The 2026 MLB season began in earnest on Thursday, after the New York Yankees’ Opening Night 7-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. There were 11 games on tap Thursday, and it proved to be an eventful day.

The 2026 MLB season officially kicked off on Wednesday night, with the New York Yankees steamrolling the San Francisco Giants, 7-0, live on Netflix. While Wednesday’s game got things underway, nothing says the return of baseball like a full

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will begin the season at Triple-A, and outfielder Randal Grichuk was added to the New York roster ahead of Opening Day in San Francisco on Wednesday. Gil, 27, had an erratic spring but threw well on March 20 with seven strikeouts in five innings against the Baltimore Orioles to close on a positive.

After two encouraging starts late in spring training, Gerrit Cole's timeline to return to the rotation for the New York Yankees may not take as long as they initially suggested.

The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a new reliever with an eye towards either the end of this season or early next year.

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If you’re of a certain age, you could imagine Karl Malden and Michael Douglas barreling through the right-field wall gate in unmarked police cars filming an episode of “The Streets of San Francisco,” an ABC Thursday night ratings hit in the 1970s.