Baseball

3/31/2026 |  Through MLB’s first weekend, Salvador Perez and the Royals are ABS winners (Associated Press (AP)) Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals have been baseball’s best at utilizing their robot challenges through the first weekend of the Automated Ball-Strike System.
Perez topped all catchers by going 4-0 on challenges, while San Francisco’s Heliot Ramos and Cincinnati’s Eugenio Suárez were the only batters who went 2-0 — Suárez won his appeals on consecutive pitches.

3/31/2026 |  Mariners agree to record-setting extension with top prospect Colt Emerson ahead of MLB debut, per report (CBS Sports) The Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms with infield prospect Colt Emerson, who has yet to make his MLB debut, on an eight-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $95 million, FanSided reports. The deal also includes a club option for a ninth year that, along with escalators, could push the total value of the contract to more than $130 million. A full no-trade clause is also included.       

3/31/2026 |  Did the World Baseball Classic Hurt MLB Starting Pitchers? (DEADSPIN) We all know it’s wrong to overreact to Opening Day.
Just because new Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe bashed two homers off the Mets’ Freddy Peralta on Thursday does not mean he will hit more than 300 for the year.
Just because Hall of Fame-bound starter Paul Skenes didn’t make it out of the first inning of the same game does not mean his ERA will be in the 67.50 neighborhood at season’s end.

3/31/2026 |  Yankees go 5-for-5 on ABS challenges in loss to Mariners (ESPN) SEATTLE -- The New York Yankees won all five of their challenges utilizing the automated ball-strike system during Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Though manager Aaron Boone would have liked for his team to stay undefeated four games into the season, he was pleased with the keen eyes many of his hitters displayed against Mariners starter Luis Castillo, who tossed six scoreless innings.

3/31/2026 |  Sources: Mariners, minor leaguer Colt Emerson reach $95M extension (ESPN) Seattle Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson, who has yet to play in the major leagues, has agreed to an eight-year, $95 million extension, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.