Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Pirates are off to 20-9 start, the best record in the National League. “We’re fast, we’re dynamic,” says new $100 million man Bryan Reynolds.

St. Louis, the defending NL Central champion, stumbled through April and find themselves in the division’s basement.

The Athletics stopped caring about Oakland a few years ago as a new stadium never materialized in the Bay Area.

The Tampa Bay Rays have won 12 in a row, the most to start a season since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers started 13-0.

The wins just keep coming for the Tampa Bay Rays, who improved to 11-0 after Tuesday night’s win over the Boston Red Sox.

The Rays became baseball’s first team to start 9-0 since 2003, slugging an MLB-best 24 home runs in the process.

The Orioles were a nice little surprise last year, crawling out of the darkness with 83 wins and a minor threat to win a playoff berth.

Anthony Rendon was suspended for five games by Major League Baseball, three days after videos emerged showing him confronting a fan in Oakland.

Aaron Judge starts his $360 million contract and top prospect Anthony Volpe will make his MLB debut for the Yankees on Thursday.