The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Semien

NEW YORK — It was not long ago that the baseball world cast an eye of confused suspicion on the Yankees.

Reid Detmers might have set the bar impossibly high when he threw a no-hitter in his 11th big league start May 10. The Angels left-hander has found it difficult to produce a worthy encore.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The A’s continued to struggle at the plate, but Stephen Piscotty hit a two-run home run and Cole Irvin and three relievers combined to shut out the Texas Rangers 2-0 Sunday at the Coliseum.

Checking in on the newcomers filling in for stars who left their teams in the offseason, like Carlos Correa and Freddie Freeman.

No early deficit followed by a crazy comeback?

ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcus Semien came to the Rangers with high expectations. That’s natural for a player who hit 45 home runs a year ago — a record among second basemen — and signed a seven-year, $175 million to be one of two pillars for a rebuilding franchise.

Colorado spoiled Texas’s home opener with some help from a replay review.

TORONTO — From design to opening, the plan for Globe Life Field called for a citadel of a stadium, host to a bona fide major league team, packed with fans and exploding with noise.

Yesterday was an absolute blast, but it was more of an abridged version of Opening Day because there were only seven games. The other 16 teams begin their seasons today, and there are plenty of great matchups to watch. Let’s run through a few of the ones I’m most anticipating,…