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Astros Put Closer Josh Hader on 15-Day IL to Open Season

GM Dana Brown set mid-April for Hader to face hitters to signal a stay longer than the minimum.

Red Sox Keep Garrett Crochet as Opening Day Starter Despite Rough Spring, With Polls Touting Strikeout Crown

Blue Jays Set Opening Day Rotation as Yesavage Placed on IL

Braves Sign Dominic Smith, Kyle Farmer to Split Deals as Opening Day Roster Takes Shape

Astros Place Bennett Sousa on IL With Oblique Strain as Bullpen Thins Before Opening Day

Giancarlo Stanton’s Spring Power Gives Yankees a Timely Boost Before Opening Night

Rays' Taylor Walls to Open Season on IL With Oblique Injury as Carson Williams Becomes Leading Replacement

Dodgers Add Santiago Espinal to Opening Day Roster

Rangers Sign LHP Jalen Beeks to One-Year Deal, Designate Alexis Díaz for Assignment

Orioles Name Trevor Rogers Opening Day Starter for March 26 Home Opener

Braves Weigh Roster and Budget Choices as Jurickson Profar Gets 162-Game PED Ban and Files Appeal

Carlos Rodón Faces Hitters for First Time Since Elbow Surgery in Key Spring Milestone

Brewers Lock In Misiorowski, Patrick for Rotation as Woodruff Makes Spring Debut

Padres’ Joe Musgrove Returns to Mound, Touches 95 MPH in First Post–Tommy John Outing

Johan Oviedo Emerges as Red Sox Front-Runner for No. 5 Starter Job

Diamondbacks Optimistic Corbin Carroll Can Make Opening Day

Dodgers Sign Veteran Reliever Keynan Middleton to Minor-League Deal

Zack Wheeler Throws First Bullpen Since TOS Surgery as Phillies Map Cautious Return

Diamondbacks Rule Merrill Kelly Out for Opening Day With Intercostal Nerve Irritation

Lindor Progresses in Hamate Recovery as Mets Keep Him at Shortstop