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Goosebumps. Congrats, Miggy

Miguel Cabera joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players who have 3,000 hits, 500 homers and a career batting average of at least .300

Clayton Kershaw now with a perfect game through 7 innings. He’s at 80 pitches

Matt Harvey, who acknowledged in the Eric Kay trial during the winter that he used opioids while with the #Angels and other drugs with the #Mets, signs a minor-league deal with the #Orioles. He is subject to a 60-game suspension by #MLB for his testimony of supplying opioids.

Shortstop J.P. Crawford and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a five-year, $51 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Deal will start this year and buys out two free agent seasons. Crawford, 27, is an elite defender whose bat has steadily improved.

Trade: The Guardians are sending outfielder Bradley Zimmer to the Blue Jays for reliever Anthony Castro.

Source confirms agreement: Eight years, $70M for Ke’Bryan Hayes.

Emilio Pagan is the reliever heading to Minnesota, source says.

Twins, Padres in agreement on trade that will send Taylor Rogers to San Diego and Chris Paddack and a reliever to Minnesota, sources tell @TheAthletic. Details being finalized.

Chris Paddack is heading to the Twins in the deal, sources tell ESPN.

Happy Opening Day.

Victor Caratini to Brewers in trade

BREAKING: Star third baseman José Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a five-year, $124M contract extension, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Deal includes full no-trade clause. With this year and pickup of a 2023 option, Ramirez is guaranteed $150M.

MLB is expected to announce today the introduction of an on-field device to curtail sign stealing. PitchCom is a device that involves a pad with buttons worn on the wrist allowing quick/covert communication between pitchers/catchers. 5 players per team can use it. @Buster_ESPN

The Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a trade that will send OF Austin Meadows to the Tigers for shortstop Isaac Paredes and a draft pick, sources tell ESPN.

The AL Rookie of the Year field will include Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Adley Rutschman, Shane Baz, eventually Riley Greene, among others. The amount of young talent in this sport is mesmerizing.

Top prospect Julio Rodriguez has made the Mariners roster. Had big spring, batting .419. Overall, M’s look much more formidable this year.

Padres have been seeking starting pitching all spring, even with Darvish, Musgrove, Snell, Paddack, Clevinger, Martinez, Gore, Weathers and more. Could open the door to another deal, of course. These are the Padres, after all. @Feinsand was first with the Manaea trade.

Full trade, per source: Oakland gets Euribiel Angeles and Adrian Martinez, San Diego gets Sean Manaea and Aaron Holiday.

Sean Manaea has been traded from the Athletics to the Padres, per source.