In addition to the annual GM Meetings, Thursday night saw the third annual MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards take place at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, co-hosted by Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts and comedian and Emmy-nominated producer Roy Wood Jr.
With the eyes of baseball on Sin City for the week and A-list players from all over the league gathered for the festivities, another marquee event is the inaugural Capital One MLB Open, pitting 60 current and former Major League players — representing all 30 clubs. Some Major Leaguers hit the links on Wednesday for the Capital One MLB Open Pro-Am ahead of two days of tournament action on Thursday and Friday.
Here’s a rundown of some of the best moments so far at the Capital One MLB Open, as well as some highlights from the MLB Awards later in the evening.
This time around, though, a group of key members of the Dodgers and Blue Jays traded the infield dirt for the fairway, with postseason hit machine Ernie Clement and 1993 World Series hero Joe Carter squaring up against 2025 Game 7 hero Will Smith and Dodgers franchise favorite Andre Ethier.
Joe was up for some verbal sparring, as well — after Clement shouts