While no major votes are expected to take place at this week’s quarterly MLB owners meetings in New York, commissioner Rob Manfred did discuss President Donald Trump’s influence on the Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson reinstatement,

The MLB commissioner said that he took into account the opinion of Trump, with whom he met at the White House, in deciding to grant Rose a path to the Hall of Fame.

Caglianone smashed a double down the right-field line off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. The hit came in the fourth inning of Game 1 of Thursday’s Major League Baseball doubleheader.

Royals rookie Jac Caglianone debuted to great fanfare on Tuesday. He took an 0 for 5, but still hit the ball hard a few times. Wednesday's schedule game in St. Louis was postponed due to weather, moving things to a doubleheader on Thursday.

Touted Royals prospect Jac Caglianone goes 0-for-5 in his MLB debut with Kansas City despite quality at-bats. on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants MLB game to be played on June 5, 2025 on ESPN.

Giants look to split series vs Padres The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the San Francisco Giants

The MLB schedule on Thursday, June 5, features 13 games with 26 teams in action. One of the most notable matchups of the day is Rangers vs. Rays at 7:35 p.m. ET, where the SportsLine Projection Model is predicting strong performances from both Jonah Heim and Marcus Semien for Texas.

Preview the June 5 matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

It's Thursday, June 5, and the Cubs (38-23) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (29-32). Drew Pomeranz is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Jake Irvin for Washington. The Washington Nationals leveled the series with a 2-0 win yesterday.