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Angels star Mike Trout homers again, achieves a Yankee Stadium first since 2013

Trout still shows plenty of flickers of his all-time great prowess

Snyder's Soapbox: When it's time to accept an explanation as valid honesty, not an 'excuse'

Sports fans are trained to view excuses as lazy defenses, but that's not always the case

Aaron Judge and Mike Trout's personal Home Run Derby headlines MLB's staggering multi-homer day

Nine players hit two home runs in a game Monday night, one shy of the record

MLB Power Rankings: Let the turnarounds begin? Which teams have already exorcised their early season demons

In the long slog that is a 162-game season, early results can mean nothing -- or everything

Ranking MLB's eight new City Connect jerseys for 2026

The Braves, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Reds, Rangers, Royals and Brewers will roll out new alternate uniforms this month

MLB Panic Meter: Which teams have the most reason to worry just two weeks into the 2026 season?

Is it too early to panic? Of course! But...

Shohei Ohtani ties Ichiro Suzuki's on-base streak to match yet another MLB record

Ohtani has now been on base at least once in 43 straight games, tying Ichiro for the record for Japan-born players

MLB's average player salary rises to $5.34M, plus which team is barely spending more than a top player makes

Team-wide, the Mets lead the league with a $352.2 million payroll on Opening Day

Pirates' Paul Skenes takes no-hitter into sixth inning, continues return to form in dominant outing vs. Padres

Skenes' horrible Opening Day start will soon be a distant memory

Astros ace Hunter Brown shut down for 'a few weeks' after AL Cy Young contender suffers right shoulder injury

Brown is fourth in AL Cy Young odds for 2026 after finishing third last season

Best MLB Betting Sites for Baseball Betting, How to Bet on Baseball in 2026

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Snyder's Soapbox: The strike zone is the strike zone, even in the ABS era (and especially then)

What is this 'buffer zone' nonsense some are calling for when it comes to ABS challenges?

Juan Soto expected to miss several weeks with calf strain with Mets offense still struggling to click

Ronny Mauricio was called up to take Soto's roster spot

Cubs place Matthew Boyd on injured list as issues mount for injury-laden rotation

The Cubs had to place Cade Horton on the IL just a few days ago

Giants manager Tony Vitello cites old college grudges to defend his first MLB ejection

Vitello admitted Sunday that the first-base umpire was right in his call

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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