Baseball

4/9/2026 |  Jorge Soler, Reynaldo López suspended after punches thrown in Braves-Angels brawl (CBS Sports) Benches cleared Tuesday night at Angel Stadium between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels after Jorge Soler took exception to Reynaldo López throwing a pitch up and in and to the backstop in the fifth inning. Soler homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in the hand on the first pitch of his second at-bat. 

4/9/2026 |  MLB’s Most Memorable Animal Mascots, Featuring Brewers’ Bobby Jr. (DEADSPIN) Baseball isn't boring to its participants, but that's also a phrase people tell each other to get through long major league seasons. It turns out that it's not just the Dog Days of August you have to beware, but also the Tortoise Days of April.

4/9/2026 |  Baseball Lifestyle 101 Opens Second Store in Texas, 7th Overall (SGB UPDATE) Baseball Lifestyle 101, the baseball apparel and lifestyle brand, opened a store at Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, marking its second store in Texas and seventh in the U.S.
The store features the brand’s classic baseball-inspired looks as well as unique collaborations with Backyard Baseball, Savannah Bananas and others.

4/9/2026 |  MLB suspends multiple players for wild Angels-Braves brawl (Yardbarker) Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez for their scuffle in Anaheim on Tuesday. 
ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan first reported Wednesday that Soler and Lopez had each been suspended seven games for their bench-clearing brawl.

4/6/2026 |  MLB 2026 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch (ESPN) We're back with our third annual MLB Watchability Index -- and it couldn't come at a better time.
MLB is coming off a smashing success of a postseason with maybe the greatest World Series ever played and the highest ratings in years. The World Baseball Classic helped build momentum and excitement heading into this campaign. Two of the biggest stars in the history of the game in Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge continue to do miraculous things for the two biggest franchises in the sport. And to top it all off, baseball has what could be one of the best rookie classes in a long time, including a teenage sensation who is making the Pittsburgh Pirates relevant again.