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New York Mets Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza spoke on Tuesday about the club auctioning a jersey he wore in a game on September 21, 2001, mere days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The New York Post's Kevin Kernan passed along Piazza's comments on the controversial merchandise situation:  

When you spend $217 million on a pitcher you expect to be an ace, you want him to at least make a strong first impression.

And Tuesday, that's exactly what David Price gave the Boston Red Sox.

Major League Baseball permanently banned New York Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia in February after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the third time in a year, but Commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters Tuesday that the exiled pitcher will receive "fair consideration" if he applies for reinstatement when the 2018 season rolls around, according to

The Kansas City Royals raised their 2015 World Series banner before Sunday night's season opener, but they waited until game No. 2 to hold their ring ceremony.

It was definitely worth it.

Before taking on the New York Mets—the team Kansas City defeated in the Fall Classic—on Tuesday, the Royals received their championship rings.

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa had himself a solid day in his team's 5-3 season-opening win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday with a home run and two RBI. But it was a slow-roller in the top of the eighth inning with the score tied at two that was the most impactful.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced Tuesday they placed starting pitcher Matt Garza on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a right lat strain. It's unclear when he will return.

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Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein confirmed he's in discussions with the organization on a contract extension and expects a deal "sometime soon."

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The 2016 MLB season is finally in full swing, but it's never too late to make some long-term predictions about how the season could shake out.

Things rarely play out as expected over 162 games with so many moving parts on an MLB roster and injuries impossible to predict.

However, even with that uncertainty, some teams obviously have a better chance of extending their seasons on into October than others.

With that in mind, what follows is a look at each team's odds of making the playoffs in 2016.

The 2016 MLB season is finally in full swing, but it's never too late to make some long-term predictions about how the season could shake out.

Things rarely play out as expected over 162 games, and that's one of the things that makes baseball so great, but here in the early going, we can get a decent idea of what the postseason picture might look like come October.

So with that in mind, what follows is a look at each team's odds of making the playoffs for the upcoming season.

Baseball is back, and if the first two days of the 2016 regular season are any indication, fans are in for one heck of a year. Late-inning rallies, superhuman defensive plays (we're looking at you, Kevin Pillar) and no-doubt home runs littered the Opening Day landscape.