The Baseball Buffet for 3/14/2026

United States 5, Canada 3 - SFG SP Logan Webb did well with 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 5 K, and the USA scored early with three runs in the first three innings against AZ SP Michael Soroka (2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K). They added two more in the top of the sixth to go up 5-0, but then Canada came back with three in the bottom of the inning, including a 2-run HR by CLE C Bo Naylor. The score remained 5-3 the rest of the way, as USA’s bullpen shutout Canada in the final three innings with NYY RP David Bednar, BOS RP Garrett Whitlock, and SDP RP Mason Miller each pitching an inning, and Miller striking out three to earn the save.

Korea 0, Dominican Republic 10 - This one was called after seven innings. PHI SP Cristopher Sánchez was great with 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 8 K, while TOR 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-2 with a walk, a double, and 2 runs, TBR DH Junior Caminero was 2-2 with a double and 2 runs, and NYY C Austin Wells hit a 3-run HR.

3:00pm ET: Puerto Rico (KCR SP Seth Lugo) vs. Italy (LAA SP Sam Aldegheri)

9:00pm ET Venezuela (BOS SP Ranger Suárez) vs. Japan (LAD SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto)

SFG SP Carson Whisenhunt did well with 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, and 6 K, and two other Giants pitchers combined to one-hit the Reds. On the Cincy side, SP Brady Singer also did fairly well with 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 2 K, and Elly De La Cruz had 2 walks and his first 3 SB of the spring.

KCR C Carter Jensen went 2-4 with his third HR of the spring

KCR SP Michael Wacha had 6 K in 3.1 IP, but also allowed 4 H, 3 BB, and 4 ER. KCR pitcher Noah Cameron, who is competing for a rotation spot, pitched four innings of relief, striking out 2, but also giving up 8 H and 2 ER.

AZ SP Merrill Kelly made his first spring start and it didn’t go very well with 1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, and 1 K

SEA SS Colt Emerson went 1-4 with a walk, 2 runs, 3 RBI, and his first HR of the spring

LAD SP Landon Knack had 4 K in 2 IP, but also allowed 3 H, 1 BB, and 3 ER. Meanwhile, LAD LF Teoscar Hernández went 2-3 with a 3-run HR, LAD 1B James Tibbs III went 2-3 with a double and a 3-run HR, and LAD RF Kyle Tucker was 1-1 with 2 walks and his first HR of the spring.

TBR SP Drew Rasmussen allowed some baserunners, but otherwise did well enough with 4 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

BOS SP Johan Oviedo had 5 K in 3.1 IP, but also allowed 3 H, 3 BB, and 2 ER

BOS 3B Caleb Durbin went 3-4 with two doubles, BOS 2B Marcelo Mayer was 2-2 with two walks, BOS RF Nate Eaton was 3-3 with a triple, and both Boston catchers hit homers (Carlos Narváez, Jason Delay)

BAL C Samuel Basallo went 2-4 with a HR, a double, and 5 RBI

BAL SP Cade Povich had 4 K in 2.2 IP, but struggled with his command with 5 BB, 1 H, and 3 ER

PHI SP Andrew Painter had 4 K in 2.2 IP, but also allowed 5 H and 3 ER

PHI 3B Alec Bohm went 2-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI

NYY SP Ryan Weathers had 4 K in 3.2 IP, but also gave up 7 H and 4 ER

20-year-old ATL SP Didier Fuentes did well with 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 5 K

MIN SP Mick Abel had 4 K in 3.1 IP, but also gave up 4 H, 1 BB, and 2 ER

TOR CF Daulton Varsho went 3-3 with 2 HR and 5 RBI

The Athletics in a split squad game had four HR in a 7-run fourth inning, including CF Henry Bolte, RF Breyson Guedez, and 1B Nick Kurtz hitting homers on three consecutive pitches from SDP SP Michael King (4 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K). ATH LF Tyler Soderstrom also had his fourth HR of the spring during that inning.

On the other hand, ATH SP Aaron Civale struggled as much as King did, with 4 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, and 3 K, allowing homers to SDP 1B Jose Miranda, LF Bryce Johnson, and CF Nick Schnell.

CHW SP Davis Martin did well with 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 4 K, while CHW C Korey Lee went 2-2 with a HR and 2 RBI

CLE SP Joey Cantillo had 6 K in 4.2 IP, but also allowed 3 H, 1 BB, and 3 ER, including a HR by LAA DH Jorge Soler, his first this spring

LAA SP Grayson Rodriguez did well with 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

COL SP Jose Quintana had 5 K in 3.1 IP, but struggled with his command allowing 6 BB, 4 H, and 5 ER

TEX SP Jacob Latz had 6 K in 4 IP, though also allowed 3 H, 3 BB, and 2 ER

TEX 3B Josh Smith went 2-2 with a walk, a HR, a double, and 3 RBI

MIL SP Kyle Harrison, who is competing for a rotation spot, struggled with 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, and 4 K

ATH SP prospect Gage Jump did well with 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 3 K, while ATH 3B Tommy White was 3-5 with a double, a grand slam HR, and 7 RBI. ATH 2B Michael Stefanic also hit well going 3-5 with a HR, a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.

NYM SP Carl Edwards Jr. did well with 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 4 K

WSH SP Zack Littell did well in his first spring start since signing with the Nationals, pitching 3 innings with 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, and 2 K

DET SP Casey Mize struggled with 3 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, and 2 K, giving up a HR to PIT RF Jhostynxon Garcia

PIT SP Mike Clevinger had 5 K in 4.1 IP, but also walked 4 and allowed 1 H and 2 ER

STL SP Kyle Leahy had 5 K in 4 IP, but also allowed 6 H, 1 BB, and 4 ER

HOU 1B Christian Walker went 2-3 with 2 runs and his first HR of the spring

NYM SP Kodai Senga did very well with 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 5 K, and NYM pitcher Clay Holmes pitched well in relief with 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, and 6 K

MIA SP Chris Paddack did well with 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 3 K

CIN SP Chase Burns did well in a short start with 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 2 K

1932: The Reds trade for catcher Ernie Lombardi. “The Cincinnati Reds acquire catcher Ernie Lombardi, outfielder Babe Herman, and infielder Wally Gilbert from the Brooklyn Dodgers for catcher Clyde Sukeforth and infielders Tony Cuccinello and Joe Stripp. Herman will bat .324 in one season in Cincinnati following the trade (he will later return to the club for two seasons), but Lombardi makes the trade a steal. Lombardi will bat .311 in ten seasons in Cincinnati, winning a batting title and MVP Award in 1938.”

1954: A young Hank Aaron impresses Ted Williams. “Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. Aaron, taking advantage of an injury suffered by starting outfielder Bobby Thomson, raps out three hits, including a home run. The noise of the contact is so loud that Ted Williams runs out of the Boston clubhouse to see who can make that sound with a bat. Aaron will eventually start for the Braves on Opening Day and will go on to hit a respectable .280 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI in his rookie season.”

Hall of Famer

First-round draft pick (3rd overall) in 1982 by the Twins

12-year major league career, spanning from 1984-1995, all with the Twins

Ten-time All-Star

Won six Gold Glove Awards in CF

Came in second in the AL MVP vote in 1992, and came in third in both 1987 and 1988

Led the AL in hits four times, and won the AL Batting title in 1989 with a .339 mark

Had 20+ HR six times, 100+ RBI three times, and 100+ runs three times

Was ALCS MVP in 1991 after going 9-21 (.429) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 5 games, and also had a dramatic game-winning HR in Game Six of the World Series that year.

Overall had 207 HR, 134 SB, a .318/.360/.477 slash line, and a 124 OPS+

As described at Wikipedia, he was forced to retire early in 1996 at age 36 due to loss of vision in one eye from a central retinal vein occlusion. He also died at the young age of 45 from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2006.

First-round draft pick (4th overall) in 1986 by the Rangers

19-year major league pitching career, spanning from 1986-2005, spending eight years with the Rangers, five with the Dodgers, and the rest spread across four other clubs

Six-time All-Star

Led the AL in wins with a 21-11 record in 1992, and had 15+ wins six times

Led the NL with a 1.89 ERA for the Marlins in 1996, and led the NL with a 2.58 ERA for the Dodgers in 2000

Had 200+ strikeouts four times

Overall had a 211-144 (.594) record, a 3.28 ERA, and 127 ERA+

7-year major league pitching career, spanning from 2005-2011, mostly with the White Sox

Two-time All-Star

Was a closer for five seasons, with 27-41 saves each year, and his best ERA marks being 2.77 in 2007 and 2.63 in 2008

Overall had 173 saves, a 3.53 ERA, and a 131 ERA+

15-year major league career, spanning from 1920-1934, mostly as a 2B and 3B with the Browns, Tigers and Red Sox

Received down-ballot MVP votes five times

Led the AL with 23 SB in 1930, led the AL with 44 doubles in 1925, had 100+ runs twice, and 100+ RBI once

Overall had 120 HR, 126 SB, 1,008 runs, a .289/.357/.430 slash line, and a 102 OPS+

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173 - Bobby Jenks

161 - Roberto Hernández

100 - Keith Foulke

99 - Hoyt Wilhelm

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