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nytimes.com > athletic > 7175697 > 04/06/2026 > cubs-vs-rays-stream-how-to-watch-april-6

How to watch Cubs vs. Rays: TV channel and streaming options for April 6

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (380+ words) How to watch Cubs vs. Rays: TV channel and streaming options for April 6The New York Times How to watch Cubs vs. Rays: TV channel and streaming options for April 6 The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs clash in the first…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7163825 > 04/06/2026 > why-cant-twins-hit-left-handed-pitchers

Why can’t the Minnesota Twins hit lefties? As a new season begins, a familiar problem persists

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1219+ words) The Twins don't have a right-handed-hitting option in right field, so Matt Wallner, with a career .642 OPS versus lefties, plays every day. Daniel Kucin Jr. / Imagn Images During the "Bomba Squad" season of 2019, the Minnesota Twins" lineup led the majors…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174109 > 04/06/2026 > college-baseball-georgia-mississippi-state-ucla-usc

College baseball week in review: Georgia takes SEC lead with sweep in Starkville

9+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1397+ words) Right-hander Caden Aoki went 1-0 with one save in Georgia's sweep at Mississippi State. Conor Dillon / Georgia Athletics Georgia raced out to a 15-3 record in the first four weeks of the season against a schedule that, to be kind, was not…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7171962 > 04/04/2026 > how-to-watch-cubs-vs-guardians-tv-channel-and-streaming-options-for-april-5-2

How to watch Cubs vs. Guardians: TV channel and streaming options for April 5

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (380+ words) How to watch Cubs vs. Guardians: TV channel and streaming options for April 5The New York Times How to watch Cubs vs. Guardians: TV channel and streaming options for April 5 Gabriel Arias rides a two-game homer streak into the Cleveland Guardians…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174613 > 04/06/2026 > cincinnati-reds-texas-rangers-series-win

How the Reds are winning games despite having scored the fewest runs in MLB

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (687+ words) Elly De La Cruz (left) and Matt McLain combined for eight hits and five runs in the Reds' series sweep against the Rangers. Ron Jenkins / Getty Images ARLINGTON, Texas " The Cincinnati Reds have scored just 26 runs through their first nine…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7172639 > 04/05/2026 > top-selling-sports-cards-ohtani-flagg-judge

March’s top selling sports cards, plus the Shohei Ohtani card defying the odds

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (429+ words) Source: Card Ladder (March 1 to March 31) Source: Market Movers (minimum 5,000 sales) Source: GemRate (March 1 to March 31) "Topps Three Basketball and Topps Finest Basketball were both overlooked in our opinion," Thiessenhusen said. "We believe both products have more upside than the…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174835 > 04/06/2026 > mets-offense-mark-vientos-marcus-semien

How the New York Mets’ offense got on track against the Giants

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (927+ words) Mark Vientos' 10-for-21 start is a reminder that it can be a mistake to write off a player based on the previous season. D. Ross Cameron / Imagn Images "The whole problem and project of descriptive statistics was discriminating between what made…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174425 > 04/05/2026 > red-sox-unacceptable-start

Red Sox reeling after 2-7 start: ‘It’s unacceptable to the fans’

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1440+ words) Ranger Suarez allowed four runs over four innings to the Padres on Sunday. Winslow Townson / Getty Images BOSTON " There's an element of Murphy's Law at play early in the Boston Red Sox season. On Sunday, in a game in which…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174311 > 04/06/2026 > tampa-bay-rays-mlb-tropicana-field-new-stadium

As Rays return to Tropicana Field, they keep an eye on finding their ‘forever home’

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (872+ words) Tropicana Field's roof is complete, and the Rays are moving back in. Now they shift their focus to building a new stadium. Chris O'Meara / Associated Press It's been 18 months, almost to the day, since Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7174792 > 04/05/2026 > giants-tony-vitello-ejection-loss-mets

Giants’ Tony Vitello draws his first ejection; San Francisco is first NL team to 7 losses

10+ hour, 22+ min ago  (699+ words) Matt Chapman made a diving stop of a sharp groundball by the Mets' Mark Vientos, but his throw to first wasn't handled completely " allowing New York to add to its lead. D. Ross Cameron / Imagn Images SAN FRANCISCO " When it comes…...