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The Marlins and Cubs are wearing patches with the initials "MSD" and 17 stars, and they will host victims' families and survivors of the Parkland shooting on Friday.

Cubs leadoff man Ian Happ hit a home run on the first pitch that came his way, off the Miami Marlins' Jose Urena

Shohei Ohtani, in his MLB debut, will serve as the designated hitter in the Los Angeles Angels' opener against the Oakland Athletics. He will make his pitching debut on Sunday.

A small grease fire broke out at Tropicana Field before Thursday's opener for the Rays. Sprinklers were activated and the fire was extinguished, but not before smoke filled Tropicana Field.

Teams were already adding more protective netting at ballparks, but one horrific event last September galvanized baseball to do even more.

Greg Holland, who declined a $15 million player option with the Rockies for 2018 after collecting 41 saves last season, has reportedly reached a deal with the Cardinals.

Troy Tulowitzki will miss at least two months after the Blue Jays placed the shortstop on the 60-day disabled list Thursday.

The season opener between the Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates in Detroit has been postponed to Friday because of bad weather.

Longtime New York Mets hitter Rusty Staub, who tallied 2,716 hits in a 23-year baseball career, died Thursday at the age of 73.

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After buying Miami Marlins tickets for each of the team's 25 seasons, Laurence Leavy, known as Marlins Man, says he won't buy tickets this year and said he's heard from other teams willing to reach a deal with him for tickets.

Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that talks between the Twins and Brian Dozier have broken down, and that the All-Star second baseman does not plan to hold any in-season discussions with the team and will hit the free-agent market in November.

Mariners left fielder Ichiro Suzuki will be in the starting lineup for Thursday's home opener against the Indians, the team announced.

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost has announced that catcher Salvador Perez has a grade 2 MCL tear in his left knee and is out four to six weeks. Perez suffered the injury when he slipped while carrying his luggage Tuesday night.

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While Aaron Judge says he's excited to begin his second full season with the New York Yankees, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year says he feels no pressure coming off hitting a league-leading 52 home runs last year.

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who was looking to make a comeback this season from a second Tommy John surgery, will undergo another procedure on his pitching elbow. He is out indefinitely.

The Mets sent Tim Tebow to their Double-A affiliate to start the season.

Inclement weather caused the Cincinnati Reds to postpone their Opening Day game against the Washington Nationals to Friday.

Braves top prospect Ronald Acuna has denied an ESPN Deportes report that he turned down a $30 million contract offer from the team.