MLB Opening Day 2026 has arrived! Buster Olney and Hembo discuss the Chicago Cubs locking up Pete Crow-Armstrong to a six-year, $115 million deal, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ascending to superstar, MLB's No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers Opening Day roster, why Cinncinati Reds rookie Sal Stewart could be the rock of their lineup, if Wyatt Langford can make noise in the AL MVP race, and why Hembo is down on Tyler Glasnow after a stellar spring. Then, Pitching Ninja Rob Friedman stops by to talk about his new book "Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball's New Era of Pitching Dominance," the best pitches in baseball, which pitcher he'd choose for a Space Jam "winner-takes-the-planet" game, why pitching is so different today, Japanese players bringing the splitter back in America, the prevalence of injuries among pitchers, and their friend Sarah Langs. Plus, Buster finishes the team previews with the Detroit Tigers, the Washington Nationals, the Tampa Bay Rays, the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
1:53 Cubs sign Pete Crow-Armstrong to six-year deal
5:26 Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. primed for a monster year
10:18 Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle makes the roster
14:52 Reds Sal Stewart can bang
16:32 Rangers Wyatt Lanford for MVP?
19:54 Dodgers Tyler Glasnow looks good
22:31 Pitching Ninja
23:37 Best pitches in baseball
27:29 Shohei Ohtani hyperbole
30:52 How pitching changed?
49:34 San Diego Padres preview
51:13 Detroit Tigers preview
52:55 Arizona Diamondbacks preview
53:47 Washington Nationals preview
54:55 Tampa Bay Rays preview
56:22 Bleacher Tweets

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