5:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The San Francisco Giants have the oldest average age in the major leagues at 30.63 years and the San Diego Padres have the youngest at 27.11, according to the commissioner’s office. Oakland is the second-oldest at 30.10, based on opening-day rosters, the commissioner’s office said Friday. Washington

10:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington pitcher Max Scherzer took over from Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout as baseball’s highest-paid player at $37.4 million and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox remained the sport’s bigger spender for the second straight year, according to a study of major league salaries by

8:13 PM ET OAKLAND — Mike Trout, playing in his first regular-season game under his record $426.5 million contract, had an injury scare on the most routine of plays in the Los Angeles Angels‘ season opener against the Oakland Athletics. Taking second base on a fielding error by A’s center fielder Ramon Laureano on his

5:37 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee center fielder Lorenzo Cain soared above the wall to rob Jose Martinez of a tying home run for the final out, lifting Christian Yelich and the Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 in an opener Thursday. With at least one Cardinals player in the bullpen already

9:19 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The new No. 3 is the new No. 1. Major League Baseball says that Bryce Harper has the sport’s top-selling jersey, ending a two-year reign for Aaron Judge‘s No. 99. 1. Bryce Harper, Phillies 2. Aaron Judge, Yankees 3. Mookie Betts, Red Sox 4. Mike Trout, Angels

8:00 PM ET Whether you are a die-hard fan who has been counting down the days until the new season begins or someone who waits until Opening Day arrives to get excited, the return of baseball is something to celebrate. We’ve enlisted ESPN.com’s Bradford Doolittle, Sam Miller, Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield to provide an

5:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Good but unexceptional veterans must realize teams find them less valuable in the age of analytics, Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred maintained ahead of season openers. Players have expressed anger following the second straight slow free-agent market, one that saw record deals for top stars and plummeting prices

7:03 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Joey Mellows is taking his passion for baseball on the road. Long haul. The 34-year-old Englishman, better known by his @BaseballBrit Twitter handle, has quit his day job to watch an entire season of baseball games across three continents. Joey Mellows from Portsmouth, England, checks baseball caps sold

9:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Angels outfielder Justin Upton will open the season on the injured list because of a sore right big toe. Manager Brad Ausmus announced the injury Tuesday. He says Upton has “turf toe” and that no timetable has been determined for his return. Upton was injured in Sunday’s

4:33 PM ET If New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was still upset about the New York Mets’ trip to Syracuse, he certainly wasn’t showing it Tuesday. Two days after he said he wasn’t looking forward to making the trip to the city — “not even in the slightest bit” — Syndergaard was running around