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Mike Axisa

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2025 MLB Opening Day starter tracker: Rays replace injured Shane McClanahan, Paul Skenes gets call for Pirates

The regular season is almost upon us and managers are getting their ducks (and rotations) in a row

Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías suspended for second time under MLB's domestic violence policy

Urías, suspended through the 2025 All-Star break, is the first player to be banned twice under MLB's DV policy

When does 2025 MLB season start? Opening Day game schedule as new baseball season kicks off

Yankees vs. Brewers, Astros vs. Mets and Dodgers vs. Tigers are among the games on the Opening Day slate

Batting Around: Where will Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara pitch by the end of the 2025 MLB season?

In his first season back from Tommy John surgery, Alcantara is already a top trade candidate

NL East division preview: Lineups, rotations and one question to watch for each team ahead of 2025 season

Could the NL East send three teams to the postseason this year?

AL East division preview: Lineups, rotations and one question to watch for each team ahead of 2025 season

Can the Yankees repeat? Did the Red Sox do enough? Everything to know about the AL East for 2025

Way-too-early 2025 trade deadline candidates: 10 MLB players who could move, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

The regular season has barely started but teams are only weeks away from looking at the summer

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki allows just one hit to Cubs but walks five in much-hyped MLB debut during Tokyo Series

Sasaki showed off his high-velocity fastball across his three innings of work

WATCH: Shohei Ohtani knocks his first 2025 Dodgers home run during MLB's Tokyo Series

Ohtani's homer was upheld after a fan seemingly reached over the wall

WATCH: Dodgers' Tommy Edman slugs first home run of 2025 MLB season

Edman's shot came in Game 2 of the Tokyo Series off Cubs starter Justin Steele

Rafael Devers walks back refusal to DH, says he'll do whatever Red Sox ask of him as Opening Day approaches

Devers has yet to play a game this spring training, while Alex Bregman has mostly manned third base

What's next for Rays after killing stadium deal? Six possible outcomes for the future of the MLB team

Owner Stu Sternberg announced Thursday that the team will not move forward with its 2028 stadium plans

Rays say they 'cannot move forward' with new stadium: 'Our commitment ... is unwavering'

Owner Stu Sternberg blamed events 'no one could have anticipated'

Lucas Giolito injury: Red Sox righty to start season on IL with hamstring strain in latest hit to rotation

Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford are already down for the count

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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