Opening Day was shaping up with an all-too-familiar -- and unfavorable -- feeling for the Mariners as they looked to turn the page on a frustrating 2024, until a pair of massive homers in the eighth inning propelled Seattle to an electric,

The Mariners’ opening day second baseman in 2024, who turned into opening day third baseman in 2025, turned T-Mobile Park into celebratory bedlam in the eighth inning, smashing a go-ahead two-run homer over the wall in dead center off A’s reliever José LeClerc.

Jorge Polanco went 3-for-3 with a tie-breaking 2-run homer off José Leclerc in the 8th as the Mariners beat the A’s 4-2 on Opening Day.

As the Milwaukee Brewers entered this most recent offseason looking to retool and make another playoff run in 2025, it was anyone’s guess what actual moves would be made. Well, except for one move, that is.

The Los Angeles Dodgers honored a hero from 2024 and then brought back a legend from 1988. The Dodgers recognized World Series hero Freddie Freeman and his family after raising the banner for their 2024 title during a pregame ceremony Thursday.

Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.

The Dodgers lean on home runs from Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Shohei Ohtani to defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in their first game this season at Dodger Stadium.

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