What stands out as the calendar turns to May? Let's break down the biggest early trends.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have extended qualifying offers to Corey Seager and Chris Taylor, but not Clayton Kershaw.
Freddie Freeman and Carlos Correa are among the 160 players who became free agents, while about 50 additional players are also potentially eligible, pending decisions on options in their contracts for 2022.
Toronto's Marcus Semien become just the fifth second baseman in MLB history to reach 40 home runs in a season in a 6-5 win over the Yankees. Overall, Semien has 44 homers this season -- four came as a shortstop.
The Blue Jays have scored 10 or more runs 21 times, most in the majors. They've scored a whopping 250 runs in those 21 games and have won 18 games by eight or more runs. By contrast, the Red Sox have just eight such wins and the Yankees six.
- The Blue Jays expect to split the home portion of this year's regular-schedule among their spring training complex in Dunedin, Florida, their Triple-A ballpark in Buffalo, New York, and the Rogers Center in Toronto.
