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The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to break their two-game skid as they head to New York to take on the Brooklyn Nets.
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Mookie Betts is in the lineup for his first Cactus League game in 2026, one of a handful of Dodgers regulars being slow-played this spring. Freddie Freeman is also in the lineup, in his planned cleanup spot.
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The Athletics have had a rough start to spring training, going 1-6 in their first seven preseason games. However, a new month means a fresh start and a sign that the start of the regular season is inching closer. With the calendar shifting to March, it is time for the A’s to start playing better in preparation for Opening Day at the end of this month against the defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays.
Right-hander J.T. Ginn will be making the start for the A’s this afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds. Ginn pitched well against the San Francisco Giants a few days ago in his spring debut, racking up three strikeouts over two perfect innings. The focus will be on Ginn today to see if he can follow up that performance with another strong outing, one that will likely last longer as the A’s evaluate whether the best place for him is in the starting rotation or the bullpen. Ginn should be on the A’s roster to begin the season in some capacity as he is proficient at inducing groundouts, something A’s pitchers need to induce more often in year two of the team’s temporary residence at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park.
The A’s lineup this afternoon shakes out like this:
For the second day in a row, Nick Kurtz is batting behind Jacob Wilson atop the lineup, an alignment that should carry over into the regular season. If Kurtz homers with Wilson—or another leadoff hitter—on base, that’s two runs on the scoreboard. In general, it’s a sound strategy to place a power threat behind a high-contact hitter who consistently gets on base.
Both of the team’s catchers are in this afternoon’s lineup as is third baseman Max Muncy, who is off to a hot start this spring with four hits in ten at bats. Muncy can put some ground between him and the other third base competitors with another strong performance today. Lastly, today’s outfield starters are all prospects. Henry Bolte and Junior Perez are getting extended looks early this spring, yet both have struggled so far.
The Reds have Andrew Abbot, one of the best left-handed pitchers in the National League, lined up for his second spring start this afternoon. Here is how Cincinnati lines up behind him:
The Reds have several regulars in their starting lineup, so it should be another good test for Ginn and the pitchers lined up to follow him out of the A’s bullpen. JJ Bleday has gotten off to a strong start this spring, but can he keep it going against his former team?
What better way to start a new month than with an A’s win. Let’s go A’s!
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed point guard Ryan Nembhard to a standard NBA contract after he thrived as an undrafted rookie free agent on a two-way deal.
The multiyear agreement announced Sunday fills the roster spot created when the Mavericks waived point guard Tyus Jones, an 11-year veteran who was part of the three-team, nine-player trade that sent 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis from Dallas to Washington.
The Mavericks also filled two openings for two-way contracts by signing guard John Poulakidas and forward Tyler Smith. Dallas waived two-way guard Miles Kelly to make room for both signings.
Nembhard was closing in on the maximum number of games allowed under two-way contracts when the Mavericks turned Jones loose to give him a chance to sign with a contender. Dallas has lost 12 of its past 14 games and is on the way to missing the postseason for the second year in a row.
Nembhard has made 17 starts in 38 appearances for the Mavericks, averaging 6.7 points while leading all rookies at 4.9 assists per game. He became the first undrafted rookie with at least 25 points and 10 assists without committing a turnover, scoring 28 points with 10 assists in a 131-121 victory over Denver on Dec. 1.
Poulakidas started the season with the G League's San Diego Clippers after going undrafted out of Yale.
Smith started this season with Rio Grande Valley in the G League. He previously played one season for the G League Ignite before getting drafted by Milwaukee in 2024. Smith played 23 games as a rookie for the Bucks.
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Do you think players trying to make the team or holdovers trying to keep their jobs care as much that the opponent is the Cubs as fans do? They probably have other things on their minds, but thumping That Other Team in Town back in the first Cactus League game was sure fun for us.
The parade of pitchers for the Sox today will begin with lefty Anthony Kay, a presumed member of the starting rotation once games count. Kay gave up a run against the Mariners in his first spring start, with two walks in two innings causing the damage.
The Cubs counter with rotation member Shota Imanaga, who had two scoreless innings but gave up three hits in his first outing. Imanaga will face a lineup recovered from the split squad games Friday:
The Cubs lineup against Kay et al. also includes a number of presumed regular season starters, but not all:
First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. Central, with temps expected to again get warmer than 90°. The Cubs Marquee network is covering the game, but the network of the team whose chairman hates fans almost as much as he hates players only has the game on radio. So if you don’t get Marquee, pull the rocker up to the Truetone, pretend it’s 1935, and dial up ESPN 1000.
It wasn't a simple road for Jack Leiter to get through his first MLB season. The son of 19-year MLB veteran Al Leiter, Jack was a dominant starter at Vanderbilt and was drafted second overall in the 2021 MLB Draft. It seemed like the younger Leiter was uniquely positioned to handle the mental and physical grind of professional baseball, but not many people expected that theory to be tested so quickly.
In his first professional season, Leiter posted a 5.54 ERA in 92.2 innings at Double-A. He missed plenty of bats, but he also gave up tons of hard contact. He came back in 2023 and spent the vast majority of the season at Double-A again, posting a 5.07 ERA but improving his strikeout rate from 25.6% to 31.3%. In 2024, the Rangers pushed him to Triple-A, and he responded with a 3.51 ERA and 33.3% strikeout rate in 77 innings before getting his first crack at big league innings. That debut did not go swimmingly, with Leiter posting an 8.83 ERA in 35.2 innings and seeing his strikeout rate drop to 17.9%.
Still, Leiter entered the 2025 season undeterred. He added a sinker to his arsenal and modified his changeup to try to help him against left-handed hitters. He garnered some buzz in spring training and then came out of the gates hot, pitching to a 3.48 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in his first 10 starts. The strikeouts still weren't near the level he had shown in the minors, but the progress was clear. After a tough six-start stretch in June and early June, Leiter rebounded over his final 13 starts, posting a 3.28 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and nearly 27% strikeout rate.
It seemed that the 25-year-old had finally begun to figure it out, thanks to the evolution of his mental approach to the game.
"I think a lot of it's just how I've developed mentally, in my mindset and my mental preparation and my process," Leiter said after a spring training start this year. "I think the more process-oriented you get in this game, the better, especially this time of year, because you can drive yourself crazy with results... I think the more game reps you can get, which last year I was fortunate enough to have 29 starts in the big leagues, I think that just helps you evolve mentally in itself, but also with your routines, your preparation, your analysis of games."
So, how has Leiter's mental approach changed since his big league debut in 2024?
"It just becomes different, more refined. A game like today [allowing two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings], maybe three years ago, it would have just been kind of pure frustration off of results. But now it's about diving into each pitch and how I was executing. I like to break it down by each pitch type. Say my execution was down to, let's call it 60% from 68% last week, but maybe the cutter was kind of swaying that because it was only 3-for-9. Now it's like, okay, we have a direct point of emphasis for increasing my overall execution, because at the end of the day, execution is the name of the game, and the higher percentage that I can execute pitches, the more I'd be willing to bet on good results."
That shift in focus away from results has been crucial for Leiter, especially at this time of year.
"It's all about process. Understanding what time of year it is, and understanding what I'm trying to work on...Even the pitches where I wasn't so happy about the results, I think the shapes, the stuff, and the way that I was throwing it is definitely encouraging...At the end of the day, some pitches that get hit could have been a groundout to short. Obviously, they could always be better, but, again, you could drive yourself crazy, so I think the way to go is always a kind of positive mindset, continue to build off the positives, and learn from the negatives."
What does that look like for Leiter, specifically? Well, a big focus has been on attacking with the four-seam fastball. In his last spring training start, Leiter was encouraged that the pitch "was in the zone a lot." That's going to be important for him coming off a season in which his four-seam fastball had just a 52% zone rate, which was below league-average. That was a big reason why he added the sinker because he's able to command that pitch in the zone more often; however, being able to fill up the strike zone with both fastball variations could go a long way towards alleviating some of the command concerns that sprouted up after he posted a 10.4% walk rate.
The other focus for Leiter this spring has been on the introduction of a new cutter. The sinker last year was a good weapon for right-handed hitters to complement his four-seam fastball, but it performed poorly against lefties. His sinker allowed a 53% Ideal Contact Rate and a nearly 13% HR/FB rate to lefties, both of which were significantly worse than the league average. His four-seam fastball performed well to lefties, missing bats and not allowing much hard contact, but, again, it's not a pitch that Leiter has commanded in the strike zone regularly. The cutter to lefties could fill the same role that the sinker to righties did last year as an early-count strike pitch.
In his first spring outing, Leiter threw just two cutters, but both of them resulted in outs, so Leiter turned to it more often in his second spring start.
"It's a new pitch, and I'm working on it. I think what we saw with only throwing two [cutters] and getting two outs on them last week was to kind of see when we can and can't throw it in a game," Leiter explained after his start on February 28th. "Game results are the best feedback for that. Early on, I threw some really good ones, like in that [Kyle] Tucker at-bat in the first inning. I think at that point it might have just become like, 'Okay, that pitch is on today,” and then in the second inning, it wasn't quite the same. I think I was kind of just getting underneath it and just missing. Obviously, that's a pitch that we need to be in the zone at a high percentage, because it's meant to be thrown forward for contact. It's not a chase pitch.”
Understanding the bigger picture and what he's building towards is crucial for Leiter to take the next step in his development. However, there are some other things he'd like to see in addition to the cutter. He talked about the curveball feeling good out of his hand early in camp, and that would also be crucial for him. Even if Leiter uses the cutter to get ahead in counts against lefties, he didn't have a single pitch that had a better-than-league-average swinging strike rate (SwStr%) against lefties in 2025.
His slider, which he used 15% of the time to lefties, posted a 13.1% SwStr%, which was 43rd percentile, and was below-average as a two-strike pitch. His curveball, which he used 13% of the time to lefites had a 9.5% SwStr% but did perform well with two strikes, which suggests it could be a decent option when he mixes it in sparingly or, perhaps, is a pitch that he can find more comfort in this season and improve upon.
What we do know is that Leiter has the right mentality to figure that out.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 33 points, Chance Gray added 21 and No. 13 Ohio State hit a program record 18 3-pointers in a 87-68 win over No. 15 Michigan State on Sunday afternoon in the regular season finale for both teams.
Cambridge shot 12 of 24 from the field and 7 of 12 from beyond the arc, the most she has made from deep all season. Gray shot 7 of 11 from 3-point range.
Elsa Lemilla recorded a double-double for the Buckeyes (24-6, 13-5 Big Ten) with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Kennedy Cambridge put up 10 points.
The Buckeyes had a 15-0 run in the second quarter, putting them up 38-11, and they went into halftime leading 49-26.
The Spartans (22-7, 11-7) were led in scoring by Grace VanSlooten, with 17. Rashunda Jones scored 16 and Ines Sotelo added 11.
Michigan State: Will be the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. The Spartans play on Thursday.
Ohio State: Can be the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament with a Minnesota loss against Illinois, or the No. 5 seed if Minnesota wins.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left his team’s game at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury.
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone a seemingly harmless shove to the left arm with his stick in the neutral zone late in the first period, though it may have caught him in the gap between his elbow and shoulder pads. Stone grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.
The 33-year-old winger has a history of injuries sidelining him throughout his NHL career over the past decade-plus, including a wrist injury in the fall. He has never played all 82 games in a season since becoming a full-time player in the league with Ottawa in 2014-15.
Stone is the Golden Knights’ second-leading scorer with 60 points in 43 games. He just helped Canada reach the final at the Olympics before losing to the U.S. in overtime.
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It’s deja vu, for the second straight Sunday, your Kansas City Royals are playing the Brewers. Last week, the Royals were triumphant in a 7-3 victory. It was lefty Bailey Falter that towed the slab to start the contest, however today it’s a different lefty for the Royals, Kris Bubic.
It’s good to see Isaac Collins back out there for the Royals, there has been some concern with him and potential injury problems. The other eight guys that make up the lineup, seven of them could very well be on the Opening Day roster. John Rave is the only real questionable one, the other six are pretty much locks, I’d say. Sorry to starting shortstop today, and Shawnee Mission, Kansas native, Connor Kaiser, but he will probably not break camp with the big league club. The overall point being, it’s a rather MLB starting lineup today for the Royals against Chad Patrick.
Hopefully Bubic looks the part today, as he finished last year on the shelf. The game can be listened to on 96.5 The Fan. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. CT.
Regardless of where anyone fell on the spectrum of belief that the Kings would be this mediocre after being the second seed in the Pacific Division last season and having the best record at home, we could all agree that their most realistic path to at least making it to the playoffs would be on the defensive side of the ice.
With the recent blowout loss to the Edmont Oilers, an 8-1 loss on their home floor, the Kings decided to take action and fire head coach Jim Hiller, the team announced on Sunday.
We have relieved Jim Hiller of his duties and named D.J. Smith interim head coach for the remainder of the season, Kings Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced.
— LA Kings (@LAKings) March 1, 2026
In addition, Kings player development coach Matt Greene will join Smith as an assistant coach.… pic.twitter.com/3MCzFfNF41
The biggest question will be whether the defense improves under new interim coach DJ Smith, who will take the job for the remainder of the season, the team announced. We will soon find out whether the problem was all on Hiller or if some blame lies with the Kings' defensive lapses, unstable goaltending, and inconsistent offense.
Breaking News: Kings Fire Head Coach Jim HillerEarlier on March 1st, the Kings announced that they had fired head coach Jim Hiller. Under Hiller, even though the numbers say he had the Kings 12th in defense, right in the middle of the pack, you wouldn't think that when you actually watch them play on ice.
The fact of the matter is, the last two games in which they gave up 14 goals combined were the defining factor in Hiller being fired, and now it will be interesting to see where the defense goes and adjusts with Smith promoted as the interim head coach.
The two losses out of the Olympic break, the Kings gave up more than double the goals they're giving up on average, 14 goals combined in the back-to-back games against the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights. That's not a good sign, especially against the two best teams in their division that they're trying to overtake.
The one defensive stat that you can look at and be happy as a Kings fan is the goals against average. Los Angeles is giving up 2.91 goals against per game and is ranked in the top 10, so that's good news, but their recent skid coming out of the Olympic break has been the total opposite of that stat.
Sure, they've had some moments where, in overtime, the defense has shown up, or in late-game situations, they've come back, forced it into overtime, and won the game, but it hasn't been sustainable.
But, when the captain of your defense is an aging 36-year-old who clearly isn't the same player he once was on defense a few years ago, that's a problem, especially in the playoffs and later on in games when fatigue hits you.
It's not just the defensive line, though; it's also Darcy Kuemper, who has pretty much been unplayable recently at the goaltender position, and that's very hard to say, given how great he was last season and some parts of this season.
But that's the truth: mostly because of injuries, he hasn't been the same player since coming back. But it is what it is; he hasn't performed up to expectations, and the backup goaltender, Anton Forsberg, has been the better player overall. Just tonight, the Kings won a shutout over the Calgary Flames with Forsberg in the crease for Los Angeles.
Sure, they traded for Artemi Panarin, who will certainly help boost their offense, as they're also a very bad offensive team, sitting 29th out of the 32 teams in the NHL, only scoring 2.60 goals per game and 0.48 on power play goals, which is also an issue, given how many talented offensive players Los Angeles has.
The results on offense also just haven't been consistent, and there's no excuse for that because this is a very talented team from a scoring standpoint. On paper, when you look at it, from Artemi Panarin, Quinton Byfield, Kevin Fiala, Alex Laferriere, etc, a lot of these guys are playing very well, but the offense sometimes isn't present when needed to make a spark.
But the defense, Los Angeles won't go anywhere if they don't improve their defense. It could be making a trade to get help up front because acquiring forwards isn't going to change a thing; it's the defense that remains a problem.
This team is known for its strong defense. Over the last few years, Los Angeles has been at least a top-5 or top-10 team on defense because of the grit and grind we know the silver and white has.
At times, it's there, especially when Los Angeles jumps up to big leads and both their defense and offense are clicking, but then in the second and third period specifically, all that crumbles down, and it's either an overtime loss or a regulation loss.
Individually, while things have not always been perfect, just see the end of the team's loss against the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights, both games have been about the defense evaporating, and to some point, the offense.
Kings Humiliated In 8–1 Beatdown By Edmonton OilersAfter suffering that disappointing loss last night against the Vegas Golden Knights, where the Kings surrendered five goals in the third period, Los Angeles followed that up tonight with an even worse performance, losing in an 8-1 dismantling to the Oilers, which was over before the horn sounded. Panarin is the only player on the Kings who's in the top 50 of any category on offense. The 34-year-old forward is currently no. 24 in points this season with 60; no other Kings player is in the top 50 in either category on offense.
It just shows that even though on paper, this roster has some solid forwards and depth, no one is playing at the elite level like Panarin is, who the Kings should be lucky that they acquired.
It's pretty clear that the biggest issues are a lack of defense, inconsistent offense, and coaching. It seems like every game, fans are calling to fire Jim Hiller, even after wins, just to get in a fresh voice out there on the bench.
Kings' Jim Hiller Is 'Always Concerned' About His Job After Embarrassing 8-1 Loss To OilersFollowing an embarrassing 8-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, the Los Angeles Kings coach Jim Hiller admits he is 'always concerned' about his job status. The Kings players were also asked if the team had quit on their coach.Questionable rotations and guys not getting enough minutes on ice who deserve them, like Taylor Ward, who, since being recalled from the Ontario Reign, has been a solid forward playing in his limited minutes, with two goals, two assists, and four points.
The team, at this point, is pretty clear about what they are and what they're trying to do: build to win now, rather than rebuild for future draft capital and young players. But the worst situation to be in sports is being a mediocre team that's always in the middle, and that's exactly what the Kings are, good enough to make the playoffs but destined to go home in the first round.
In a season where it will be Anze Kopitar's last with the silver and white after announcing retirement early in the season, it sucks to see the Kings wasting another season of being a legitimate contender and even a playoff team under Kopitar.
Whatever decisions are made, though, need to happen now. Coming out of the Olympic break is a massive sprint to the finish line, where the playoffs are the ultimate goal. Injuries have not allowed the team to get the footing that it would have liked, but the race does not stop, so you can get your bearings.
The Kings don't have time to linger or falter on ideas. If there's a trade out there that can help the team specifically on defense, Los Angeles has to pull the trigger right now. Because if they don’t, they’ll have a very long offseason to consider where they went wrong…again.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points while Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 on Sunday.
The Tar Heels (25-6, 14-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) denied the Blue Devils (21-8, 16-2) a chance to secure their first outright league regular-season title since 2013. While Duke had already clinched the No. 1 seed for next week’s ACC Tournament, 10th-ranked Louisville can clinch a share of the regular-season crown with a win later Sunday against Notre Dame.
UNC had won 11 of 12 coming in, with the lone loss coming at Duke two weeks ago — a game in which the Blue Devils notably had a 21-0 advantage in free-throw attempts. The Tar Heels repeatedly got to the line in the rematch, going 15 for 18 at the line in the fourth quarter alone and 20 of 27 for the game.
Harris led that effort, hitting all six of her free throws in the fourth quarter while repeatedly drawing whistles in the paint. Aarnisalo hit two free throws at the 3:51 mark for a 61-60 lead that put the Tar Heels ahead for good.
Ashlon Jackson scored 17 points for Duke. The Blue Devils started 3-6 this year before surging and running off 17 straight wins, including a 15-0 league start, before falling on a late basket last weekend at Clemson.
Duke: The Blue Devils will play in Friday's quarterfinals in the ACC Tournament in Duluth, Georgia.
UNC: The Tar Heels will play as the No. 3 tournament seed in Friday's quarterfinals.
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After spending the entire season out due to injury, the Vancouver Canucks have announced that Guillaume Brisebois has been placed on waivers in preparation for assignment to the AHL. If he clears waivers, Brisebois will report to the Abbotsford Canucks.
Brisebois took part in Vancouver's training camp back in September, but was soon ruled out of play after undergoing surgery to repair a lower-body injury. As a result, he has yet to make his season debut this season.
As one of the longest-tenured members of the Canucks organization, having been drafted 66th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, Brisebois has been a staple in Vancouver's D-core depth. He played in three NHL games during the 2024-25 season and won the Calder Cup with Abbotsford during their playoff run back in June.
Brisebois' return will give Abbotsford a massive boost on their blueline. Through the 2025-26 season, the AHL Canucks have been forced to shift their defensive pairings around due to injury issues and NHL call-ups.
Abbotsford plays later today at 12:00 pm PT, but will return to the Rogers Forum for a six-game home stand directly after.
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The Yankees invited outfielder Randal Grichuk to spring training, they announced before their game at the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Grichuk, 34, joins New York as a non-roster invitee.
He most recently split his 2025 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals.
In 113 games, Grichuk slashed .228/.273/.401 with nine home runs and 27 RBI.
He had been with the Diamondbacks since the start of the 2024 season in which he slashed .291/.348/.528 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI over 106 games.
His MLB career includes stints with the St. Louis Cardinals (2014-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21) and Colorado Rockies (2022-23).
The Los Angeles Angels selected him with the No. 24 overall pick in the first round of the 2009 draft.
The Yankees' 34-year-old lefty heads to the Americans in place of Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, Team USA announced.
Ryan is dealing with a back injury and heads to the designated pitcher pool where he remains eligible after each round of the tournament.
"It lines up with his next outing, and it's obviously a good opportunity," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Yarbrough, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.
Yarbrough joins Aaron Judge, David Bednar and Paul Goldschmidt as the Yankees' Team USA representatives.
Boone's plan for Bellinger is live batting practice on Tuesday and to play on Thursday, according to Hoch.
The Yankees face the Twins Thursday at 1:05 p.m. from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.
McMahon, the Yankees' third baseman, will see some time at short this week.
That begins with Tuesday's 1:05 p.m. game against Panama.
"I expect he'll be fine there, as natural a fielder as he is, but we'll see how it plays out a little bit," Boone said, via Hoch.
Sanju Samson’s sparkling unbeaten 97 kept alive India’s dream of retaining the T20 World Cup at home as they knocked out the West Indies with a five-wicket win in Kolkata on Sunday to set up a semi-final against England.
Happy Sunday! Major League Baseball games that count will be played this month. Logan Gilbert is on the bump today, and Ryan Sloan will make his spring debut. It’s a good day.
The players have officially departed for their World Baseball Classic teams, leaving us with a lineup that won’t be the Opening Day one, but is an interesting lineup nonetheless. The left fielder is Colin Davis, who you’ll know by the end of the game for his big personality and shock of white-blonde hair. Rob Refsnyder gets a start against the lefty Jacob Latz. Cole Young, starting at second, draws a tough left-on-left assignment.
Scheduled to pitch behind Gilbert are Ryan Sloan, Gabe Mosser, Troy Taylor, Alex Hoppe, and Nick Davila. The most exciting name here is of course top pitching prospect Ryan Sloan, making his spring debut. Sloan will be capped at around 35 pitches, while Gilbert will have around 50.
Meanwhile, the Rangers are bringing a decidedly away-game lineup to Peoria.
J.P. Crawford took live at-bats yesterday and all went well; he also played catch. He’ll have another day like that today and then will start to work into games at DH following the off-day on Monday. Matt Brash also threw a live bullpen.
The Mariners made the first cuts to their spring training roster, re-assigning catchers Josh Caron, Connor Charping, and Luke Stevenson to minor-league camp.
Game time: 12:10 PT
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Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports or the Seattle Sports app; Gameday audio
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