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Blue Jays hit three HRs to finish three-game sweep of A's
Mar 29, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke (1) loses his batting helmet on a swing against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run home run Sunday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays went deep three times to defeat the visiting Athletics 5-2.
George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto hit solo shots for the Blue Jays, who swept the three-game season-opening series.
Max Muncy hit a two-run home run for the Athletics, who struck out 50 times in the series.
After Toronto left-hander Eric Lauer (1-0) struck out the side in the first, Springer led off the home first with a home run to left on a first-pitch fastball from Luis Morales (0-1). It was his 64th career leadoff homer.
Tyler Heineman singled with one out in the third and Sanchez lined a homer to center with two out.
Okamoto led off the fourth with a home run to right center on a 1-0 fastball. It was his first major league homer after being signed as a free agent from Japan.
The Athletics struck back in the fifth. Jacob Wilson led off with a double to left center, the Athletics first hit of the game and his first hit of the season. Muncy followed by homering to right on a first-pitch fastball.
Morales had two walks and a strikeout in the home fifth before J.T. Ginn replaced him. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded a single to left to load the bases. Ginn walked Addison Barger to force in a run. Okamoto bounced into a double play to end the rally.
Morales allowed five runs, five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Braydon Fisher replaced Lauer after Nick Kurtz’s one-out single in the sixth.
Lauer allowed two runs, three hits and a walk while striking out nine in 5 1/3 innings.
Fisher retired five straight before Tommy Nance took over in the eighth. Mason Fluharty replaced Nance after Shea Langeliers singled with two out and ended the inning with a strikeout.
Jeff Hoffman pitched around a single in the ninth to earn his first save in two opportunities.
Ginn gave the Athletics’ beleaguered bullpen a break, allowing a single and a walk in 3 2/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
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Team Vitality sweep Natus Vincere, win BLAST Open Spring
A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.
Jordan Woodruff
Team Vitality recorded a 3-0 victory over Natus Vincere on Sunday in the best-of-five grand final of the BLAST Open Spring at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Vitality posted a 13-7 win on Inferno and 13-10 triumphs on both Anubis and Dust II to pocket the first-place prize of $150,000 and three BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens.
Robin ‘ropz’ Kool of Estonia had 65 kills for Team Vitality, while Drin ‘makazze’ Shaqiri of Kosovo led Natus Vincere with 48.
We came, we saw, we conquered without dropping a single map.
Your BLAST Rotterdam Champions ?? pic.twitter.com/xAOdztlp7S
— Team Vitality CS (@TeamVitalityCS) March 29, 2026
The 16 teams in the $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event were split into two groups of eight that contested double-elimination brackets in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top three finishers in each bracket advanced to the six-team playoffs in Rotterdam.
BLAST Open Spring prize pool (cash prize, BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens)
1. $150,000, 3 — Team Vitality
2. $60,000, 1 — Natus Vincere
3-4. $40,000, 1 — PARIVISION, Aurora Gaming
5-6. $20,000, 1 — Team Falcons, The MongolZ
7-8. $10,000 — FURIA, Team Spirit
9-12. $7,500 — TYLOO, NRG, 9z Team, Team Liquid
13-16. $5,000 — FaZe Clan, B8, MOUZ, Ninjas in Pyjamas
–Field Level Media
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Angels select contract of RHP Shaun Anderson
May 21, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shaun Anderson (64) delivers a pitch against the Athletics in the fifth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of right-hander Shaun Anderson from Triple-A Salt Lake in advance of Sunday’s series finale against the Houston Astros.
To make room on the active roster, the Angels optioned right-hander Walbert Urena, while right-hander Victor Mederos was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
Anderson, 31, was 1-0 with a 10.32 ERA in seven appearances with the Angels last season and had a 5.27 ERA over nine spring training appearances with the club. In parts of six major league seasons with eight different clubs, he is 4-7 with a 6.39 ERA in 76 appearances (18 starts).
Urena, 22, made his major league debut Thursday then gave up six unearned runs over one inning Saturday against the Astros.
Mederos, 24, had 12 appearances (three starts) for the Angels since 2023 and went 0-3 with an 8.53 ERA.
The Angels also traded left-hander Jayvien Sandridge to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday for cash considerations. Sandridge, a 27-year-old who was born in Maryland, has one major league appearance and it came with the New York Yankees last season.
Sandridge was designated for assignment by the Angels in advance of Opening Day.
–Field Level Media
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Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom to make season debut this week
Sep 24, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) throws the ball during the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom is expected to make his season debut either Tuesday or Wednesday after skipping his scheduled start Saturday with neck stiffness.
After he was physically limited Saturday, deGrom threw from120 feet Sunday. The Rangers switched to left-hander Jacob Latz against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday and ended up with a 5-4 victory in 10 innings.
The Rangers are set to start a three-game series on the road against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Texas manager Skip Schumaker said deGrom is expected to pitch in the latter part of the series.
deGrom played catch and threw up to a distance of 120 feet on Sunday.
“We’ll see how it goes (Monday),” deGrom told reporters. “It’s definitely a big improvement from yesterday.”
The 37-year-old deGrom is coming off a season when he made 30 starts for the first time since 2019. He was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year for his efforts.
After missing most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons after Tommy John surgery, the two-time Cy Young Award winner returned to make three brief starts for Texas in September 2024. He went 12-8 with a 2.97 ERA last year while earning his fifth career All-Star selection.
–Field Level Media
Team Vitality sweep Natus Vincere, win BLAST Open Spring
Angels select contract of RHP Shaun Anderson
