After finishing Spring Training, the Houston Astros will take the field for the first time on Thursday for the first leg of a three-game series against the New York Mets.

After finishing Spring Training, the Houston Astros will take the field for the first time on March 27 for the first leg of a three-game series against the New York Mets to get the 2025 campaign started.

New York City FC’s $780 million, 25,000-seat venue that it intends to open next to the Mets’ Citi Field in 2027 will be named Etihad Park under a 20-year agreement with Etihad Airways.

The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to publicly acknowledge meeting with Shohei Ohtani when manager Dave Roberts disclosed what he said was a two-to-three hour get-together at Dodger Stadium a few days ago.

Hey guys, it’s Ari Alexander with the Astros, who finally got a day off Monday after 17 straight days with games. The Astros came home for a fun 9, with the Nationals, Reds and Mets coming to town.

So far, baseball's new speed-up rules are working.

Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million last year after the end of the lockout, boosted by big deals for Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager.

Carlos Beltrán is joining the Mets as a special assistant to general manager Billy Eppler, his first work with a team since he lost his job as New York’s manager for his role in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.

Now that the full Major League Baseball All-Star squads have been announced, look for the rosters to start changing.

Noah Syndergaard pitches in New York for the first time since leaving the Mets during the offseason, starting the Los Angeles Angels’ series opener at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.

Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros try for their 12th straight win Saturday, which would tie the team record.

Concordia Lutheran grad Adam Oller has gone from almost retired to on the cusp of cementing a spot in the major leagues with the New York Mets.

The rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City on federal drug charges.

The Yankees and Mets can increase capacity from 20% to 100% at their ballparks for home games starting May 19 — as along as fans are vaccinated against COVID-19.

EARLY TESTSThe Washington Nationals will be short-handed due to a positive coronavirus test for the second straight season opener. General manager Mike Rizzo did not reveal who the five players were, and the only certainty as of Wednesday night was that opening day starter Max Scherzer wasn't one of them. The Nationals did not have any players test positive during spring training prior to that. But in a what-are-the-odds moment, all three are set to start on opening day. To be pitching the same day as those guys is pretty cool.”MITTS AND MITTENSNolan Arenado, Kris Bryant and Miguel Cabrera will be wearing gloves on opening day.

FILE - Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) throws to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, in this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, file photo. The Mets made a late addition to their starting rotation, agreeing to a $20 million, two-year contract with right-hander Taijuan Walker, a person familiar with the negotiations said. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Taijuan Walker is taking a back seat on his new team — to Mr. Met. So Walker thought: “What number can wear that not a lot of people in the league have it?" “And I think the only way I don’t wear 99 is if I get traded to the Yankees," he said.

The San Diego Padres acquired the reliever from Kansas City on Saturday for outfielder Edward Olivares and a player to be named. The 30-year-old Rosenthal has a 3.29 ERA and seven saves after struggling with injuries and poor performance in recent years. The Mets plan to start righty Rick Porcello (1-4, 6.43 ERA) and converted closer Seth Lugo (1-2, 2.03). That year, he became the only player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game. They made the move with infielder Starlin Castro expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken wrist.