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Yikes. Ragans struck out two batters on the evening while issuing one base on balls. Things were bad right out of the gate for Ragans as the Rangers started with a single, stolen base, single combination to push a run across. Ragans then uncorked a wild pitch, plunked Corey Seager and served up a three-run homer to Jake Burger before he recorded an out. Trouble found him again to start the second inning as he walked Sam Haggerty an gave up a two-run blast to Wyatt Langford. Fantasy managers shouldn’t overreact to one start, but this was about as bad as it can get for Ragans. The one good thing to take away is that his velocity was up, averaging 96.8 mph on his fastball (+1.5 mph).

Chourio was hit in the wrist Wednesday and the outfielder was unable to play Friday or Saturday with the contusion. The 21-year-old should be good to go in the contest against Nicaragua, and there’s no reason to think it’ll carry over into the regular season at this point.

Arraez had hard-hit balls on one out of every six balls in play for the Padres last season. Tonight, he was 5-for-5, even reaching 100.4 mph on his lone out. Eugenio Suárez also homered for Venezuela, and Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-3 with a walk and a steal. Venezuela improved to 2-0 in pool play.

There had never been a walkoff homer in WBC history until today. Now there’s been two, after Ozzie Albies hit one earlier for The Netherlands. Panama led this one 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, but Alberto Baldonado couldn’t finish off the game, walking in the tying run with Willi Castro up. Panama took back the lead by plating the automatic runner in the top of the 10th, but the club botched a sac bunt to open the bottom of the inning, leading to runners on the corners with none out. After a game-tying double play seemed to wipe the slate clean, Hernaiz ended the game with a 374-foot shot to right. Puerto Rico is now 2-0 in pool play and seems well on its way to advancing to the quarterfinals.

Murray was hit in his finger in the win over Seattle. The good news is that X-rays came back negative, so the 26-year-old infielder should be able to return to the lineup in the coming days.

Knack has struggled in both of his spring starts as seen in ERA of 9.64. He’s being stretched out as depth for Los Angeles, but it’s very hard to imagine that he’ll be an option for the Dodgers or fantasy managers in 2026.

Rada, 20, is coming off a season where he stole 54 bases with a .292/.398/.360 slash while reaching Triple-A. He’ll likely make his debut with the Angels in 2026, and the speed makes him a little intriguing even if he won’t hit for much power.

Wood has not had a successful spring training, but he showed off his ability to put the ball into the gap and his underrated wheels with the two-run triple. The contact issues for Wood are significant and likely will make hitting for a high average — even with so much hard contact — a challenge, but there’s still enormous fantasy upside in his left-handed bat.

Warren’s only run allowed came on a sac fly by the Nats that occurred shortly after an error by George Lombard Jr. The 26-year-old has been excellent this spring; allowing just oen earned run in his three outings. Warren appears to have a spot in the starting rotation to begin the year, but his spot will be tenuous with arms like Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón set to join the staff this summer.

Gray surrendered a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. It’s his second spring start of the season for the 28-year-old, and was in the low 90s with his four-seam heater. Gray seems like to be a part of the rotation for the Nationals to open 2026, but there’s not enough upside to suggest he’s worthy of rostering to start the campaign.

There’s no do or die on March 7, but Encarnacion needed this after entering the day 4-for-23 with no extra-base hits or walks. Both Encarnacion and Luis Matos are out of options, and it doesn’t seem like the Giants necessarily need both, as Bryce Eldridge is the only lefty they’re likely to platoon. Encarnacion is probably the more useful player now, but he’s had a hard time staying healthy, and Matos, at age 24, still has the potential to grow into a regular. Encarnacion would be the more likely of the two to clear waivers if the team tries to send him down.