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Eric Samulski breaks down the recent news and top performers from across Major League Baseball.

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Simms: Eagles trading Brown feels 'inevitable'
Chris Simms and Mike Florio discuss Howie Roseman’s recent comments on A.J. Brown and the ongoing situation with the Philadelphia Eagles as trade rumors continue.
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Despite uneven early-season results, CC Sabathia believes the Yankees remain in good shape thanks to their pitching staff.
A record-setting night for UCLA along with questionable trades, roster imbalance, and a league thinking bigger than ever.
Chris Mannix, Jay Croucher, and Kurt Helin break down the LAL-HOU first round playoff matchup, discussing LeBron’s role, Houston’s offense and whether L.A. has enough depth to advance.
Chris Mannix, Jay Croucher, and Kurt Helin discuss the most concerning teams heading into the NBA playoffs, including the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves.

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  • CWS 2nd Baseman
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    Antonacci made the transition to left field look fairly seamless at Triple-A Charlotte this season, but he’ll make his big-league debut at his natural defensive home, while also batting in the middle of Chicago’s lineup. The versatile 23-year-old has flashed some emerging over-the-fence power over the last few weeks, batting .313 (15-for-48) with two homers and five steals in 14 games on the doorstep of the majors. He boasts some of the strongest plate skills in the minors, which should help ease his transition to the big leagues. He’s at least worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats.
  • NYM Right Fielder #22
    Soto has been participating in baseball activities, including batting practice in an indoor cage, but he had not begun a running progression until Tuesday. Soto strained his calf on April 3rd and was expected to only be out for three weeks. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza hinted that the team would get “creative” with Soto’s rehab, which might mean that they simulate at-bats for him and don’t send him out on a rehab assignment. We’ll keep you posted, but Soto could return before the month is out.
  • DET Shortstop #7
    McGonigle follows behind Konnor Griffin and Colt Emerson as high-end prospects who have inked long-term extensions before completing their first month in the big leagues. McGonigle’s deal is the biggest extension signed by a prospect ever, breaking Griffin’s record ($140 million) from last week. The 21-year-old is off to a great start to his MLB career, and will now be a fixture in the middle of the Tigers lineup for years to come.
  • MIN Center Fielder #25
    Buxton just needed the Red Sox to come to town to shake off this slow start. He’s 6-for-10 with three homers the last two days, raising his OPS from .531 to .768. The two-homer game is the 18th of his career. He scored four runs just once other time, that being his lone three-homer game on Aug. 27, 2017 against the Blue Jays.
  • TOR 1st Baseman #27
    Guerrero’s double scored Ernie Clement in the top of the 10th, and he came around to score on a two-run double from Myles Straw to cement the win for the Jays. Guerrero drove in a run earlier in the game as well to bring his RBI total up to seven, and that relatively low total has more to do with who has been hitting in front of him than anything he’s done wrong. He’s off to a very strong start with the stick, and there isn’t much reason to think he’s going to cool off soon, or ever, really.
  • STL Shortstop #26
    It’s the first two-homer game of Wetherholt’s career. The 23-year-old took Ryne Stanek deep for a two-run shot in the eighth, and he hit a solo blast off Joey Cantillo in the third. While the rookie second baseman is still hitting .200/.338/.385 in his first three weeks of play, Wetherholt has very much passed the eye test, and more games like this seem much more likely than not in the coming months.
  • TEX Left Fielder #36
    Langford is back at DH and hitting second on Tuesday night in West Sacramento following a three-game absence due to a minor quad strain. The 24-year-old outfielder has struggled to get going at the plate this season, hitting .170 (9-for-53) with one homer, three RBI and one steal through 13 games. It’s only a matter of time before he turns it around. The encouraging development for fantasy managers is that he managed to avoid a trip to the injured list.
  • SD Starting Pitcher #27
    No word yet on how much time Pivetta will miss. The 33-year-old veteran has presumably undergone an MRI to determine the severity of the issue and there should be a clearer timetable at some point this week. He was lifted from Sunday’s start against the Rockies after firing three shutout frames. It’ll be Matt Waldron coming up to take his spot in San Diego’s rotation.
  • HOU Starting Pitcher #45
    The bigger concern here is that Imai told reporters through an interpreter on Tuesday that he hasn’t been able to adjust to an American lifestyle in terms of baseball and outside of baseball citing travel and team meals as specific aspects of the transition he’s been struggling with. It’s not great. The 27-year-old starter is clearly going to need some extended time away from the club to focus on getting right both physically and mentally. At this point, it’s challenging to envision him making a significant fantasy impact this season based on his comments and on-field performance.
  • ATL Starting Pitcher #99
    Strider is expected to throw roughly 40-45 pitches during his rehab debut. The 27-year-old former fantasy ace will need at least a handful of tune-up outings before he’s ready to make his season debut, likely at some point in early May. He’s been on the shelf recovering from an oblique strain since the late stages of spring training.

NBC Sports Podcasts

NFL

Josh Allen, Bijan Robinson, Puka Nacua, and Trey McBride highlight the Updated Way Too Early Positional Rankings for 2026.
Troy Aikman is not a minority owner of the Dolphins, like Tom Brady is with the Raiders.
The 49ers remain optimistic that they will come to agreement with left tackle Trent Williams on a revised contract for the 2026 season, but Williams won’t be on the roster forever and the team’s pre-draft work has included meetings with a couple of the top tackles in this year’s class.
Cornerback is seen as a need for the Chiefs heading into the draft and they spent some time with one of the top prospects at the position this week.

NBA

Noah Rubin breaks down Deni Avdija’s historic 41-point performance in the Play-In game against the Phoenix Suns and reveals which qualities the Trail Blazers will need from the forward to surpass the San Antonio Spurs.
Noah Rubin discusses LaMelo Ball’s performance in the Hornets-Heat Play-In game, including a rough fourth quarter before a huge go-ahead basket to help Charlotte advance.
Noah Rubin dives into Miami Heat big man Kel’el Ware after his performance in the Play-In Tournament, leaving many questions surrounding his future role with the team in question.
170 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games this season, and NBC’s Sunday Night Basketball has been a huge hit.

MLB

Every player, coach and umpire will wear his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport’s color barrier.
Eric Samulski explains the upside and downside to White Sox rookie pitcher Noah Schultz.
All the underlying metrics tell Eric Samulski that Mike Trout is playing his best baseball in a while.

Premier League

The latest Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest is heading to Florida in April 2026. Here are all the details you need.
We’re into the thick of it now, with two Premier League teams still alive for the European Cup in the chase to unseat PSG and take a place in the throne room come May 31 in Budapest, Hungary.
Check out the Premier League schedule for the 2025-26 season, with everything you need for all 380 games.
Since the start of the last Premier League season, Nottingham Forest have fired three managers and one of them was sacked in part because one of the coaches that Forest fired had brought West Ham hot upon their relegation-threatened heels.

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Motor Sports

On the streets of Southern California, Porsche Penske Motorsport will try to remain unbeaten this season.
Round 13 of the SuperMotocross season may have been a day race, but Nissan Stadium was filled with stars.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto discuss the position penalties given to Seth Hammaker and Dylan Ferrandis in Nashville.
Ricky Carmichael talks about his win at the Nashville Holeshot King Challenge.

Rotoworld

In addition to actual free agents, some player option situations will significantly affect fantasy basketball this summer.
Kyle Dvorchak breaks down Omar Cooper Jr.'s reported visit to the New York Jets, explaining how he can efficiently operate in a No. 2 role should he land with the Jets after the 2026 NFL Draft.
Kyle Dvorchak unpacks Makai Lemon’s visit to the Miami Dolphins, detailing how his skillset can lead to a positive impact for a Miami team that’s in need of a WR1.
An expected White Sox callup could provide quite a speed boost for fantasy leaguers in the near future.
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter lay out what they’re looking for this summer regarding the Jacksonville Jaguars’ backfield and how much of a role can Bhayshul Tuten carve out heading into 2026.
Rollins, Bey and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are among the in-season pickups who offered unexpected fantasy value in 2025-26.

Betting

Golf

The next step is three in a row, which has proven difficult for the three greats before him. None of them so much as finished in the top 10.
Rory McIlroy went from becoming the sixth player with the career Grand Slam to only the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to occupy both clubs.
The Masters looked as if it might be a runaway entering the weekend. Moving day changed all of that.
Cameron Young discusses his stellar third round at the Masters and the mindset he is taking into Sunday at Augusta.
McIlroy stood on the 12th tee in a tie with Patrick Reed and with a dozen other players bunched together in what was shaping up to be a compelling chase for the green jacket.

Latest

The Commanders unveiled new uniforms that evoke the franchise’s history on Wednesday.
Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman has one of the best track records in the NFL, but draft record isn’t perfect.
Wide receiver Denzel Boston added a few more teams to his list of pre-draft visits this week.
Louisville will host the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials for the first time.
The Steelers still don’t know whether or not they’ll have quarterback Aaron Rodgers for 2026.