The Baseball Buffet for 3/24/2026

CIN SP Brady Singer struggled in his final spring start with 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, and 3 K

MIL 2B Brice Turang, 1B Andrew Vaughn, and C William Contreras all connected for their third homers of the spring

KCR SP Michael Wacha had mixed results in his final spring start with 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, and 5 K

TEX SP MacKenzie Gore did well in his final spring start with 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 3 K, and TEX RF Brandon Nimmo went 2-4 with a HR

COL LF Troy Johnston went 2-3 with his first HR of the spring, while COL 1B TJ Rumfield went 2-4 with his fifth HR

DET SP Jack Flaherty had 6 K in 4.2 IP, but also allowed 7 H, 1 BB, and 4 ER

LAD SP Roki Sasaki struggled with his command in his final spring start with 2 IP, 0 H, 5 ER, 6 BB, and 2 K

LAD 2B Miguel Rojas went 2-3 with his second spring HR, and LAD LF Teoscar Hernández connected for his fifth HR. He is batting .468 (22-47) with 21 RBI this spring.

CLE SP Slade Cecconi did well with 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 2 K

CLE 3B José Ramírez went 2-3 with a HR, his fifth of the spring. CLE RF prospect Chase DeLauter went 2-2 with a walk and 2 HR, and is now batting .459 (17-37) this spring.

AZ SP Merrill Kelly struggled in his final spring start with 2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, and 1 K

SEA SP Luis Castillo did well in his final spring start with 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, and 5 K, and SEA LF Randy Arozarena hit his second spring HR

SDP SP Germán Márquez entered in relief and pitched well with 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, and an impressive 8 K

CHC SP Shota Imanaga had mixed results against the Yankees with 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, and 5 K

NYY SP prospect Carlos Lagrange was roughed up by the Cubs, with 2.2 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, and 2 HR allowed to CHC 1B Michael Busch and CHC 3B Alex Bregman. Other Cubs hitters who did well included 2B Nico Hoerner who went 3-3 with 3 runs, and DH Michael Conforto who was 3-4 with a double, a triple, 2 runs, and 4 RBI.

NYY OF prospect Spencer Jones went 2-2 with 2 HR, giving him six this spring. It will be interesting to see how long the Yankees keep him at AAA.

ATL 1B Matt Olson went 2-3 with 2 HR, giving him six this spring. ATL DH Mike Yastrzemski had his fifth spring HR and is batting .394 (13-33), and LF Eli White had his second spring HR and is batting .406 (13-32).

ATL SP prospect Didier Fuentes pitched well again with 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, and 1 K, and overall this spring has a 0.66 ERA with 18 K in 13.2 IP.

MIN SP Bailey Ober struggled against the Red Sox with 4.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, and 3 K

BOS SP Johan Oviedo struggled against the Twins with 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, and 3 K

BOS CF Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-4 with his third spring HR, RF Wilyer Abreu connected for his first HR, and SS Trevor Story went 3-4 with a fifth double

BAL SP Shane Baz did well in his final spring start with 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 5 K

PHI SP Jesús Luzardo had mixed results in his final spring start with 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, and 6 K, giving up a HR to TBR RF Jake Fraley in the sixth inning

TBR SP Steven Matz did well with 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 4 K

BAL released IF Thairo Estrada

MIN optioned 1B Eric Wagaman to the St. Paul Saints

MIN optioned OF Ryan Kreidler to the St. Paul Saints

BOS optioned IF Nate Eaton to the Worcester Red Sox

BOS optioned IF Mickey Gasper to the Worcester Red Sox

BOS optioned SP Payton Tolle to the Worcester Red Sox - he did well with a 2.53 ERA and 13 K in 10.2 IP this spring… there just isn’t room in the Red Sox rotation right now for the 23-year-old Tolle.

TEX optioned OF Michael Helman to the Round Rock Express

TEX optioned OF Alejandro Osuna to the Round Rock Express

CHC optioned SP/RP Javier Assad to the Iowa Cubs

CHC optioned OF Kevin Alcantara to the Iowa Cubs

HOU optioned SP Spencer Arrighetti to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys

HOU optioned OF Shay Whitcomb to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys

1961: New York State approves the funding for what will become Shea Stadium. “The New York State Senate approves $55 million in funding for a new stadium to be built at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY. The park will be called Shea Stadium. After playing their first two seasons in the Polo Grounds, the Mets will move to Shea in 1964, playing there until the end of 2008.”

1982: Fernando ends his holdout. “Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela ends his holdout and reports to the Dodgers spring training camp in Vero Beach, Florida. In 1981, Valenzuela captured the National League Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards after winning 13 games with a 2.48 ERA and 180 strikeouts during the strike-shortened season. After earning just $42,500 in his rookie season, Valenzuela had asked for a raise to $1 million this year. The Dodgers unilaterally renewed his contract for a reported $350,000 instead.”

1984: The Tigers trade for Willie Hernandez. “The Detroit Tigers acquire relief pitcher Willie Hernandez and first baseman Dave Bergman from the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher John Wockenfuss and outfielder Glenn Wilson. Hernandez will win the American League MVP and Cy Young awards after saving 32 games with an 1.92 ERA and 140 1/3 innings in 80 pitching appearances. His brilliant pitching during the postseason will help Detroit to the World Championship.”

Hall of Famer

15-year major league career, spanning from 1915-1930, mostly with the St. Louis Browns

Started out as a pitcher, and had a 2.83 ERA over 70 IP as a rookie in 1915. This included defeating the great Walter Johnson in a complete game, 2-1 victory on August 29th.

Focused on playing 1B and hitting for the rest of his career, he won two batting titles with a .407 average in 1920 and a .420 average in 1922. He also led the AL in hits those two seasons, including with 257 hits in 1920 which was the single-season record until Ichiro Suzuki had 262 hits in 2004.

Had 100+ RBI four times, 100+ runs four times, and 15+ triples five times, including leading the AL with 18 triples in both 1921 and 1922.

Had 25+ SB eight times, including leading the AL four times and posting a career-high 51 SB in 1922

Served as player/manager for the Browns from 1924-1926

Overall had 102 HR, 164 triples, 1,284 runs, 375 SB, a .340/.379/.468 slash line, and a 125 OPS+

13-year major league career, spanning from 1899-1911, mostly as a CF with the Phillies

Was a high-average hitter, including a .325 average as a rookie in 1899 and a .327 mark in 1903

Even stronger at drawing walks, he led the NL seven times in BB. He also had 20+ SB six times, including 42 SB and 37 SB in his first two seasons.

Because of those attributes he was also a good run-scorer, with 100+ runs four times, including an NL-leading 132 runs in 1900.

Didn't have much power, with only 7 HR in 6,602 career plate appearances

Overall had 1,011 runs, 244 SB, a .290/.413/.333 slash line, and a 124 OPS+

13-year major league career, spanning from 1894-1906, playing LF for six different clubs

Batted over .300 in his first five seasons, and then had a career-high .337 average in 1900

Had 10+ triples nine times, including an NL-leading 22 triples in 1895

Had 100+ runs four times, and had 20+ SB nine times, including highs of 49 SB in 1896 and 46 SB in 1897

Overall had 1,066 runs, 149 triples, 334 SB, a .293/.377/.412 slash line, and a 121 OPS+

12-year major league pitching career, spanning from 2003-2014, mostly with the Diamondbacks, Tigers, and Astros

Three-time All-Star

Had 25+ saves six times, including leading the NL for the Diamondbacks with 47 saves in 2007, leading the NL for the Astros with 44 saves in 2008, and leading the AL for the Tigers with 49 saves in 2011

Overall had 288 saves, 692 K in 630.1 IP, a 3.27 ERA, and a 133 ERA+

First-round draft pick (13th overall) in 1974 by the Cardinals

16-year major league career, spanning from 1976-1991, mostly as a SS with the Cardinals and Padres

Three-time All-Star

Led the NL with 211 hits in 1979, and led the league in triples with 18 in 1977, 13 in 1978, and 19 in 1979

Had 25+ SB five times

Was traded from the Cardinals to the Padres in a multi-player deal that brought fellow shortstop and future Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith to St. Louis

Overall had 893 runs, 106 triples, 242 SB, and a .271 average

12-year major league career, spanning from 2019-2021, beginning with six seasons for the Cubs, with the rest spread across three other clubs

Four-time All-Star as both a SS and 2B

Had 20+ SB twice early in his career, and led the NL with 207 hits in 2011

Had a little pop, with 10-22 HR in nine consecutive seasons

Overall had 138 HR, 89 SB, and a .280/.319/.412 slash line

First-round draft pick (22nd overall) in 1976 by the Red Sox

15-year major league pitching career, spanning from 1980-1994, mostly with the Red Sox and Padres

Had 15+ wins four times, including in his one All-Star campaign in 1987

Had a 18-6 record with a 3.66 ERA in 1988, and then a 15-11 record and career-best 2.69 ERA in 1989

Generally did well in the postseason, with a 2.29 ERA with three complete games over seven starts and 51 IP

Overall had a 145-113 (.562) record, a 3.92 ERA, and a 104 ERA+

The most important thing each team learned at camp, by MLB writers, 3/23/2026

The 2026 Spring Training stat lines that actually matter, by David Adler at MLB, 3/23/2026

10 players who could reach career milestones in 2026, by Sarah Langs at MLB, 3/23/2026

4 lessons players have learned about ABS, by Jared Greenspan at MLB, 3/23/2026

How Spring Training ABS results compare to Triple-A from '25, by Mike Petriello at MLB, 3/23/2026