Senga placed the Mets in a fast 2-0 hole on Kyle Stowers’ two-run homer in the first inning. Xavier Edwards doubled leading off the game for the Marlins before Senga left a 93-mph four-seamer over the middle of the plate for Stowers, who cleared the fence in right-center.

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The New York Mets led MLB for the third straight opening day with a $322.6 million payroll. According to the AP study, the Phillies ranked fourth with an opening-day payroll of $284 million.

The torpedo bat, made famous by the New York Yankees and now linked to the Marlins, is becoming one of the most talked-about trends in MLB. The bat’s creator, Aaron Leanhardt, was hired this offseason by Miami as a hitting coordinator.

The fireworks soaring beyond the right-field wall over the view of the Tower Bridge and downtown Sacramento skyline were followed by a flashing light show as Jacob Wilson made his way around the bases and crossed home plate.

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Here is the full top-10 list of MLB payrolls in 2025: The Mets spent nearly three times more than any other team in free agency with over $1 billion in contracts handed out. Most of that was Juan Soto's record-setting $765 million deal, but they also paid to bring back Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea and bring in Clay Holmes.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Francisco Lindor on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, as the New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins.

Miami Marlins field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt is the architect behind the New York Yankees' famous "torpedo" bats that caused a media frenzy.