From Madera to the Major Leagues:
Alec Gamboa pitched clean 9th inning in his MLB debut, striking out 2, and his family was in Detroit to watch.
A year ago this month, he was released by the Dodgers, went to play in South Korea, and now this.
🎥: @NESN
NIck Montgomery - HR (2). A known masher of baseballs, he may be the hottest prospect I'm watching in our system early this year as he is hitting .357 with a 1.115 OPS. Absolutely demolishing baseballs to start the season.
Dominic Smith's mother, Yvette LaFleur, passed away March 15 following a heroic battle against cancer. Just 13 days later Smith hit a walk-off grand slam in his Braves debut.
“I got choked up a bunch of times and I’m trying to hold back tears right now. It’s just so special. I feel her every day. I miss her dearly. There’s not a moment where I don’t think about her.” ❤️
The roots of the 2026 @MLB Opening Day starting pitchers are scattered across the country, from Harvard-Westlake (CA) to nearly 3,000 miles away at The Governor's Academy (MA). ⚾✈️
See where they're all from ⬇️
https://t.co/NcJ685ObFR
Dom Smith is having a strong spring with the Atlanta Braves, hitting .421 with a 1.132 OPS. He’s coming off a successful stint with the Giants last season and now with the absence of Jurickson Profar, could have a role with regular at-bats in 2026 with Atlanta.