Morning Update - 3/2/2021

Bauer makes his Dodger debut, the Cardinals hope to pack Busch Stadium by July, & more.

Good morning.

It’s March 2nd, 2021 and here’s everything that happened in the world of baseball from 5:00 PM EST Friday to 9:00 AM EST today.

The Most Important Thing

Dodger Insider @DodgerInsider

The build-up begins with a strong start for Trevor Bauer, who threw two scoreless innings in his Dodger spring debut. He believes there's still more he can tap into after a Cy Young season.

dodgers.mlblogs.comAfter Cy Young season, Trevor Bauer believes he can tap into moreTrevor Bauer’s first time on the mound in a spring game for the Dodgers didn’t bring many butterflies. He never had to sweat. After allowing a leadoff single to start Monday’s game against the…

Bauer made his debut yesterday for the Dodgers. 2 innings-pitched, 1 hit, 1 strikeout.

Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja

Trevor Bauer, Beautiful Knuckle Curve...and insta-K Strut is in mid-season form. 🌈

Everything Else

Game Recaps

• Astros 7, Nationals 6 (Crawfish Boxes)

• Twins 6, Rays 5 (FS North)

• Orioles 4, Phillies 4 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• Braves 5, Red Sox 3 (Talking Chop)

• Marlins 2, Mets 0 (Palm Beach Post)

• Yankees 5, Tigers 4 (Pinstripe Alley)

• Pirates 2, Blue Jays 2 (Sportsnet)

• Royals 8, Indians 6 (FS Kansas City)

• Dodgers 10, Rockies 0 (LA Times)

• Athletics 13, Reds 5 (Athletics Nation)

• Giants 1, Rangers 1 (Inside The Rangers)

• Cubs 1, Padres 0 (Cubs Insider)

• White Sox 4, Angels 4 (Chicago Sun Times)

• Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 1 (Brew Crew Ball)

Transactions

• Yankees OF Greg Allen cleared waivers and has been outrighted to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He will remain at major league camp.

Injuries/Chatter

• Giants notes from Mark W. Sanchez: Gabe Kapler says Brandon Belt is “wiped out” dealing with illness - it is not covid; Alyssa Nakken saw more time as first-base coach, replacing Antoan Richardson in later innings.

• RHP Brandon Woodruff’s scheduled Tuesday start for the Brewers has been pushed back a couple of days due to back stiffness.

Posts With Your Toast

• Trevor Bauer is happy with the Dodgers, and the Mets are happy without Trevor Bauer, writes Bob Nightengale.

• ESPN MLB insiders on the state of the AL East.

• Tommy La Stella was productive in his Giants debut, writes Susan Slusser.

• Rockies prospect Helcris Olivarez is making a big impression, says Patrick Saunders.

• Looking slender, Ronald Acuna Jr. is showing off his speed.

• The power of positivity is working for Brewers' Tyrone Taylor almost a decade after being drafted, writes Todd Rosiak and Tom Haudricourt.

• Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly looked sharp in his return from season-ending surgery, says Derek Montilla.

• Garrett Whitlock, a Red Sox early camp star, keeps his perspective with the blue-collar mentality he learned on a goat farm, writes Chris Cotillo.

• Ryan Zimmerman felt good in his first game in a year, relays Mark Zuckerman.

• Three White Sox reintroduced themselves during spring training, writes Jim Margalus.

• Max Rieper says Kansas City’s Seuly Matias showed off his big-boy power.

Random Baseball Rewind

SABR @sabr

Helen Dettweiler became the first woman to broadcast an @MLB baseball game in 1938. Later, she was a @USArmy pilot and code-breaker during World War II and a founding member of the @LPGA. Read her #SABR bio at sabr.org/bioproj/person… #WomensHistoryMonth

Foul Tips

• The Cardinals are hoping to pack Busch Stadium by the July All-Star break.

• Watching Riley Greene's dad watch the Detroit Tigers' prospect bat vs. Yankees.

God bless and good day!

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