Column: Cold weather and cold arms are a not-so-hot combination for Cubs and White Sox fans  —  A crosstown doubleheader brought frigid temperatures to the baseball diamonds on April 10, 2019, with Cubs and White Sox players — and their fans — doing their best to stay warm.  —  Chicago Tribune

This Date In Baseball  —  COMPILED BY PAUL MONTELLA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  —  1906 — Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at bat.  Irv Young allowed one hit as Boston beat Brooklyn 2-0.  —  1909 — The Philadelphia Athletics …

The Marlins are the least valuable franchise in MLB, Forbes reports  —  Franchise values are up across MLB for all but one team: the Miami Marlins.  —  Forbes published its annual list of franchise valuations Wednesday, and the teams at the top and bottom are unsurprising.

2019-20 MLB International Bonus Pools  —  Teams have learned how much international bonus pool space they will have for the upcoming 2019-20 signing period, which opens on July 2.  —  $6,481,200 Pool  —  Arizona D-backs  —  Baltimore Orioles  —  Cleveland Indians  —  Colorado Rockies

Now 0-for-53, O's Davis is ‘trusting the process’  —  Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis' record hitless streak is now up to 53 at-bats after he went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.  —  Davis, in the fourth season of a seven-year, $161 million contract …

Wieters making first start among many lineup changes for Cards  —  Matt Wieters will make his first start behind the plate this season for the Cardinals, and is one of numerous lineup changes made by manager Mike Shildt for the final game of a four-game series with the Dodgers.

MLB Inception!  Who wins baseball's rising pitcher-swap matchups?  —  During opening weekend, John Ryan Murphy, the Diamondbacks' third-string catcher, faced Brock Stewart, the Dodgers' mop-up reliever.  Stewart had the bat.  —  These ultra-rare matchups — between a position player pitching …

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel is a couple of weeks from playing in games  —  Nick Senzel, sidelined with a sprained ankle, shed his walking boot and started doing baseball activities, but he's still at least a couple of weeks from returning to games.

Yankees hope return to the Bronx and getting CC Sabathia back helps right the ship after being swept by Astros … There is no place like home.  At least, that is what the Yankees were telling themselves as they left here Wednesday night.  —  After getting swept by the Astros in embarrassing fashion …

Dodgers To Activate Clayton Kershaw On Monday  —  Clayton Kershaw will come off the injured list to make his season debut on Monday when the Dodgers host the Reds, manager Dave Roberts revealed to reporters Thursday morning (Twitter link via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register).

Ranking MLB's ballpark foods!  —  You Cannot Be Serious is ESPN The Magazine's satire page.  Because, you know, this whole sports thing?  It's meant to be fun!  —  Chicago Cubs Ivy Salad: Featuring leaves plucked fresh from the outfield wall, this salad is also the only offering in the stadium not drizzled in au jus.

Why Iowa reliever Dakota Mekkes may be knocking on the door of his first big-league promotion  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.

First strike: Sharks earn series-opening win over Golden Knights  —  (CLICK HERE, if you unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device.)  —  SAN JOSE — Forget about the troubles they had near the end of the regular season.  The Sharks got the start and the end result …

Yankees' Miguel Andujar reports progress with right shoulder injury  —  Yankees' Miguel Andujar (small tear, right labrum) plays catch for the first time since being diagnosed, at Houston on Wednesday  —  HOUSTON - Miguel Andujar merely played catch on Wednesday, making 25 soft tosses at a distance of 60 feet.