Morning everyone and happy Wednesday!
After a long, cold winter, spring has finally arrived—the turn of the seasons always signaling the start of baseball. The weather is warming up, Little Leaguers are back on diamonds nationwide and at 8 p.m. ET, MLB players will join them!
Two of the sport’s most historic franchises, the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, will open the 2026 season live on Netflix from beautiful Oracle Park. Giants ace right-hander Logan Webb will make his fifth consecutive
Opening Day start, while the Yankees counter with left-hander Max Fried, earning the nod in just his second season with the team.
While their longtime Bay Area rival gets the prime-time spotlight, the Athletics are wrapping up final preparations in Toronto. Their season begins Friday against the star-studded, reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays, who were just two outs away from dethroning the Los Angeles Dodgers in last year’s World Series.
Seeking to build on that run, Toronto retooled around superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr, adding names like right-hander Dylan Cease, reliever Tyler Rogers and Japanese third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. It may take some getting used to seeing those players in Blue Jays uniforms, just as it will seeing this team without Bo Bichette.
Following three games in Toronto, the A’s will travel to face the Atlanta Braves from Monday through Wednesday. It is a challenging start, as three of the team’s first four series are on the road. Following those first six games, the A’s return to Sacramento briefly before heading back across the country for a matchup with the Yankees.
The season will still be young at that point, but those early series could reveal a lot about individual performances and whether this team can keep pace in the division or risk slipping into another early-season spiral like last May. Much of the A’s roster was part of that stretch, so the expectation is that the group will be better equipped to avoid a similar downturn this season.
So, with Opening Day here:
How excited are you on a scale of 1–10? What are you most excited about and nervous for? Can the A’s pitching be at least average or will it once again struggle and prevent the team from reaching its goals?
A’s Coverage:
- Can Muncy’s glove catch up to his bat at third base?
- Morales’ latest dud raises readiness questions
- A’s wrap spring up with win over White Sox
- What to know about A’s-Blue Jays Opening Day (Fri., 7 p.m. ET)
- A’s see timing, benefits of move to Las Vegas as a precursor to a dynasty
- A’s Finalize Opening Day Bullpen
- A’s trade minor leaguer Cooper Bowman to Rays for Gerlin Rosario
- AN Exclusive: Blogfather Observes The Wild Denzelope In Its Natural Habitat
- AN Exclusive: Blogfather Toes The Rubber With Pitching Coach Scott Emerson
- AN Exclusive: Blogfather Catches Up With Starting Pitcher Jacob Lopez
- With a little help from ChatGPT, Morii to focus on two-way skills in A’s system
- Athletics drop one to the White Sox 6-4
- Select A’s games to be broadcast in Las Vegas starting with season opener
- Eyeball Scout Wowed By 12— 1 Win: Lots To Love
- March Reminder: Opening Day Rosters Matter More To The Fans
- A’s Lose To Texas 7-6 in Spring Training Matchup
MLB News and Interest:
- PCA agrees to 6-year, $115 million extension with Cubs (source)
- Marlins reinforce outfield with veteran Austin Slater (source)
- Yankees meet Giants in Opening Night on Netflix (Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mets phenom Benge makes Opening Day roster
- Top Cardinals prospect Wetherholt makes Opening Day roster
- Tigers reward No. 2 overall prospect McGonigle with roster spot
- Braves starter Spencer Strider to begin year on IL
- Astros finalize season-opening rotation
- Nats starter Josiah Gray has flexor strain in elbow
- Andrew McCutchen earns spot on Rangers’ Opening Day roster
- Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work
- Today in Baseball History
Best of X:
I do not have the capacity, nor the desire to do this. Is anyone in the comments tempted to try this challenge at one of these stadiums this year?
The A’s are already practicing in Canada ahead of their season-opener Friday against the Blue Jays.
The Athletics continue to make progress on their new Las Vegas ballpark, with plans to begin play there in 2028.
