Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day:
1. Athletics groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas:
The A’s are scheduled to finally break ground on their planned ballpark in Las Vegas this morning, nine months after they played their final game in Oakland. The ceremony is scheduled for 8am local time. According to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review Journal, the ceremony will feature an appearance from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in addition to a number of local- and state-level government officials. Akers suggests that they’ll be joined by A’s ownership, executives, and alumni at the event. The A’s have today off, but with a game scheduled for tomorrow evening in Detroit it’s unlikely that any current players will make appearances at the ceremony.
2. Orioles examining catcher following collision:
The very same day Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list due to an oblique strain, the Orioles may have lost another catcher when backup Maverick Handley collided with Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. as Chisholm attempted to score. As noted by MLB.com’s Jake Rill, O’s manager Tony Mansolino told reporters after the game that Handley’s “full body” was being evaluated and that placing the 27-year-old in the concussion protocol had not been ruled out. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Handley ended up needing a trip to the injured list, at which point Baltimore would need to make a 40-man roster move to bring up a depth catcher like David Banuelos or Chadwick Tromp.
3. Series Preview: Cubs @ Cardinals
One of the league’s most storied rivalries has yet to face off in 2025, but that changes tonight when the Cubs take the field in St. Louis against the Cardinals in a game scheduled for 6:45pm local time. St. Louis is currently 4.5 games back of Chicago for the NL Central lead, meaning a sweep of this four-game set could but them within spitting distance of the division lead. It would likely put them in playoff position as well, given that they’re just one game back in the NL Wild Card race. As for the Cubs, a strong showing in this series could help them turn things around after a middling stretch of play that’s seen them go 7-8 over their past 15 games.
Right-hander Ben Brown (5.57 ERA) will face off against southpaw Matthew Liberatore (4.08 ERA) in tonight’s game. Cubs veteran Jameson Taillon (3.84 ERA) is the only other announced starter for the series, but The Athletic’s Katie Woo and Sahadev Sharma write that right-hander Michael McGreevy (2.70 ERA in 3 appearances) and southpaw Shota Imanaga (2.82 ERA in eight starts) are expected to take the mound during the series at some point as well.
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