Rybakina, Collins set to meet in Miami Open final
Elena Rybakina defeated Victoria Azarenka in a third-set tiebreaker while Danielle Collins beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets to set up the Miami Open final.
Elena Rybakina defeated Victoria Azarenka in a third-set tiebreaker while Danielle Collins beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets to set up the Miami Open final.
— Tarik Skubal acknowledged feeling some jitters leading up to his first opening-day start. Once he stepped on the mound, they all seemed to go away.
— Pablo Lopez admitted to feeling some anxiety when the Twins ace stepped on the mound to face the Royals on opening day.
— Shohei Ohtani cracked a line drive to right field and sprinted past second base, confident he could leg out a triple that would thrill his new fans in his first home plate appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
— From a pregame moment of silence to Fernando Tatis Jr.'s custom cleats and a large heart in center field with the initials PS, the memory of late Padres owner Peter Seidler was everywhere at Petco Park.
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lingered coming out of the batter's box long enough to watch a towering drive off his bat sail well over the centerfield wall. Then he broke into a home run trot.