3/22-3/24 MLB Updates

American League

East 

• Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman will make his spring debut in the team’s finale today against the Pirates.
  

• Orioles: Jackson Holliday was reassigned to the minors on Friday as the team wants him to get a little more experience first. 🤔 
  

• Rays: After the first three pitchers in the rotation right now, it’s a little less clear how the rest of this pitching staff will shake out.
  

• Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck get the nod for the final two rotation spots.
  

• Yankees: Luis Gil has won the fifth starting rotation spot.

Central

• Guardians: Carlos Carrasco is back in the starting rotation and gets emotional after finding out.
  

• Royals: Nick Pratto was optioned to Triple-A on Friday due to a logjam at first base.
  

• Tigers: Casey Mize, the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, makes the big league rotation. 📈 
  

• Twins: Top prospect Brooks Lee will return to the minor leagues for now but could get called up to the big league roster later in the year.

• White Sox: The club released Kevin Pillar on Friday, but he was later picked up on Sunday, with the possibility of starting on Opening Day.

West

• Angels: Nolan Schanuel smacks a two-run homer in his first at-bat since returning to the lineup for the first time in a week due to back stiffness.
  

• Astros: Alex Bregman doesn’t expect to receive an offer for a contract extension before Opening Day but is open to Scott Boras negotiating with the club during the season.
  

• Athletics: Acquire right-handed reliever Austin Adams from the Mets in exchange for cash.
  

• Mariners: Mitch Haniger ended the spring in the same fashion he started with a homer, while Julio Rodriguez talks about what it means to have Mitch back in Seattle.
  

• Rangers: Watch Wyatt Langford be told that he made the Opening Day roster from Bruce Bochy and Chris Young. 👀 

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National League

East

• Braves: Spencer Strider ends his spring campaign with the most strikeouts in less than 25 innings since at least 2006 with 35 Ks in 22.2 IP. 🤩 
  

• Marlins: Eury Pérez is expected to miss multiple weeks due to elbow inflammation and will start the season on the IL.
  

• Mets: A few hours after learning that his grandmother had passed away, Zack Short gets a phone call that he’s made the team.
  

• Nationals: McKenzie Gore will be the rotation's fourth starter and get the home opener.
  

• Phillies: Johan Rojas will be the starting centerfielder on Opening Day after a lackluster spring.

Central

• Brewers: Willy Adames launches three taters on three consecutive plate appearances on Sunday. 💥 
  

• Cardinals: Dylan Carlson wins the centerfield job over exciting prospect Victor Scott II, who stole 94 bases in the minors last year.
  

• Cubs: Shota Imanaga will be the first Cubs player to make their MLB debut as the starting pitcher of the home opener.
  

• Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes flashes the leather on a liner to left field and Jared Triolo is doing everything he can to get the second base job.
  

• Reds: TJ Friedl’s new projected timeline to return from a fracture in his right wrist is 6-8 weeks.

West

• Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez will start the season on the IL due to a left lat strain.

• Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani will speak to the media for the first time since his reporter was fired due to alleged theft and gambling allegations.
  

• Giants: Blake Snell threw for the first time this spring on Sunday and will need at least one more outing of work to be ready for his Giants debut. J.D. Martinez says he turned down a deal to join the Giants last month due to the ballpark’s unfriendly nature to hitters.
  

• Padres: After being rained out, they played their Spring Breakout game, and outfielder Tirso Ornelas went yard twice.
  

• Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar gets a seven-year contract extension worth at least $63.5M. 💰️ 

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Gunnar Henderson smacks a 451ft homer only to be outdone a few innings later by Adley Rutschman going 460ft.

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