MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Carlos Lagrange has been turning heads this spring, and joining the list is his most esteemed colleague in Gerrit Cole. The youngster hit triple digits on the radar gun several times during a live BP session Friday afternoon, and the Cy Young winner was simply blown away. “I’ve hit 101 in my career probably less than 10 times, and I’ve seen him do it every single time,” said Cole. Hopefully Lagrange can continue to hone his command – which, frankly, has already been better than expected
this spring – and reach his top of the rotation ceiling.
The Athletic | Jayson Stark: ($) Will the advent of ABS eliminate manager ejections for arguing balls and strikes? Not so, says Aaron Boone. I’m inclined to believe him; he knows what he’s talking about. After all, per Stark, Boone has led the league in ejections for five years running now — something that even the legendarily cantankerous Bobby Cox never did. While ABS should help turn many a low strike call on Aaron Judge into balls, there are still other avenues in which Boone can channel his rage towards the blue.
FanGraphs | Davy Andrews: FanGraphs is doing a series on who to root for in each pool of the WBC, and some familiar names are mentioned in their preview of Pool B. Aaron Judge is the most obvious one, though for the wrong reasons (his lackluster speech to Team USA is lampooned yet again). Jazz Chisholm Jr. receives a shoutout in the Team Great Britain section as the best player on his team. Finally, old friend Dante Bichette Jr. (of the glorious green hair) is name-dropped in the Team Brazil writeup. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to grab a beer and ruminate on early 2010s Yankee prospects and the passage of time.
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Nine months after a slide gone wrong at T-Mobile Park ended his 2025 season, Oswaldo Cabrera returned to the field* yesterday against the Rays, drawing a walk in his only plate appearance and making a couple of plays at short before being pinch-hit for by George Lombard Jr. in the fourth. It’s certainly been a long road to recovery for Oswaldo, and he’s feeling all the emotions right now: “Having nine months out of the field, I feel so happy about it. I’m feeling so good right now.” We’re happy for you too, Oswaldo. Best of luck in 2026.
*Cam Schlittler returned as well for his spring debut, but we’re keeping the focus on Cabrera for this story.
