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Juan Soto’s much-anticipated return to Yankee Stadium came with a chorus of boos from the crowd that once cheered him. In his first game back as a member of the New York Mets, Soto was held hitless but made an impact by drawing three walks and scoring a run. Soto, who hit 41 home runs in his lone season as a Yankee last year, now dons the Mets uniform after signing a staggering 15-year, $765 million deal in December. On Friday night, he had a chance to deliver in the ninth but flew out with two men on, ending the Mets’ rally attempt. The Mets have been resilient early in the 2025 season, avoiding long losing streaks. However, Friday’s 6-2

The Chicago Cubs showed no mercy in the first game of the weekend set against the visiting White Sox, exploding for a 13-3 win at Wrigley Field on Friday. The win marked the Cubs’ third in four games overall and their eighth in the last nine against their South Side rivals dating back to July 2023. Now with 257 runs scored through 45 games — an average of 5.7 per outing — the Cubs rank second in the majors behind only the Dodgers. The offensive barrage is showing no signs of slowing down. One of the most pleasant surprises for the North Siders has been the continued ascension of 23-year-old center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. On Friday, he went 4-for-5 with

Despite racking up 14 hits on Friday, the Baltimore Orioles couldn’t find the big ones that count, falling 4-3 to the visiting Washington Nationals. The loss extended Baltimore’s skid to four games, and once again, the team’s inability to convert with runners in scoring position proved costly. The Orioles are now 7-for-33 (.212) in such situations during the losing streak, and they left 15 runners on base in Friday’s loss — including the bases loaded in four separate innings. Meanwhile, the Nationals managed just five hits but made them count. James Wood tied the game in the eighth with a solo homer and drove in another with a single earlier in the game. A go-ahead run in the ninth came

After a sluggish start to the season, the Miami Marlins’ offense is showing signs of life — and Connor Norby is right at the heart of it. The 23-year-old third baseman delivered a clutch three-run double on Friday, helping Miami to a 9-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays in the Citrus Series opener. Norby has now notched hits in nine of his last 10 games, batting .324 during that span. Although he’s hitting just .264 on the season due to early struggles, his recent form suggests he’s poised for a breakout. The Marlins also got meaningful contributions from Jesus Sanchez and Javier Sanoja in Friday’s game, stepping in for the injured Xavier Edwards. The fill-ins combined for three hits,