Minor leaguers ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball, with the MLBPA saying more than 99% of players who cast ballots approved the deal.
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras left Thursday’s Opening Day contest against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the top of the eighth inning after a 103 mph pitch glanced off his knee.
Lamar Jackson pushed back against those who suggested that he sat out the Ravens’ playoff loss because he had not reached a long-term deal with Baltimore.
President Joe Biden praised Bills safety Damar Hamlin for turning “recovery into action,” saying after their meeting Thursday that Hamlin’s “courage, resilience, and spirit inspired the American people.”