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Click, who served as the Astros’ general manager for three seasons until the two sides agreed to part ways following last year’s World Series title run, is currently employed as the division-rival Blue Jays’ vice president for baseball strategy.

Hernández smacked an RBI double off of Mitch Spence in the first inning that extended the Dodgers’ early advantage to 3-0. He also drove home Ryan Ward with an RBI single in the fourth that capped off the scoring in the ballgame. He has been sizzling at the plate to start the spring, slashing .476/.500/.571 with four RBI and a 4/1 K/BB ratio through his first eight games.

Freeman opened the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single off of Mitch Spence before an out had been recorded in the home half of the first. He then smacked a two-run single in the fourth that extended the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0. The 36-year-old slugger has looked as good as ever this spring, hitting .455 (5-for-11) with seven RBI and a 0/1 K/BB ratio. He remains a steady producer for fantasy purposes and a strong foundation piece on any team.

The 37-year-old infielder led off the home half of the first inning with a single, swiped second base and scored the game’s first run on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman. Rojas also singled in the second inning and again in the fourth. He’s a candidate to start at second base with Tommy Edman (ankle) sidelined to begin the season, or he could remain in his regular utility infielder role while Hyesong Kim or Santiago Espinal get the call there.

The 30-year-old hurler struck out one batter on the evening and did not allow a hit. Ryan got just one whiff on 21 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of 29 percent. Regardless of how well he pitches this spring, he’s likely ticketed for a spot in the bullpen at Triple-A Oklahoma City to begin the 2026 campaign.

The 27-year-old hurler didn’t walk a batter or record a strikeout in the ballgame. The Dodgers jumped on him in the opening inning with consecutive RBI knocks from Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez pushing three runs across. Spence then settled in and worked a pair of scoreless innings to end his day. He got three swings and misses on 42 pitches on the night, registering an uninspiring CSW of only 17 percent. The expectation is that Spence will begin the season in a long relief role for the Royals, which saps him of any late-round fantasy appeal that he may have had if he were in the rotation.

It was a 3-3 game until Caminero hit a Steven Cruz offering 414 feet to give the Dominican Republic a lead it wouldn’t give up. Julio Rodríguez added a solo shot in the seventh, and Oneil Cruz came off the bench to put away the game with a three-run, 116.8-mph blast in the eighth. The Dominican Republic also got two-hit games from Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto and Manny Machado.

Sánchez actually struck out four (of seven batters) in the first inning tonight, with a wild pitch allowing the leadoff man to reach on the first one. He just didn’t have much help or luck in the outing, and he gave up the six hits despite not allowing a single hard-hit ball. Barring something pretty unexpected, he’ll make another start for the Dominican Republic next week.

Buxton appeared to get hit on the back elbow during the fifth inning. He stayed in to run afterwards and then came out in favor of Pete Crow-Armstrong the following inning. This probably won’t prove to be anything significant.

Norby did his damage off of Mets’ starter Sean Manaea in the opening inning, belting a 360-foot (97.3 mph EV) solo shot that would prove to be all the offense that the Marlins would need. He also singled and struck out in the contest. With the two-hit attack, the 25-year-old infielder is now hitting .211 (4-for-19) with one homer, one RBI and one stolen base through his first seven spring contests.

Hernández drew a walk to start the fourth inning and swiped second base, but the Marlins couldn’t cash him in from there. He then provided an insurance run with his 356-foot (99.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Bryan Hudson in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old outfielder is having a strong spring so far, hitting .286/.375/.786 with a pair of homers, three RBI and three stolen bases.