Baseball

3/25/2026 |  Jason Benetti steps into the spotlight as NBC’s lead voice for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ (Associated Press (AP)) When NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood learned in November that his network would be back doing baseball, he immediately knew who he wanted as his play-by-play voice and the format for it.
Viewers will get their first look and listen on Thursday when NBC has an opening day doubleheader.

3/24/2026 |  Robot strike zone will create winners and losers among pitchers, batters who earned human calls (Associated Press (AP)) DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Gausman got 709 called strikes over the past decade on pitches out of the strike zone, tied for the third highest total in the major leagues.
“I would have thought maybe I was top 20 maybe but top five is kind of kind of crazy,” the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander said. “I guess the book is kind of still out. We’ll see what happens and how we have to adjust.”

3/24/2026 |  2026 MLB Opening Day Power Rankings: Who can stop the Dodgers from a three-peat? (NBC Sports) As Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season approaches, it’s time to take a look at how these teams stack up coming out of spring training.
My methodology is no formula, all vibes. These are the teams I think are the best right now, separated into tiers. I would love to be wrong. It would be pretty boring to have a baseball season without surprises. So bring it on, Rockies.

3/23/2026 |  Rockies begin franchise makeover under the front office leadership of Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes (Associated Press (AP))

DENVER (AP) — Two months ago, the Colorado Rockies assembled more than 300 of their scouts, coaches, business personnel and new baseball minds for a meeting at Coors Field.
First order of business: An introduction.

3/23/2026 |  MLB picks: Every team's 2026 season win total projection, plus best bets for Cubs, Phillies, Red Sox, more (CBS Sports) We've almost made it through the entire offseason, including the slog that is spring training (though the WBC always helps with said slog). Opening Day is Thursday, which means the first half of the week is about setting the table and making predictions and all of that. For gamblers, one of the most popular areas to look would be the win totals, colloquially "over/unders." In other words, will each team's final record for the 2026 season be over or under where the sportsbooks set the line.