MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

Rivalry Weekend concluded with the Subway Series finale, and Cody Bellinger's late grand slam decided a taut rubber game for the Yanks. Elsewhere, the Twins' win streak ended at 13, but only after a spectacular catch by the Brewers' Jackson Chourio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa are in concussion protocol after colliding on a shallow popup, but even that couldn't slow the Twins. Not to be outdone, Shohei Ohtani homered twice to tie Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber for the MLB homer lead (15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The longest winning streak of the season now belongs to the Twins after they swept a doubleheader vs. the O's. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge (who else?) sealed a drama-filled series win for the Yankees with a clutch homer in Seattle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the top stories so far this season, the Tigers' Javier Báez had another big night -- a 2-homer game, including an 11th-inning shot that was one of five walk-offs across MLB. Elsewhere, Mets ace Kodai Senga had the Pirates seeing ghosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detroit has the best record in the AL, and the Tigers padded that, jumping on the Red Sox with Kerry Carpenter’s leadoff single and a big swing from Gleyber Torres. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are surging and sit just a game back in the NL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s gone on with Rafael Devers both in Spring Training and the regular season is a real life baseball soap opera. Meanwhile, the Cardinals and Twins have revived their seasons by each winning eight games in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles find themselves in last place in the AL East and looking for answers after being swept by the Twins, but the Royals seem to have righted the ship after their own sluggish start and have won 15 of their past 17 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mariners increased their AL West lead with a wild win in the rubber game of their series against the second-place A's, and Juan Soto continued to put an early season slump behind him with his second two-homer game in a week for the Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you like big innings AND dramatic endings, Tuesday was for you! The Yanks plated 10 runs in the 7th to beat San Diego, the Giants exploded for nine runs in a historic 11th inning to crush the Cubs, and there were THREE walk-off wins. Let's recap! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani's mammoth homer in Miami set a Statcast high for the season, Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter into the eighth against the Reds, and Pete Alonso stayed hot in the desert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

East Coast bias? No such thing here at the Morning Lineup podcast. Let's lead off with teams out west, focusing on the A's, owners of the best road record in baseball, the Padres, who have won five straight, and the Giants, winners of three in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB's highest-scoring offense made a statement by ripping three homers off Paul Skenes, while José Ramírez added yet another accolade to his resume when he stole his 250th career base to fuel a walk-off win over the Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lifelong Royals fan Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his MLB debut before allowing a hit. But he did get the win. Elsewhere, Aaron Judge hit another 1st-inning homer, albeit in defeat, leaving the Tigers with the AL's best record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daulton Varsho tumbled, recovered and somehow made a behind-the-back grab in his season debut in Toronto, an early candidate for catch of the year. Elsewhere in the AL East, the Yankees powered their way to an unprecedented first-inning feat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Nimmo entered Monday's game against the Nationals in somewhat of a slump. But that all changed as he tallied a club-record-tying nine RBIs (all coming in the sixth inning or later) to power the Mets' 19-run outburst in the series finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants have a Majors' best five walk-off wins this season. Safe to say, none resembled what we witnessed yesterday vs. the Rangers. Heliot Ramos' soft infield single was followed by two errant throws and a mad dash home in a wild win by the Bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of the four teams battling it out in the NL West, the Giants have been the most unexpected contender and kept it up with another series win. The Royals have not lived up to expectations and experienced mixed results despite a doubleheader sweep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mets made a big-time statement with a 3-game sweep of the Phillies. They are 18-7 for the season and 12-1 at home for the first time in team history. Elsewhere, the Cubs won another wild one from the Dodgers and a rookie had a dream MLB debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miguel Amaya's homer in the ninth tied things up before Ian Happ delivered a walk-off single in the 10th as the Cubs rallied for a bonkers victory over the Dodgers. Also, the Mets topped the Phillies for their sixth straight win, improving to 17-7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to a sudden power surge and a late comeback in Monday's opener vs. St. Louis, the Braves have reeled off four wins in a row. Meanwhile, the Guardians exacted revenge on the Yanks, taking the first meeting between the teams since the 2024 ALCS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Fried lost a no-hitter on a reversed call, but his performance was proof he's the ace the Yankees need. Elsewhere, Elly De La Cruz put on a show as his Reds routed the O's in a 24-run onslaught, while the Brewers ran wild on the bases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the hot starts by the Dodgers, Padres and Giants have garnered plenty of attention, the D-backs have won 5 straight to put themselves in the thick of a loaded NL West. Plus, the Yanks prevailed in their first road game at Steinbrenner Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Braves ace Spencer Strider returned a year after Tommy John surgery and looked like his old self. Elsewhere, a day after the Nats' Paul DeJong was hit in the face with a Pirates pitch, benches emptied. And Jackson Holliday one-upped Cal Ripken Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Padres couldn't go 81-0 at home, right? Right. But it took extra innings for them to fall to the Cubs, after starting 11-0 at Petco. Elsewhere, we're seeing power in unexpected places, notably an A's player putting up Reggie Jackson-like numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With another win over a quality team, the Giants continue to prove that their hot start is no fluke. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Padres improved to 11-0 at home, tied for the fourth-longest season-opening home win streak of all-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealt from the White Sox to Boston over the winter, the left-hander made quite the return to Chicago's South Side, taking a no-hitter into the eighth before exiting to a standing ovation. "I feel like I could've thrown five more innings," he said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 8-4 Angels are one of the big surprises so far. They belted 6 HRs in Tampa - 2 each by Mike Trout, Taylor Ward & Jo Adell, who hit both of his in 1 inning. They have 3 of the 5 AL HR leaders. Also, Freddie Freeman is set to return to the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Yastrzemski now accounts for three of the five walk-off homers that have landed in McCovey Cove, capping a comeback for the upstart Giants. Max Fried and Jack Flaherty combined for 20 strikeouts in an epic duel, the first time the former high school teammates have pitched against each other on an MLB stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Windy weather and temperatures in the 40s did little to stop the Mets, who rode Francisco Lindor's first HR of the season and four RBIs from Pete Alonso to cruise to their sixth straight win. Also, homers derailed a battle of aces in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first showdown of 2025 between the Astros and Mariners had a little bit of everything, from Logan Gilbert taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning to a booming Jose Altuve home run to a dazzling J.P. Crawford play to help preserve a Seattle win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Padres went into the weekend undefeated. Not only did both lose games -- two, in fact -- but somehow the Giants have overtaken them at 8-1 after a sweep of Seattle. Plus we recap Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 14-year extension with Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Any time you can get in the same sentence as Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig, you're doing OK. Aaron Judge became the 3rd-fastest Yankee to 500 extra-base hits (yes, with a HR). Elsewhere, Alex Bregman went deep and Taijuan Walker made mom proud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani's walk-off homer helped the Dodgers improve to 8-0, the best start ever by a defending World Series champion. Don't let that distract you from the fact that the Padres are also unbeaten and off to their fastest start in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugenio Suárez and Aaron Judge were tied for the MLB lead with four HRs before Suárez delivered a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth to deliver a D-backs win vs. the Yankees, and the Dodgers and Padres each remained undefeated in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elly De La Cruz showcased all of his tools -- and a Torpedo bat -- as he homered twice and drove in a career-high 7 runs in the Reds' rout of the Rangers. In San Diego, Kyle Hart helped the Padres stay unbeaten in his long-awaited return to an MLB mound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a record-tying 15 homers through just three games, it's safe to say the Yankees are in an early power groove. Drawing most of the attention, though, are the new (and legal) shaped bats some of the Bombers are deploying with staggering success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's see ... Tyler O'Neill homered on Opening Day for the sixth consecutive season, Juan Soto certainly made his presence felt in his first game as a Met, and Paul Skenes did Paul Skenes things as the season got fully underway in epic fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of today's more compelling storylines involve the new-look Red Sox, the Mets showcasing their new superstar in Juan Soto, Paul Skenes ready for his encore and last year's AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal battling Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From injuries and ailments to star players and pitchers, to rookies like the Astros' Cam Smith landing on big league rosters, we put a bow tie on all the preparation and exhibitions and turn our focus to tomorrow's epic Opening Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers' quest to repeat, Juan Soto changing New York teams, several stars returning from injury and an impressive group of young players taking center stage are among the reasons the new season should be one to remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who’s going to win the NL West? That one is easy. The other five division winners - and the six Wild Card teams while we’re at it - are a whole different story, though. Also, we recap the Rockies-Guardians weekend trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week leading into Opening Day is a time for hope, so we are looking at five teams that missed the postseason last year but have the pieces in place to be playing this October, including a very recent World Series champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not only did the Tokyo Series provide plenty of fireworks on the field, MLB.com’s Mandy Bell looks back at the top highlights that happened outside the lines. Plus, does this Blue Jays prospect have the best nickname in baseball? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topping 100 mph in the first inning of the Tokyo Series finale, the Dodgers' Roki Sasaki showed flashes of brilliance in his first MLB start. A homer from Shohei Ohtani also helped LA sweep the set. Also: These players are dominating in Spring Training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2025 season is here. The Dodgers and Cubs started things off with a gripping pitchers' duel at the Tokyo Series, with Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Pikachu in the middle of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the World Series champion Dodgers and the Cubs take the field at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday morning, it will offer the perfect moment to appreciate the connective tissue baseball has brought to the United States and Japan for more than 150 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The top three Red Sox prospects – Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer – all homered, and so did top Rays prospect Carson Williams, whose blast in the eighth put the punctuation mark on Game 1 of the second annual Spring Breakout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each spring, MLB.com reporters anonymously survey players on a handful of topics. In this episode, Major Leaguers weigh in on who the most underrated players are in today’s game. Of note, players cannot name their own teammates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All teams deal with injuries, some more than others. Today, Anthony Castrovince uses his very own Freak-Out Factor to determine how dire a team's situation is. The AL East has been hit especially hard this spring, with three teams reeling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National League is well-represented as we count down our picks for the top five lineups in baseball, and MLB.com's latest survey of more than a hundred players reveals their pick for this season's surprise team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices