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OPENING DAY ROSTERS FEATURE 269 INTERNATIONALLY-BORN PLAYERS
mlb.com > press-release...lists, Major League Baseball announced today.... ...A total of 269 players represented 19 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States on 2023 Opening Day rosters and inactive... ...They are followed by the Minnesota Twins (15), San Diego Padres (15), Miami Marlins (13), New York Yankees (13), Chicago White Sox (11), New York... ...They are followed by the Boston Red Sox (6), Astros (6), Twins (6) and Toronto Blue Jays (6)....

Opening Day rosters feature 269 players born internationally
mlb.com > news...A total of 269 internationally born players representing 19 countries or territories outside the 50 United States were on 2023 Opening Day rosters... ...On the heels of the most exciting World Baseball Classic we've experienced, it's fitting that when the Major League players who represented their... ...Dominican Republic:... ...The only year in which the D.R. had more players on Major League rosters on Opening Day was 2020 (110)....

Fanatics Collectibles, MLB
mlb.com > press-release...Fanatics Collectibles, MLB, MLB Players Inc. unveil first-ever memorabilia patch created specifically for trading cards.... ...ultimately fans," said Mike Mahan, CEO, Fanatics Collectibles.... ..."A Major League player's debut day is a cause for great celebration and the culmination of many years of hard work," said Commissioner of Baseball... ..."For a Player there is no bigger moment than the first time they step onto a field for their Major League debut," MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark...

MLB live updates: Braves at Nationals game on 03/30/2023 free with ...
mlb.com > gameday...Braves at Nationals game on 03/30/2023 free with .. MLB.com...

Sandy Alcantara, Marlins lose to Mets on Opening Day 2023
mlb.com > news...First-year manager Skip Schumaker didn't put it up there, but it aligns with his goal of building a winning culture.... ...No need to panic: Marlins achieve little victories. MIAMI -- "The relentless pursuit of a win every day.".... ..."I don't know," said Alcantara, who walked a season-high five batters in San Francisco last year to open his NL Cy Young Award-winning campaign.... ...Schumaker kept Scott in to face the left-handed-hitting Brandon Nimmo, who hit the go-ahead two-run double....

The best Opening Day debuts of 2023
mlb.com > news...Sure, it would have been nice if MLB Pipeline's No.... ...The Red Sox invested heavily to bring Yoshida over from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, and so far, so good.... ...Coming off a down year in Seattle, Frazier turned the tables to help the Orioles outslug the Red Sox, 10-9....

MLB Stories - Top 100 prospects on Opening Day rosters
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Xander Bogaerts has 3 hits in Padres debut
mlb.com > news...SAN DIEGO -- The Padres staged a party in the East Village on Thursday night, welcoming perhaps the most talented roster in franchise history into... ...The noise reached a crescendo when Manny Machado was introduced, followed shortly by Xander Bogaerts.... ..."Home opener, you want to make a great first impression," said Padres manager Bob Melvin. "So it's disappointing.... ...In the eighth, Bogaerts executed a flawless relay throw after a Cron double to nail Kris Bryant at the plate....

Ruiz's all-around talent helps A's start season off right
mlb.com > news...Esteury Ruiz.... ...OAKLAND -- A big reason why the A's were willing to part ways with an elite young catcher in Sean Murphy this offseason was the opportunity to acquire... ...The stellar play came much to the delight of A's starting pitcher Kyle Muller, who pumped his fist in appreciation of the effort by his center fielder... ...As a former center fielder, A's manager Mark Kotsay has a true understanding of the degree of difficulty on that catch....

Scorching hot Velazquez out to prove himself at NHSI
mlb.com > news...The biggest snub might have been last summer, when he wasn't invited to the National Training Complex in Cary to compete in the PDP League as part... ...The Huntington Beach HS (Calif.) catcher was on the 12U team that won a gold medal in the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in 2017.... ...He made no mistake about how he felt after Huntington Beach's 8-3 victory at the National High School Invitational on Thursday.... ...He drove in a run with a groundout in the first against Calvary Christian HS (Clearwater, Fla.) and had a single in the third inning that was 107...