betts, now 33, believes last year was an outlier and he can get back to his previous form.

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“That’s what I expect,” Betts said after making his Cactus League debut Sunday. “I haven’t felt this way in a long time. So, the way I feel now, I’m healthy, my swing’s in a really good spot. My head’s in a really good spot. I haven’t had any bad days in the cage. I haven’t had any bad days [taking batting practice]. Usually by now, I would have taken a thousand swings, trying to fix stuff, trying to get game-ready, and now I’m just cruising. I’m just cruising and I’m ready to go.”

This spring, manager Dave Roberts offered an unequivocal vote of confidence.

“He will be in the MVP conversation this year,” Roberts said. “But again, I think, speaking for Mookie, his main goal is to help us win a championship. So, I think whatever falls out from there, I think that will happen.”

A stomach bug that caused him to lose a considerable amount of weight put Betts behind last spring, and he never quite caught up. Through his first 103 games, he batted .231 with a .302 on-base percentage and .657 OPS. Enduring the longest cold spell of his career, Betts was forced to retool.

“It’s really just going back to what I what I do best, and really just honing in on it,” Betts said. “Instead of trying to fix problems, I was more able to just hone in on what I do best. And kind of groove those patterns instead of trying to fix old habits.”

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Betts says in a bizarre way, he enjoyed his season of soul searching.

“I learned a lot about myself,” Betts said. “I learned a lot about how I operate. I was able to get in the right headspace, and sustain the right headspace. And then once I was able to kind of get in the right headspace and stay there, I haven’t been searching, I haven’t been doing anything since I’ve been here outside of just working and preparing.”

Things started to click in late summer. Over his final 47 games, he batted .317 with a .376 on-base percentage and .892 OPS.

It wasn’t the stats that bothered Betts as much as his lack of production through the first four months.

“Once I was able to help the boys, I was fine," Betts said. But before that, I was really upset, not with the numbers per se, but not being able to help. Not doing my job, carrying my weight. Once I was able to do stuff, especially later on in the season, I was able to just take a step back and say, ‘You did pretty good.’"

Part of the plan for maximizing Betts’ abilities is minimizing his work in camp. Betts was the last healthy position player to appear in a spring game, starting Sunday after sitting for the first nine games. He was back in the lineup Monday, collecting his first hit with a single in three at-bats against the Colorado Rockies.

“It’s intentional,” Roberts said last week. “It’s load management. I wanted Mookie to start a little bit later, as far as not getting into spring training ready to go and kind of use spring training to build up, given it’s six weeks.”

Gavin Stone suffers setback, Dodgers ‘pause’ his throwing

Six days after Gavin Stone made his Cactus League debut and threw a scoreless inning, Roberts said Stone suffered a setback and will pause throwing activities. Stone missed all of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery in October 2024.

“Stone threw the inning and then he had a bullpen the next day, and then his shoulder flared up and was sore,” Roberts said before Monday's game. “And so right now, we put him on ice, and trying to let the soreness dissipate. So, given everything that he’s gone through with the shoulder, we wanted to make sure that we kind of pushed pause, so I don’t know when he’s going to start throwing again, but I think it is a setback unfortunately.”

Roberts added that the setback was not expected.

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“He’s worked so hard to kind of get back to where he was pitching in a game," Roberts said. "We’re excited about that. He threw the baseball really well, and it was one inning, so it wasn’t too taxing. So, to come back in his 'pen and not feel good, that’s disappointing, and it’s not from lack of effort, but yeah, just disappointing.”

Roberts also confirmed right-hander Roki Sasaki would make his second Cactus League start Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, with the expectation he would go three innings, and right-hander Tyler Glasnow would start Wednesday's game against Team Mexico in a World Baseball Classic tuneup.

Etc.

The Dodgers announced they were reassigning pitchers Patrick Copen, Luke Fox, Jerming Rosario, Adam Serwinowski, Nick Frasso and Jose Rodriguez, catchers Nelson Quiroz and Chuckie Robinson, infielders Keston Hiura and Matt Gorski and outfielder Chris Newell to minor league camp.

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The 2025 San Diego Padres finished with a 90-72 record, driven by a pitching staff widely regarded as one of the best in the majors. The offense was another story. 

Collectively, the team batting average was .252, as they scored 4.33 runs per game. A sharp decline from the season before, with 4.69 runs per game.

Changes occurred at the managerial position, out went Mike Shildt, and in came Craig Stammen. Shortly after his announcement, Stammen reached out to an old teammate, Steven Souza Jr., to become the Padres’ new hitting coach. He accepted the challenge of resurrecting the offense. 

Souza Jr. offers a simple hitting philosophy

Souza Jr. has a simple hitting philosophy of controlling the strike zone. It is an approach that allows hitters to become more aggressive and capitalize on pitchers’ mistakes. Souza Jr. encourages his hitters to visualize their at-bat before stepping into the batter’s box. It helps them identify the holes in the opponent’s defensive alignment.

It removes the threat of the batter overthinking and swinging at pitches outside the strike zone. Now, they can relax at the plate, as their approach only changes with two strikes. All that needs to take place is putting the ball in play. 

Often, the result is that the pitch travels to the gap for an extra-base hit or possibly a home run. The Friars had trouble putting the ball over the fence. They hit 152 home runs, which ranked 28th in the majors last season.

Souza Jr. believes his hitting philosophy will limit batting slumps throughout the season. To reach this goal, his focus is raising the lineup’s confidence in the batter’s box.

2025 Padres offense: A big disappointment

The Padres’ offense was too inconsistent last season, especially with runners in scoring position. They left an average of 3.55 runners in scoring position per game, which ranked near the bottom of the majors. 

The highs and lows were too far apart between an optimal offense and a dreaded run-scoring drought. Yes, lineup stability was a challenge due to injuries sustained by key offensive contributors last season. Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Xander Bogaerts all missed significant time, and the run production suffered. Still, the Friars ranked 18th in team scoring with 702 runs, despite being seventh in team batting average. 

They essentially have the same lineup that concluded the 2025 season. To boost production, Souza Jr. must improve their mindset when batting with runners in scoring position. He must take down their stress level that should generate more productive swings.

Improved offensive production must occur in 2026. While the process may have a slow start, this lineup is too talented not to turn things around.

Hopefully, the bats will come into their own this season.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –– Last week, Gavin Stone was shaping up to be the feel-good story of Dodgers spring training.

Now, he has suffered a “disappointing” setback that raises renewed questions about the Dodgers’ opening day rotation.

As manager Dave Roberts announced Monday morning, Stone’s surgically repaired shoulder “flared up” on him last week, after the 27-year-old made his long-awaited return from an injury that sidelined him for all of last year. 

In his Feb. 24 outing, Stone looked promising during a scoreless inning of work, striking out two batters in what was his first game action since his breakout rookie season in 2024. He came away encouraged by the quality of his stuff, too, hopeful he was finally past the extensive shoulder surgery that repaired his labrum, rotator cuff and shoulder capsule two years ago.

In the days after that outing, however, Stone threw a bullpen session that left his shoulder feeling sore. Thus, the Dodgers have “put him on ice” and shut him down from throwing for now, Roberts said. The team has not set an immediate timeline for when Stone could resume pitching activities. But Roberts indicated the development will likely rule the right-hander out for the opening day roster.

“Given everything he’s gone through with the shoulder, we wanted to make sure we push pause,” Roberts said. “I don’t know when he’s gonna start throwing again. But it is a setback, unfortunately. With the shoulder soreness, we’re just trying to be thoughtful and mindful for Gavin. And right now, he’s trying to get everything to calm down.”

Before Monday’s development, Stone seemed to be in strong position for an opening day roster spot.

With Blake Snell still working back from his own shoulder problem, and Shohei Ohtani unlikely to be fully built up as a pitcher by the time the season begins, the Dodgers appeared to have at least one spot up for grabs that Stone was competing for.

Now, the process of filing it could be trickier.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is ahead of schedule, and off to represent Team Japan at the World Baseball Classic. Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki are also ramping up in camp, and set to make their second starts of the spring the next two days.

Add in Ohtani –– who is still expected to be in the Dodgers’ season-opening rotation, but might be on a stricter workload as he returns from his DH duties in the WBC — and the Dodgers have four names penciled in to what could be either a five- or six-man group.

How they round out the rest of it will now be a central question for the rest of this spring.

Emmet Sheehan figures to be a leading candidate, but is a bit behind schedule after dealing with a sickness at the start of camp, having yet to appear in a Cactus League game. River Ryan and Justin Wrobleski are in the mix as well –– though Ryan is still dialing in his command as he returns from Tommy John surgery.

“River is still trying to make his way back, find his way back,” Roberts said. “I was talking to him on the bench a couple days ago, where he said there’s a timing mechanism that he and the guys … in our (pitching development) department kind of figured out. So I want to see how that looks. But he’s still gotta pitch well. He hasn’t pitched a whole lot for us.”

One pitcher who isn’t a rotation candidate: Kyle Hurt.

Like Stone and Ryan, he is coming back from a lost season in 2025 that was spent recovering from Tommy John. And while he is “one of the guys that has stood out for me early in camp,” Roberts said, the Dodgers are viewing him as more of a multi-inning relief option than traditional starting pitcher.

Another name to watch could be 32-year-old left-hander Cole Irvin. He is a six-year MLB veteran (with a 4.54 ERA in 134 career outings) who signed a minor-league deal with the team this spring after pitching in South Korea’s KBO last season.

“We’re gonna look at the guys we have,” Roberts said. “We’ve got some good candidates for starters.”

Just, with Stone now hurt again, one less than they were hoping to.

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As the third week of Spring Training gets underway, the San Diego Padres have continued to show promise in their Cactus League play. They have remained competitive in games they had no business being competitive in. As hard as it is to gauge the weight of spring performance, it has been exciting to watch.

Now that players’ roles have become slightly more concrete, it might be time to take a look at lineup projections for left-handed starters versus right-handers. How will the lineup math work when facing lefty Tarik Skubal on Opening Day in comparison to righty Jack Flaherty a few days later?

Against lefties

1. Xander Bogaerts SS 
2. Jackson Merrill CF 
3. Manny Machado 3B 
4. Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 
5. Miguel Andujar DH 
6. Jake Cronenworth 2B  
7. Ramón Laureano LF 
8. Nick Castellanos 1B 
9. Freddy Fermin C 

Week one of Spring Training found San Diego with an interesting order for the Padres’ starting four. Manager Craig Stammen stated that it’s uncertain whether or not this will be a part of the Opening Day lineup but also argued for the logic behind the change.

This lineup utilizes newcomers Andujar and Castellanos for their strengths against left-handers, putting the latter at his new position of first base. Andujar would likely be taking the starting reps at DH most of the time, except to give one of the starting outfielders a day off.

The rest of the lineup is pretty straightforward, with it being balanced between lefty and righty bats, it could make for a markedly better year against left-handed pitchers.

Against righties

1. Xander Bogaerts SS 
2. Jackson Merrill CF 
3. Manny Machado 3B 
4. Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 
5. Gavin Sheets 1B 
6. Ramón Laureano LF 
7. Miguel Andujar DH 
8. Jake Cronenworth 2B  
9. Freddy Fermin C 

Sticking with the top four from the last lineup (since that’s much less likely to change due to pitching), this supplants Castellanos at first base for Gavin Sheets. The 2025 breakout player for San Diego mashes against righties, and can play passable defense at the cold corner.

The rest of the lineup is likely about the same. The problem is the lack of left-handed bats in the lineup. There’s only three lefty bats (Merrill, Sheets, and Cronenworth) with the rest being right-handed batters. 

It’s possible that it won’t affect too much as long as they’re spread throughout the lineup. But the lineup math could get difficult if you move one of them and then the Friars are struggling to solve for a streak of right-handed bats. 

Who’s warming up the bench?

1. Luis Campusano C
2. Samad Taylor/Jose Miranda INF
3. Sung-Mun Song INF
4. Bryce Johnson/Alex Verdugo OF

These players are the ones likely on the bench no matter who’s on the mound. Apart from them, San Diego would probably have Sheets benched against lefties and Castellanos and Andujar versus righties. 

Campusano is currently the favorite for the backup catcher role behind Fermin. It’s incredibly unlikely that he gets beat out for that role since he is out of options and needs to make the major-league roster or else clear waivers to be sent down to Triple-A. 

Song has been battling back from a minor oblique injury that has slowed his emergence into MLB, but has still managed to log two hits across his first five games. He’s likely to fill a versatile utility role for the club, playing wherever is needed.

The fight for the last spots is now between Taylor and Miranda for the infield, and Johnson and newcomer Verdugo for the outfield. The former have been destroying baseballs so far in Cactus League play, hitting .462 and .412, respectively. 

Johnson is the likely candidate for outfield depth, given his tenure and consistency with San Diego. That said, if Verdugo manages to turn it up in the next few weeks, he could make his way onto the big-league roster.

How the lineup math works out will be a matter of scrutiny on Stammen’s part, and it’s likely it won’t be figured out for the next few weeks. Whatever happens, the Friars have a great problem on their hands: too many good options.

Red Sox 7 Blue Jays 6

I know it is spring, but it would be nice to win occasionally.

Cody Ponce threw 2 innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 earned with 2 strikeouts. Not bad for his first time out there.

Other pitchers:

• Tyler Rogers: 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 earned, 1 k. 6.75 ERA.
• Brandon Little: 1 inning, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. 0.00 ERA this spring.
• Jorge Alcala: 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 earned, 1 k, 1 home run. 9.00.
• Spencer Miles: 2 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. 4.50 ERA. Got as high as 96.4 mph on the fastball, but most were around 95.
• Devereaux Harrison: 2 innings, 2 hits, 2 earned, 3 strikeouts, 1 home run. 7.71.

Hitters, Starters:

• George Springer: 1 for 2, walk, k. .500.
• Nathan Lukes: o for 2, RBI, k. .077.
• Davis Schneider: 0 for 2, walk. .083.
• Addison Barger: 1 for 3, grand slam home run, 4 RBI, k. .133.
• Jesús Sánchez: 1 for 2, walk. .188. And he stole a base.
• Tyler Heinemann: 0 for 2. .250.
• Myles Straw: 0 for 2. .167. Plus a throwing error.
• Josh Kasevich: 1 for 3. .462.
• Riley Tirotta: 0 for 2, k. .143.

Others:

• Eloy Jiménez: 1 for 2, double. .412. I wonder if Lukes is starting to consider going all Jeff Gillooly on Eloy yet?
• Eddie Micheletti Jr.: 0 for 1, walk. .250.
• Cutter Coffey: 0 for 2. .000.
• Charles McAdoo: 1 for 1, home run. ..375. He’s impressing.
• Carlos Mendoza: 1 for 2, k. .556.
• Aaron Parker: 1 for 1. .400.
• Jake Casey: 0 for 1. .250.
• Josh Rivera: 0 for 1. .143.

Tomorrow the Jays host the WBC’s Team Canada. Kevin Gausman and Logan Allen are the starting pitchers.

The St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training roster is now down to 39 after 11 players were just reassigned elsewhere.

A press release just shared by the St. Louis Cardinals says right-handed pitcher Tekoah Roby has been sent to Memphis while Jurrangelo Cijntje, Pete Hansen, Ixan Henderson, Austin Love, Hancel Rincón, Sem Robberse, Jared Shuster and Zack Thompson, catcher Graysen Tarlow and outfielder Mike Antico are now headed to the minor league camp.

If you’re keeping score, that means the St. Louis Cardinals now have 39 major league roster players and 18 non-roster invitees still on the Spring Training roster.

Noah Cameron day!

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— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 2, 2026

Old friend Adam Frazier in the lineup for the Angels.

Another day in Tempe 🏜️

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— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) March 2, 2026

Bryce Elder dealt with minor traffic on the basepaths during his time in this game but was able to get out of each situation without giving up a run. He was also helped by some solid defense (particularly from Jim Jarvis) as the Braves cruised to another spring training win in Grapefruit League action.

Elder got the ball to get things going on the road against the Tigers and he ended up getting three innings deep into this one. You could argue that the pitches that Elder gave up for hit in this one could potentially turn into those familiar hangers of his getting hit for homers during the regular season but that’s purely hypothetical at this point. As far as what actually happened on the diamond today, Elder only gave up singles on each of the three hits he gave up and that was all the trouble he had to deal with.

It also helped that the Braves flashed some serious leather in the infield today in order to help their pitcher out in this one. Jonah Heim made a heads-up play in the first inning by catching Jake Rogers straying a bit too far from second base in order to snuff out the scoring threat and end the inning right then and there.

Elder gave up singles in the second and third inning but they both got wiped out after Elder induced a ground ball that resulted in shortstop (and former Tigers prospect) Jim Jarvis either turning a double play (in spectacular fashion, no less) or being part of a double play. Jarvis also recorded a put-out in the first inning, so he was all over the place in a good way. All in all, Elder ended with three scoreless innings under his belt with just three hits allowed and a strikeout, to boot. His performance today certainly won’t hurt any chances that he’s got at making the rotation to start this season.

Speaking of Jim Jarvis, his defense wasn’t his only contribution to this one. Jarvis didn’t record any hits but he reached base twice — the first time was on an error and the second time also involved an error and it resulted in the Braves breaking the scoreless deadlock in this one. It wasn’t particularly a dominant performance from Jarvis but once again, it’s one of those efforts that won’t go unnoticed from the decision-makers for this particular ballclub.

Once Elder was done for the day, fellow rotation hopeful Joey Wentz got the ball and he delivered three scoreless innings of his own. Wentz walked two batters but he made up for it by racking up three strikeouts while he was out there, so this was certainly a productive day for Wentz that also didn’t hurt his chances for consideration, either.

Prospect Owen Murphy got a rude welcome to the game, however. Murphy entered the game in the seventh and after retiring the first batter he saw, Brett Callahan got the better of him by going down to one knee in order to golf one out of the park to make it 4-1 Braves. Fortunately, Murphy recovered from that slip-up by only giving up a walk over the course of the final five batters he faced — including three strikeouts during that span as well. It was certainly an impressive recovery.

The Braves ended up cruising to another relatively comfortable spring training win and a big part of that was due to another roster hopeful making his presence felt at the plate. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. is looking to snatch up a roster spot for Opening Day and he made a loud statement with a two-run opposite-field dinger that brought the Braves to a three-run lead.

Braves top prospect Cal Conley entered this game in the sixth inning and made his presence felt with a couple of RBI singles in this one. He came up to the second and drove in Jose Azocar by taking a slider that was low and out of the zone and grounding it into the outfield to make it 4-0 Braves at the time. He then restored Atlanta’s four-run lead once he returned to the plate in the ninth inning against Ricky Vanasco.

Right after Vanasco had got done striking out John Gil, Conley made up for it by shooting one through the infield for a RBI single that plated Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. and made it 5-1 Atlanta. While John Gil was the prospect to keep an eye on heading into this one, it was Cal Conley who ended up being the star prospect of today’s show. He even made an impressive play on a hot shot towards him in the bottom of the ninth as well. Similarly to Jim Jarvis, Conley was all over the place in a positive manner while he was out there.

So once more, there was a lot to like from how the Braves looked in this one. As usual for a road game during spring training, a lot of these players are longshots to make the big league roster for Opening Day but if you’re keeping an intentional eye on the organizational depth, it’s been encouraging to see these guys put things together here in spring training so far. The Braves are off tomorrow and actually won’t be in (official) Grapefruit League action until Thursday, as Atlanta will be facing off against Team Colombia at 1:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday afternoon. We’ll see you then!

Well we’ve been waiting for broadcasting details since the Detroit Tigers left their partnership with FanDuel Sports Network in January. Today they announced the launch of Detroit SportsNet, a dedicated channel/app for local markets that will carry the Detroit Tigers and, starting with the 2026-2027 season, the Detroit Red Wings as well.

The package is priced at $189.99 for a yearly subscription to stream the Tigers and Red Wings both, but fans have to be in the home territory for both teams to have access to the annual package. Per the Tigers press release, DSN is now available as a streaming option via MLB.tv, and will be offered through cable/satellite television providers. However, details on individual agreements to carry the channel via cable and satellite providers are still pending and may vary depending on your provider.

Signing up prior to March 23 will get you all spring training content, and the yearly subscription will run from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The montly option is $19.99, so if you’re only interested in the Tigers you’re basically paying $120 for the regular season.

Tony Paul of the Detroit News has more details in this piece currently free to non-subscribers.

Here’s the link to the streaming options.

Here’s a link to the frequently asked questions section.

Detroit SportsNet is our new broadcast home!

DSN will be available through cable/satellite television packages and in-market streaming, providing year-round coverage of our two iconic franchises.

Get more details and subscribe today: https://t.co/MAZFyEE6YApic.twitter.com/hCnzUOEGLT

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) March 2, 2026

We have a mostly B-lineup today, but we do get to see Rhys Hoskins get his reps up:

CF Angel Martinez
1B CJ Kayfus
DH Rhys Hoskins
SS Daniel Schneemann
C Austin Hedges
3B Milan Tolentino
LF Jaison Chourio
RF Joe Lampe
2B Alex Mooney
P Slade Cecconi

Been a little while since the last edition: once spring training got started, between the questions, the gameday threads and the recaps, there wasn’t a lot of room on the ‘Pit! But with the calendar having turned to March, and an off-day today, I’m going to try and get the balance of these knocked out over the next week or so. The previous entries (linked below) covered the pitchers and catchers, but we still have the infielders and outfielders to look at. We start with the former today, and therefore, without further ado…

Jacob Amaya (18)

Originally a Dodgers prospect, but let’s not hold that against him. Amaya was dealt to the Marlins for Miguel Rojas, who DFA’d him to make room for old friend Emmanuel Rivera. He since played for the Astros and White Sox – just not very much, accumulating a total of 154 PA. Not-so-fun fact. With an OPS+ of -1, Amaya is currently the non-pitcher in baseball history with most career PA and a negative OPS+. Last year, he had an OPS of .260 across 36 games. I think it’s safe to call him a glove-first player, and he has over five thousand innings of experience at the shortstop position. He also pitched a clean inning for the White Sox last year (below). Maybe he can help the bullpen.

Luken Baker (21)

Baker has already made an impression this spring, whacking two home-runs including one on Saturday with an exit velo of 112.5 mph. He was let go by the Dodgers this winter, after being taken on waivers from the Cardinals, and is a very large mammal. His listed weight is 285 pounds, easily most among the 40-man roster or non-roster invitees (it’s forty pounds more than the Hispanic Titanic, which tells you something!). He is a right-handed hitter, so if Carlos Santana can’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag, he could be a potential platoon partner with Pavin Smith at 1B – or, probably more credibly given his defensive limitations, at DH.

LuJames Groover (91)

A top ten D-backs prospect according to both Fangraphs and Prospects 1500, he was also ranked the number six prospect at the hot corner by MLB Pipeline last month. Groover had a very solid season with Double-A Amarillo last year, and batted .309 with 12 home-runs and an .833 OPS, almost exclusively as a third-baseman. He may well start this year with the Reno Aces, and Groover could be in line to take over from Arenado when his contract is done at the end of 2027. So far, he’s had a decent spring, going 7-for-21 with a pair of doubles, though has yet to take a walk. LuJames is the man with many nicknames, as discussed in the video below.

Ben McLaughlin (96)

McLaughlin (pictured, top) was a ninth-round pick by the Diamondbacks in 2024, so it’s quite impressive that he’s getting a spring training invite, barely eighteen months later. But Ben’s bat really took off after a promotion to Double-A Amarillo. He took full advantage of the hitter-friendly surroundings, batting .343 across 28 games for the Sod Poodles, with a .990 OPS. McLaughlin was part of yesterday’s cuts from the roster, but made a strong impression in limited playing time, notching four hits in nine at-bats, while also drawing three walks. Fun fact: the first baseman also pitched three times for High-A Hillsboro, notching 3.2 scoreless innings and only giving up one hit.

Today the Texas Rangers welcome the Cleveland Guardians to Surprise, AZ for, wouldn’t you know it, yet another Cactus League matchup.

LHP Austin Gomber gets the nod for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland for the second time in like a week.

Your options to experience today’s game appear limited to having to follow along on Gameday. First pitch from Surprise Stadium is scheduled for 2:05 pm CT.

Go Rangers!