I think it may be possible there’s some risk in trading for Rockies relievers. The org isn’t exactly known for churning out well-developed arms, and Angel Chivilli is having a nightmare of a spring training. The Yankees got a good start from Max Fried — save one bad frame — and clawed their way out of a couple deficits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a late home run in Saturday’s 6-4 loss to Philadelphia.

Max Fried was perfect through his first two innings until being clipped a few times in the third. René Pinto got around on a ball that ended up being an automatic double, before a pair of singles brought him around to score. The second single was partially Fried’s fault, as he didn’t do enough to get over to first and turn the hit into a run-scoring out. For a guy as good defensively as Max is, you’ll chalk that up to bad play, so let’s get those bad plays out in March, not September.

Another flub came after a double steal, where Fried lost the handle on a pickoff attempt at third, and a final single from Dylan Moore put the Phillies up 3-0. Max wasn’t exactly hit hard at all, but struggled with command in the zone and certainly did himself no favors on the defensive side of things. I have full confidence in him putting together another excellent season if he stays healthy, but that third inning wasn’t much fun for anyone in pinstripes. If nothing else, he was able to finish two more innings cleanly, leaving the game with one out in the sixth.

Offensively, it seemed the Yankees were getting some baserunning work in, with both Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jasson Domínguez swiping a bag and making an out on the basepaths. Jasson was caught by the catcher while Jazz was picked off at second, but between those two and José Caballero, it feels like the club is going to be more dynamic once on base than most recent Yankee squads. The Martian also chipped in with an RBI single, his 10th run driven in of Grapefruit League play.

Jake Bird had himself a decent enough outing. He did walk the first man he faced but ended up recording four outs, two via the strikeout, in something of a cauterizing effort. Bird has not been a representative MLB player since leaving Colorado — honestly maybe even before that — but putting up zeros in spring is the first step to getting back to being a valuable member of an MLB roster.

The Yankees got their runs back in the bottom of the seventh, with Domínguez once again in the thick of it. A hustle single got him on base, moving to third on Paul DeJong’s autodouble, and coming in to score on a groundout. Marco Luciano grounded a ball to left field to bring in DeJong, and we were all tied up. Both teams also pushed across a run in their eighth innings, with the Yankees’ courtesy of Braden Shewmake:

Unfortunately I don’t think Angel Chivilli will be breaking camp with the MLB team. The winter acquisition has struggled in camp, and while pitching the ninth gave up a bomb to center field that put the Phillies up 6-4. He did get a pair of strikeouts, but the righty has an unsightly 14.85 ERA in exhibition play. I think he needs to work on some things down in Triple-A.

The club went down quietly in the ninth, making the home run by Phillies minor leaguer Felix Reyes the eventual game-winner. We’ll be back tomorrow afternoon with another spring showdown, with the Yankees welcoming the Tigers to Tampa. Luis Gil gets the ball for that outing, with first pitch at 1:05pm ET.

Box Score

Another double-dip day, and in the World Baseball Classic, Italy and Puerto Rico is already under way. Remarkably, the Italians put up a four-spot in the bottom of the first, so their Cinderella story continues. I’m trying to think of an equivalent team reaching the World Cup semi-final. Morocco were unexpected semi-finalists last time. Maybe Turkey in 2002? Later on (6 pm Arizona time), Japan plays Venezuela to see who the Italians or Ricans will get in the semi-final. And I see Puerto Rico has just loaded the bases with one out in the second, without needing a hit, so this one may be far from over yet…

Back in the more prosaic surroundings of the Cactus League, here’s your line-up for the D-backs.

Zac has been pretty good so far this spring: just one hit through four innings, with no walks and five strikeouts. He has a lot to prove this year, so hopefully the good form isn’t just a spring fling. After Gallen, the scheduled pitchers are RHP Joe Ross, RHP Kevin Ginkel, RHP Ryan Thompson and RHP Juan Morillo. Carroll is back in the line-up again, though still limited to DH duties for whatever reason. Also on the health front, Gabriel Moreno’s imaging (he was a late scratch with forearm tightness last night) showed only some inflammation and no structural damage.

This one is also on dbacks.tv, with the Giants feed this afternoon, so tune in and join us there!

here’s the lineup:

Martinez LF

DeLauter RF

Ramirez 3B

Manzardo 1B

Hoskins DH

Rocchio 2B

Arias SS

Hedges C

Halpin CF

Today the Texas Rangers have divvied up the squad and sent half to Goodyear, AZ to take on the Cincinnati Reds while the rest remain in Surprise, AZ for a Cactus League tussle against the San Diego Padres.

In Surprise, RHP Nathan Eovaldi will take the bump for Texas opposite LHP Marco Gonzales for San Diego. In Goodyear, it will be LHP Austin Gomber for Texas against RHP Rhett Lowder for Cincinnati.

Here are the lineups for the home game against the Padres:

Here are the lineups for the away game against the Reds:

You can watch the Surprise game on the Rangers Sports Network, listen via 105.3 The Fan, or follow along on Gameday. Alternatively, if you want to catch the game from Goodyear, the Reds have a radio feed but you can also follow along on Gameday.

First pitch for both games today are scheduled for 3:05 pm CT.

Go Rangers!

Entering 2026, the consensus around the Athletics was that the team would be led by its talented group of hitters, who may have to outscore opponents to compensate for the team’s average pitching staff. While spring training stats rarely matter and often do not influence how the season will go, the fact that the A’s have scored more runs than every other MLB team shows that their offense is already living up to expectations. The team scored 22 runs across yesterday’s split-squad doubleheader, with one squad putting up 13 against the Milwaukee Brewers and the other scoring nine against the San Diego Padres.

On the other hand, A’s pitchers have struggled this spring, giving up the third-most runs in the league. That is not a good look for a team that needs improved pitching if it wants to win more games this season.

Today marks another opportunity for the team to get its pitchers on the right track before Opening Day. This afternoon, the A’s will host the Royals, looking to get revenge for the Royals winning 7-6 in their first matchup earlier this spring. Left-hander Jacob Lopez will make his second start of the spring. Following a gradual post-injury ramp-up, Lopez made his first Cactus League appearance last Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three runs in two innings pitched.

Now that he has shaken off some rust, look for Lopez to pitch a little deeper in today’s game with hopefully better results. If the A’s can get Lopez to pitch for a full season as well as he did during his 25-inning scoreless streak last summer, then that dramatically changes the outlook on this team’s rotation. The team will be watching his performance today closely to see if he is ready to be in the rotation by the beginning of the season. An alternative, if he is not yet built up to start, would be to put him in the bullpen as an option in later innings, long relief or as someone ready to slide into the rotation if another pitcher gets hurt.

Here’s how the A’s lineup versus the Royals looks this afternoon:

Once again, the A’s lineup looks very close to how it will be for regular season games. First baseman Nick Kurtz seems locked into the leadoff spot until a more traditional leadoff table-setter hitter emerges for this team. Right fielder Lawrence Butler, who started several games last year hitting first, has the speed and athleticism typically seen among leadoff hitters. However, he has yet to play in a Cactus League game and A’s manager Mark Kotsay seems to appreciate having Kurtz’s power and on-base ability atop his lineup.

Andy Ibàñez, who will play several positions for the A’s this season, gets the start at third base today. In the outfield, starting left fielder Tyler Soderstrom is joined by two guys performing well at camp. Henry Bolte, the club’s top outfield prospect, may have sped up his MLB arrival with his impressive spring. His three-run home run to right field off right-hander Michael King, one of the Padres’ best pitchers, started the A’s seven-run, four-homer inning that gave them the lead yesterday. Last but not least, non-roster invitee Cade Marlowe has also made the most of his playing time.

That lineup will be facing Royals right-hander Ryan Berget, who will be making his fourth Cactus League start. Berget, who is vying for a spot in his team’s rotation, has performed well so far, going 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA over six innings pitched.

Here’s how the Royals stack up:

With so many of Kansas City’s stars — Bobby Witt Jr, Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez —still playing for their respective counties in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the Royals’ lineup today is full of non-roster invitees and players like Nick Loftin and Josh Rojas who are looking to make the team. As a result, it should not be too difficult a matchup for Lopez and the Athletics this afternoon.

Speaking of the WBC, with Team Canada eliminated, Denzel Clarke is set to return to A’s camp. He showed off his defense in the tournament, although he did not contribute much offensively for his country. However, several A’s players are still competing. Darell Hernáiz and Carlos Cortes are in Puerto Rico’s starting lineup for its quarterfinal clash against Italy this afternoon. Tomorrow, Luis Severino will start for Team Dominican Republic in its heavyweight showdown against Team USA. It would not be a shock if fellow A’s pitcher Elvis Alvarado also appears in that game out of the Dominican Republic’s bullpen.

A lot of baseball is happening today and tomorrow! Let’s go A’s!

Tigers 6 Blue Jays 1

Another great start from Max Scherzer. He went 4.2 scoreless innings, 2 hits, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. He threw 65 pitches. It looks like he’s already ready for the regular season. Two start and no earned runs against.

Other pitchers:

• Tommy Nance: 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 earned, 2 walks 1 strikeout. 6.75 ERA on the spring.
• Louis Varland: 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 earned, 1 walk and 1 strikeouts. 9.00.
• Jorge Alcala: 0.1 inning, 4 hits, 2 earned. 8.44.
• Josh Flemming: 2 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned, 2 strikeouts.

Batters, starters:

• George Springer: 0 for 3. .143.
• Davis Schneider: 0 for 3, k. .111.
• Alejandro Kirk: 0 for 3, 2 k. .214.
• Ely Jimenez: 0 for 3. k. .278.
• Daulton Varsho: 2 for 1. RBI, home run, his fourth homer of the spring. .455. He’s looked excellent this spring.
• Leo Jimenez: 0 for 2, k. .267.
• Myles Straw: 1 for 2, k. .192.
• Josh Kasevish: 0 for 2, 2 k. .300.
• Riley Tirotta: 2 for 2. .250.

Others:

• Rafael Lantigua: Walk. .393. Also threw out 2 base runners from the outfield.
• Josh Rivera: 0 for 1, k. .222.
• Robert Brooks: Walk. .286.
• Yohendrick Pinango: 0 for 1, k. .125.
• RJ Schreck: 0 for 2, k. .176.
• Arjun Nimmala: 1 for 1, walk. .261.
• Jonatan Clase: 0 for 1, walk. .272. Also made an error in the outfield.
• Charles MaAdoo: 0 for 2. .214.
• Sean Keys: 0 for 1, k. .214..

Jays are 8-11 on the spring.

The Jays travel to Port St. Lucie, Florida to play the Mets tomorrow, at 1:00 Eastern.

And the USA and Dominican Republic play at 8:00 Eastern tomorrow.

Max Fried had a decent outing for the Yankees as he prepares to start Opening Day, but the Yankees' batters failed to leave much of a mark in a 6-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in Tampa during Grapefruit League action.

Here are the takeaways...

- Fried retired the first six batters he faced and appeared to hardly break a sweat, getting four groundouts and a strikeout swinging on a changeup on 19 pitches (16 strikes).

In the third, René Pinto cracked a one-out ground-rule double down the left field line (105.7 mph off the bat), Christian Cairo blooped a single into left to cover the corners, and a Baltimore chop infield single plated the first run. Philadelphia executed a double-steal to put two in scoring position, and after Fried beat EdmundoSosa for a nine-pitch strikeout, getting him to chase a 96 mph heater above the zone, a pickoff attempt at second saw the ball squirt out of Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s glove, allowing Cairo to score from third. Fried was charged with the error.

Fried left a sinker over the heart of the plate to DylanMoore, who cracked an RBI single just fair down the first base line. The lefty got Brandon Marsh looking at a sweeper to end the inning on his 31st pitch of the frame.

Fried rebounded with consecutive 1-2-3 innings, needing 12 pitches in the fourth and nine in the fifth. He allowed a single to left by Sosa before getting Moore swinging on three pitches to close his day. The Opening Day starter’s final line: 5.1 innings, five hits, three runs, four strikeouts, and no walks on 75 pitches (53 strikes).

- Jake Bird was the first man out of the ‘pen and he issued a four-pitch walk to the first man he saw to put two men on base. The righty got Liover Peguero swinging and a grounder to third to strand the runners. Bird added a strikeout in the seventh, finishing his four-out day on 21 pitches (12 strikes).

- Phillies starter Bryse Wilson, a non-roster invitee to camp who pitched with the Chicago White Sox the last two years, allowed three base runners (two walks, reached on error) but no hits in three scoreless innings against the Yanks’ starters, who didn't have a great day at the plate.

- Cody Bellinger reached on an error in his first at-bat on a grounder that ate up the Phillies’ first baseman on a wild bounce. He drilled a triple into the right-center gap on a center-cut 96 mph fastball from Jonathan Bowlan with one out in the fourth, taking third on a bit of lackadaisical relay work. He finished 1-for-3 with a strikeout.

- Ben Rice, playing first base as he hasn’t caught a game during spring, cracked a ground-rule double in the left-center gap to start the sixth against left-hander Kyle Backhus’ side-arm delivery. 

- Chisholm walked and stole second to start off the second inning, but he was then picked off second base. He finished 0-for-1 with two walks and a non-competitive, three-pitch strikeout looking against the lefty in the sixth.

- Jasson Domínguez walked his first time up and, after Chisholm was picked off, tried to steal second on the next pitch, but was erased on a good throw and tag.

Domínguez, who is on the roster bubble, cracked a two-out RBI single to put the Yanks on the board in the fourth, muscling a 96 mph fastball on the inside corner up the middle. He then stole second to put two in scoring position, but was stranded there. He bounced an infield hit to third to start the seventh and later came around to score, finishing 2-for-2 with a walk, a steal, and a caught stealing.

- Ryan McMahon made a fine play at third base to open the game by retiring Justin Crawford, son of former MLBer Carl, by charging a slow roller and making a running throw to get the Phillies speedster on a bang-bang play. 

He struck out looking in his first at-bat before popping out to left with two men on to end the fourth, and finished 0-for-3. McMahon is 3-for-30 this spring.

- Giancarlo Stanton lined out to left to end the first, and went down swinging at a slider well outside the zone in the fourth before swinging through a sinker over the heart of the plate in the sixth to go 0-for-3.

- Trent Grisham popped out in foul territory with Sosa ranging over to make a nice back-handed grab by the tarp down the line in his second at-bat. He finished 0-for-3.

- José Caballero lined out to center to start the third inning and grounded out to first to start the fifth, going 0-for-2.

- J.C. Escarra had a base hit up the middle on a sharply hit grounder (104.7 mph) taken away by Sosa and lined out on a hard shot to center (103.2 mph). He went 0-for-2.

- Paul DeJong, vying for a roster spot, cracked a ground-rule double into the right-center gap in the seventh in his first at-bat and later came around to score, tying the game.

Highlights

A triple for Belli! 🤝 pic.twitter.com/jQpyofNSBe

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 14, 2026

Jasson Domínguez with an RBI single to put the Yanks on the board pic.twitter.com/BiUjgWghW1

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 14, 2026

What's next

A split-squad day on Sunday sees the Yanks host the Detroit Tigers in Tampa with Luis Gil getting the start for the 1:05 p.m. first pitch and Paul Blackburn toeing the rubber for those traveling to Sarasota to face the Baltimore Orioles at 6:05 p.m.

The Mets have once again acquired left-handed relief pitcher Richard Lovelady, as the team has claimed him on waivers from the Nationals and placed right-handed pitcher Justin Hagenman on the 60-day injured list with a rib fracture.

Since signing with the Mets in late June last year, Lovelady has been designated for assignment by the team four times. But he kept going unclaimed on waivers and returning until the most recent DFA in late January, which came to make room for the Mets’ signing of Vidal Bruján.

Since Lovelady is out of options, it’s entirely possible—likely, even—that he’ll be DFA’d again sometime in the near future. There are several left-handed relievers other than Brooks Raley in Mets camp, some of whom have a shot at making the Opening Day roster. And if Raley stays healthy, he figures to be joined by left-handed reliever A.J. Minter so long as his return from injury runs on time.

As for Hagenman, the injury news comes as something of a surprise. He had thrown 8.1 innings in spring training games with a 5.40 ERA and a 5.57 FIP. In his time in the big leagues with the Mets last year, he threw 23.2 innings with a 4.56 ERA and a 3.77 FIP. He has options remaining and very well could’ve started this year in Triple-A Syracuse anyway, but he won’t be eligible to return to major league action for a couple of months.

The White Sox have the best chance of beating the Dodgers in the calendar year in today’s last Camelback Ranch duel before the prospect game next week. Seeking their first win against the Dodgers since March 8, 2025, and first Spring Training win against the reigning 2025 World Series Champions, the deck is slightly stacked towards the South Siders for once.

Mike Vasil takes the mound against reliever Justin Wrobleski in what will be another rotation tryout for Vasil. His first Spring Training game and start in February was bumpy, allowing three hits and a run in 1 ⅓ innings. Fueled by his recent three-inning, one-hit relief appearance against the lowly Rockies, Vasil should give the Dodgers and Wrobleski, who has had three quality appearances with only three hits and zero runs allowed, a challenge early in the game.

Several South Siders in the lineup will be looking to make a good impression to secure their spot on the roster before the next round of roster cuts. Luisangel Acuña is getting a few extra reps with the hopes of beating out a banged-up Brooks Baldwin for center field, while Derek Hill is just hoping to stay on the 40-man. And Tristan Peters and Curtis Mead aim to remain reliable utility bench players.  

The Dodgers come in with a weaker lineup than usual. Without fixtures Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Will Smith and newly-signed Edwin Díaz (all are representing their countries in the WBC), the Sox have the clearest path to splitting their Glendale series.

Catch the game on CHSN or MLB.TV at 3:10 PM CT.