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The news of the day in Dodgers Land was shaping up to be Matt Kemp's activation from the disabled list for the team's home opener against the division rival San Francisco Giants.

It didn't take long for Yasiel Puig to overshadow that news, though. In fact, he made it completely irrelevant.

Opening Day was a big day for baseball fans, but it was an extremely special day for young Ainsley Williams.

March 31, 2014 was a day the young girl will never forget. The three-year-old had been battling cancer of the soft tissue since she was one. For 22 weeks, Ainsley and her family made 16-hour round trips from Marquette, Mich., to Detroit for treatment.

Updates from Saturday, April 5

Puig is back in the lineup on Saturday, according to the Dodgers' official Twitter feed:

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The Boston Red Sox weren't the only ones getting new rings on Friday.

Back in 2011, two Red Sox fans—Cody Anderson and Shannon Armitage—met online. Anderson and Armitage hit it off, which led to a great story. The two fans got married at Fenway Park on April 4, 2014, which is the same day that the team received their 2013 World Series rings.

Back in late January, in the midst of this most brutal winter, a love affair with baseball came full circle. I walked into the Holiday Inn in Arlington, Va., and attended my first meeting as a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, or SABR, known for its fanatical devotees and pioneering statistical methods.

Los Angeles Dodgers star center fielder Matt Kemp is back in the lineup for Friday's home opener against the San Francisco Giants after recovering from a potentially career-threatening left ankle injury.

The first full week of the fantasy baseball season is in full swing. You'll want to keep an eye on the prize and finish the weekend strong, but there is nothing wrong with a peak ahead.

Here’s a breakdown of the two-start pitchers for the week of April 7-13. I used ESPN to generate the list. Starts are subject to change due to weather and injuries. Check for updates according to your league settings to avoid any surprises.

The Boston Red Sox are celebrating their 2013 World Series championship during their home opener on Friday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers, and their championship rings look pretty sharp.

While Boston opted for a more streamlined design, the Red Sox were able to honor the team's three championships in the past decade on the side of the ring.

The outside of the ring is simple, but the inside of it has a pretty awesome inscription:

The 2014 Minor League Baseball season began on Thursday, with a total 54 games played by teams representing all four full-season levels.

As expected, the day featured countless impressive performances by top-ranked prospects, both hitters and pitchers, with many players making an immediate impact at a new, more challenging level.

So, which players had the best Opening Day, you ask?

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams, by most accounts, had a solid opening series against the Cincinnati Reds. He produced with the bat, proved that a defensive shift will not always work against him and played adequate defense. Then he tried to catch a foul ball as it flew into the stands down the right field line.

That play seems to be all anyone can talk about now.