I really figured Canada would win this afternoon.
Well, let’s win tonight.
Schneider and Kirk (who says his thumb is getting better all the time) are back and in the lineup.
Heineman (DFA) and Varsho (IL) are gone.
My wife will be sad that Heineman won’t be around to be shirtless.
Apparently Daulton got a cortisone shot, so he will be a couple of days before he can do much with that wrist, but they say he’s going to be traveling with the team and likely won’t need a rehab assignment.
The Yankees roll into Toronto fresh off a day off and a sweep of the Guardians. It was an even affair the last time the two sides met at Yankee Stadium, the Bombers taking the first two games before allowing the Blue Jays to salvage a series split, all contests decided by two or fewer runs. Despite the Jays getting a bit healthier, New York is catching them during a vulnerable moment, with Toronto 4-7 in their last 11 games. But by no means can the Yankees afford to take for granted an opponent who has had their number over the last 14 months. At Rogers Centre in particular, the Yankees went a dismal 1-8 in 2025, including losses in the first two ALDS games. That can’t happen again.
Ryan Weathers has stumbled of late, surrendering seven home runs across his last four starts. He has given up five runs in three of those four starts including a May 18th outing against the Blue Jays where the Yankees rallied late to come from behind and win, 7-6. It comes at an inopportune time for the southpaw with Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole back in the rotation and Max Fried making progress in his elbow injury rehab. To that point, Weathers was seen warming up on Wednesday with Aaron Boone confirming after the game that he was in play as a reliever with the bullpen a bit gassed. This perhaps hints at the Yankees viewing him as the first name on the chopping block for demotion from the rotation once Fried returns, so there is added incentive to perform in his remaining starts. In 12 starts, Weathers is 2-4 with a 3.86 ERA (108 ERA+), 4.12 FIP, and 79 strikeouts in 70 innings.
Trey Yesavage is the newest Yankee killer to emerge in the league. Combining his ALDS Game 2 start and May 20th outing this year, Yesavage has pitched 11.1 scoreless innings allowing just two hits and a walk with 19 strikeouts. Between his rising four-seamer, devastating splitter, and underrated slider, he just seems to have the special sauce to completely silence the Yankees lineup. He’s coming off his worst start of the campaign — six runs in 5.2 innings against the Orioles — but otherwise has looked sharp after the start of his season was delayed by a month by a shoulder impingement. In eight starts, Yesavage is 2-3 with a 3.16 ERA (141 ERA+), 3.05 FIP, and 44 strikeouts in 42.2 innings.
In this period without Aaron Judge, the biggest lineup decision for Aaron Boone concerns having three players for two positions. One out of Anthony Volpe, José Caballero, and Spencer Jones will be the odd man out on a given day while the other two start at short and in right. It will be interesting to monitor whether this becomes an even rotation or whether one player gets more playing time at the expense of another — today it’s Volpe on the bench, Caballero at short, and Jones in right. The first five spots in the lineup are pretty much set in stone with Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. all posting a 124 wRC+ or better since May 1st.
Alejandro Kirk and Davis Schneider return to the Blue Jays lineup, the former from a wrist injury and the latter from Triple-A, called up as the corresponding move for Daulton Varsho’s placement on the IL. The Yankees managed to keep Vladimir Guerrero Jr. mostly quiet in May. He’s still trying to find his power, his .365 SLG more than 120 points below his career average while a 109 wRC+ would be the lowest mark since his rookie year. Instead, George Springer and Ernie Clement were the Yankees’ principal tormentors in May and they unsurprisingly occupy the first two spots in the batting order.
How to watch
Location: Rogers Centre – Toronto, ON
First pitch: 7:37 pm ET
TV broadcast: YES, Sportsnet, SN1, TVA Sports
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY) | SN590 THE FAN (TOR)
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The first instance of Braves vs. Mets will have to wait a little longer, as the Mets have announced that first pitch (originally set for 7:15 pm ET) will be delayed. These northeast thunderstorms, man.
We’ll have updates here as we have ‘em!
In the meantime, Demetrius put a fun prompt up in the feed – feel free to chime in there or in the comments below.
UPDATE: The Mets have announced that tonight’s game will start at 8:30 pm ET. Spencer Strider vs. Nolan McLean coming up on Apple TV! Follow along in tonight’s game thread to chat and discuss.
Time/Place: 7:10 p.m., Progressive Field
SB Nation Site: Covering the Corner
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (1-7, 5.31 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Bibee (1-7, 4.09 ERA)
| Player | G | IP | K% | BB% | GB% | FIP | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty | 14 | 62.2 | 26.3 | 11.3 | 31.0 | 4.13 | 1.0 |
| Bibee | 14 | 77.0 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 38.2 | 4.64 | 0.6 |
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Ahead of the series opener between the Yankees and Blue Jays in Toronto, manager Aaron Boone gave injury updates on a number of players...
The Yankees skipper confirmed that Max Fried underwent more imaging recently and there's reason to be optimistic for the southpaw.
"Continues to show healing. He will be able to get on the mound tomorrow," Boone told reporters. "Just a touch and feel tomorrow and hopefully progress on the mound. We’ll see where that leads."
While the MRI results were a good sign for Fried, Boone tempered expectations, saying that it doesn't mean the left-hander can progress to the next part of his rehab. The Yankees want to see more improvement before that happens, but the latest imaging was promising and Fried is doing well.
Fried was scuffling a bit before landing on the IL in mid-May with a left elbow bruise. He allowed 11 runs across his last three starts (14.1 IP) and lasted just three innings in his more recent start before being pulled with the injury against the Orioles.
Overall, Fried has been very good for the Yankees. He's pitched to a 3.21 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP.
While Fried continues to progress on his road back to the team, the Yankees' starting rotation remains one of the best in baseball with the returns of Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole. There's no rush to get Fried back with everyone pitching as well as they have here in the first few months of the 2026 season.
Jasson Dominguez is close to returning from his rehab.
The young outfielder is eligible to come off the IL, but the team wants him to have a couple of more rehab games under his belt. The plan is for Dominguez to play Friday and Saturday with the Triple-A club before a decision is made.
Boone was asked if they want Dominguez to continue to build up or if this decision is based on wanting the outfielder to get more reps in right field. The Yankees skipper said it's a little bit of both, and that Dominguez will play seven to nine innings on both days.
Dominguez was playing well before his injury, so it'll be interesting how the Yankees juggle him and Spencer Jones on the roster with Aaron Judge on the IL.
And finally, Boone gave an update on Austin Wells, who was placed on the IL with cervical headaches last weekend.
The skipper said that Wells is headache-free and feeling good. He's another player whose fate will be decided some time this weekend.
"Hitting, throwing, doing all his treatment stuff, just baseball activities," Boone said of what Wells is doing. "We’ll get through this weekend. We’ll decide if we want him to play in any games before activating and we’ll have those conversations over the next several days."
Wells, along with the other Yankees catchers, has struggled mightily this season.
In 47 games, Wells is batting .166 with an OPS of .533, four home runs and seven RBI.
The Braves enter their long-awaited first game of the season against the Mets not playing their ball of the season.
Having lost both games this week at the Chicago White Sox before Thursday’s postponement, Atlanta will look to avoid its first three-game losing streak since April 4-6 when it travels to the Big Apple Friday night.
No local broadcast for this 7:15 p.m. EDT game as it’s an Apple TV broadcast, which unfortunately means you’ll need an additional subscription to watch this one.
After splitting an intense series against Seattle, the West-Coast themed homestand continues as the Orioles welcome the Padres to Camden Yards. The Padres are expected to be perennial contenders, but after a hot start to the season, they’re scuffling, with an ice-cold 4-12 record in their last 16 games. The Phillies swept them twice in that stretch, and they’ve also lost to the Mets and the Nationals. They did just take their last series from Cincinnati on Wednesday, courtesy of a walkoff win.
In that last stretch dating to May 22, the Padres’ offense is second-worst in the league, and a lot of their core is struggling. Former Oriole Manny Machado is off to the worst start in his career, and in the last two weeks has a .161/.197/.355 slashline. His power remains fearsome, as he’s got a team-leading 11 HRs and 34 RBIs, but his batting average and on-base percentage are among the worst among current qualified hitters. Outfielder Jackson Merrill is also mired in a slump, and in the last two weeks Xander Bogaerts, Miguel Andujar, Gavin Sheets and Freddy Fermin are also hitting below the Mendoza line.
So maybe this will be a good matchup for the Orioles’ Shane Baz. After a soggy start to the season, the right hander got himself on a roll of late, posting four straight quality starts from May 20 to June 2. He likely would have had another his last time out against Toronto, but for the Ernie Clement baserunning shenanigan that saw him give up four unearned runs in an eventual 5 2/3-inning, 5 R (1 ER) loss. That said, Baz’s stuff is looking really solid of late. Baz has faced the Padres twice, in his career, and has an 0-for-4 line against Xander Bogaerts, a 2-for-5 line against catcher Freddy Fermín, and a 1-for-4 line against Manny Machado.
As for the Orioles, they’ll get to face Griffin Canning, who always reminds of Cameron in Ferris Bueller. He’s not the scariest arm out there, for sure. The 30-year-old righty posted a regrettable 7.16 ERA in the month of May, but in his only June start, versus the Mets, he went five innings and allowed just one run with six strikeouts. Maybe the Orioles can give him more of a challenge. Against the longtime Angel, Gunnar is 4-for-8, Tyler O’Neill is 2-for-6 with a home run, and Adley is 4-for-9. I like those lines.
Orioles lineup
Padres lineup
East coast road trips to stadiums without roofs are the pits. Today’s series opener between the Mariners and Nationals will begin in a delay due to bad weather in the area. We’ll post the latest updates here as well as the general game preview information. If the game is played, this post will also serve as tonight’s game thread.
Update, 5:30 PT: We have a start time! This game is scheduled to start at 5:55 PT. So just a nice and tidy two-hour and fifteen minutes. I would like the Mariners to be gifted two free runs, one for each hour of the delay.
Update; 5:00 PT: Gary Hill says the storm has largely moved through, a rainbow has appeared, and the grounds crew is preparing to move the tarp. Still no official start time, however.
Update, 4:35 PT: Still no official start time for this game but Aaron Goldsmith on the radio just said the clouds in Washington look like the “Death Star” and there is “heavy machinery” holding down the tarp on the field. So. Shannon Drayer tweeted a picture of said Death Star cloud and also this image of the weather moving through the area:
Update, 3:38 PT: Gary Hill on the Mariners pregame show just said the weather looks “pretty good” so it seems like tonight’s game will be played, even if it doesn’t start on time.
The latest: this game is officially in a delay, but no start time has been given. Shannon Drayer posted that the tarp had briefly come off the field, but then posted the tarp is back on and the game is officially delayed.
Projected lineups:
Game information:
Game time: ???
TV: Mariners.TV, with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith and Brad Adam as field reporter
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Gary Hill and Shannon Drayer
Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented “lol” underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.
Gomez, a Spurs fan and a Texas native, explained that she wasn’t insulting her best friend, Swift, and Hargitay, who wore matching blue-and-orange shirts while on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
“Woke up and was sent so many texts. I would never insult my friends nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page,” Gomez wrote in an Instagram Story post, referring to the photo of a smiling Swift smiling and Hargitay with her head on Swift’s shoulder that was posted by the MTV Instagram.
“Second I bet my friends on the game. The friends in the text chain I posted,” she continued, referencing a screenshot she shared on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday about fair-weather fans. “I lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends. Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life.
“But quickly forget that most assume otherwise. Also.. it’s a basketball game.”
Some believed Gomez was shading Swift with her “lol” comment on social media after the Knicks rallied from being down by 29 for a 107-106 win over the Spurs.
“Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent! What a come back,” Gomez wrote over a screenshot of an NBA article of the New York’s historic comeback. “So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.”
Gomez shared a throwback photo of her in Spurs jersey while at a NBA game at the Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles.
“Happy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol,” the “Only Murders in the Building” actress wrote.
“It’s ok. I’m happy for the teams! Thank you for giving us some great games @nba,” Gomez added.
Swift, who owns multiple properties in New York, attended Game 4 with friends, sisters and musical artists Este and Alana Haim, and was seen cheering and jumping up and down on celebrity row.
“She’s a huge fan of the Knicks and really wants to be there to support them,” an insider told Page Six ahead of Game 4.
Some questioned Swift’s Knicks fandom as it was the first home game she attended this season.
Knicks radio analyst Monica McNutt issued an apology and she “misspoke” after she questioned Swift’s Knicks loyalty while on the air during Game 4.
McNutt ruffled some feathers after she told her broadcast partner, Tyler Murray, that Swift was in the building and he pulled out his phone to take a photo.
“She’s not a Knicks fan. Get out of here, girl,” McNutt said, which set off Swifties online.
Swift and her fiancé, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are set to tie the knot at the World’s Most Famous Arena on July 3.
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:
For the Brewers:
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The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.
Interesting move, with Garcia getting DFA’d for the second time in about six weeks. I imagine that means Adrian Del Castillo will be the backup catcher for the time being, which probably means his spot will be secure as the likes of Gurriel, Kepler and Santana return to the roster. LuJames Groover, Tommy Troy and one more – no longer Del Castillo – are those we’ll perhaps be waving goodbye to in the coming days. No pause on Lawlar, who goes straight into the starting line-up. Will he be the spark which ignites the offense? They have been having a terrible time with RISP lately. Here are their stats in that situation over the last couple of weeks.
I mean, the team as a whole has not been hitting: since May 26, the D-backs are collectively at .201/.276/.320 for an OPS of just .596. You won’t be surprised to hear, that’s worst in the league. But 11-for-105 with RISP is worse still – and if you want really bad, they are 6-for-76 over their last dozen games. That’s an average of one-half of a hit with runners in scoring position per game over the past couple of weeks. So it’s a combination of poor hitting AND bad luck, which has seen them tumble back to Mt. .500. The Reds series represents a good chance to get well against a struggling team. Unfortunately, Cincinnati are probably thinking exactly the same thing…
PSA: This game will be on Apple TV. Don’t say you weren’t told…
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The Brewers are finally back from playing baseball games in various cities on the moon! Tonight, they start the first of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, who are 29-14 since ending a 10-game losing streak on April 25th and are second in the NL East.
It’s Miz Day in Milwaukee, as the lanky Brewer righty takes the mound for the 14th time this season. He’s coming off his worst start since April: he allowed a run! And walked three! But that run was unearned, and he struck out eight in seven innings, and he did this in Denver, where the thin mountain air not only boosts offense but hurts pitching. Folks, he’s a superstar.
The Phillies are sending lefty Tanner Banks to the mound as an opener tonight, and he’ll be followed by the bulk man, the right-handed super-prospect Andrew Painter. Painter is a true rookie; the 23-year-old hadn’t thrown a pitch in the majors until he made the Phillies’ rotation out of Spring Training. He’s still very young, but it’s been a long road: Painter was the 13th pick of the draft in 2021, but suffered an elbow injury that cost him all of the 2023 season and most of 2024. He has ranked as high as number five on Baseball America’s top-100 prospect list, though his results post-injury haven’t been as good as the incredible numbers in 2022 that put him on the prospect map. Things haven’t clicked yet in the big leagues: through 12 games (11 starts), Painter is 1-7 with a 6.21 ERA and 5.08 FIP and is striking out just 7.3 batters per nine innings.
In roster news, Coleman Crow has been placed on the 15-day injured list with an ominous-sounding right forearm flexor strain. That might be a minor injury, but flexor strains are often precursors to injuries that require surgery. We’ll hope for the best for Crow. His place on the roster has been taken by Craig Yoho, who pitched twice for the Brewers in Colorado before getting optioned back to the minors on Monday to make room for the new acquisition, Joel Kuhnel. Yoho made one appearance with Nashville in his short stint back there; he struck out four of six batters he faced in two perfect innings. He’s done about as much as he can do in the minors, and the silver lining to Crow’s injury is that he’s back to show us what he can do.
Quinn Priester is also back in Milwaukee, but that’s not because he’s ready to pitch. Priester’s thoracic outlet syndrome isn’t healing the way he’d hoped, and the team is looking for further opinions on what the next step should be. Don’t be surprised if Priester doesn’t pitch for the Brewers this season.
Jake Bauers is getting the start in right field tonight, as both he and Andrew Vaughn are in the lineup once again. Bauers joins Garrett Mitchell and Jackson Chourio in the outfield, while Christian Yelich is the DH, William Contreras catches, and the infield goes Vaughn, Brice Turang, Joey Ortiz, and David Hamilton from right to left. The Phillies have a major-league debutant in their lineup tonight: 25-year-old Gabriel Rincones Jr. will start in right field for his first ever big-league action.
First pitch at 6:40pm on Brewers TV and the Brewers Radio Network.
Earlier this month, we touched on the possibility of the Dallas Mavericks moving veterans Daniel Gafford and Kyrie Irving this offseason as the team looks to rebuild for the future with Cooper Flagg as its centerpiece. In many ways, those deals make a lot of sense. Dallas is starved for picks after this upcoming draft and veterans of this caliber could likely restock those tapped reserves.
In respect of moving Kyrie Irving in particular, there is a valid counterpoint that retaining him is the smarter choice. Irving has won a championship, brings veteran leadership (which a rebuilding team could benefit mightily from) and is an enticing pair for Flagg. Pragmatically, his trade value is also arguably at a low point given he just missed an entire season, lending more credence to him sticking around. According to Marc Stein (subscription required), Irving is set to do just that.
Stein says the Mavericks have received inquiries from other teams regarding Irving’s availability in a trade. Intuitively, we all have basically known this for some time. However, he goes on to indicate that the Mavs have thus far shut down any such conversations as they indicate to teams that Irving is not on the trading block. This echoes Mavs’ President Masai Ujiri’s comments in a recent press conference, where he spoke highly of Irving and touched on his excitement to see him and Flagg share the court.
That said, even a well-respected and well-connected guy like Stein gets it wrong sometimes (who doesn’t?), but let’s assume this report is spot on. If Irving is firmly in the fold, that is one less trade piece Dallas has in play. That, in turn, seemingly increases the odds of another vet (or more) heading toward the door. Stein further suggests that Gafford, P.J. Washington and Klay Thompson are the most likely Mavs to be moved. Further, it means another starting spot in the rotation is covered alongside Flagg, which may influence how Dallas goes about their draft choices in a few weeks. It’s certainly not unreasonable to think the #9 pick will be a starting caliber player, but with Irving running point, does that influence who Dallas intends to select in this draft rife with guard talent? There are many options here – select a guard and start him next to Irving, select a guard and bring him off the bench, don’t select a guard at all… There has been significant focus on Dallas acquiring a young backcourt player to usher in the future with Flagg, but it’s really anyone’s guess what Dallas will do now. Whatever the case, if Stein is correct, whomever they pick in a few weeks can expect to team up with both Flagg and Irving.
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That loss to the Giants was absolutely brutal, but the great thing about baseball is that there are 162 of these games. The Nats will get a chance to bounce back as they kick off their home stand with a matchup against the Mariners. This team has been resilient all year, but this is a big test for the group.
After getting a day off on Wednesday, CJ Abrams is back in the lineup at shortstop. The outfield will consist of James Wood, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews, as Daylen Lile takes the DH duties. Jorbit Vivas is preferred over Nasim Nunez at second and Keibert Ruiz gets the nod behind the plate. Zack Littell will look to keep up his good run of performances today.
Despite Cal Raleigh being out injured, this is still a fierce Mariners lineup. There are a lot of young and athletic players on this team. The middle infield duo of Cole Young and Colt Emerson are examples of that. Old friend Victor Robles is not in the lineup tonight. Bryce Miller has had a big bounce back year and will be on the hill tonight.
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Game Info:
Stadium: Nationals Park
Time: 6:45 PM EST
TV: Nationals.TV
Radio: 106.7 The Fan
This is a big game for the Nats. The meltdown out west will be forgotten if they can get back into the win column. However, if this is the start of a losing skid, the wounds from that implosion will continue to linger. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!
SP: Nolan McLean (RHP)
SP: Spencer Strider (RHP)
First pitch: 7:15 PM EDT
TV: Apple TV
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2