Johan Santana making a comeback — and the Yankees are interested  —  Johan Santana's comeback began Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Yankees were among the teams in attendance.  —  It was the left-hander's first game on a mound since …

Braves are still talking to clubs about Gattis  —  With the start of Spring Training a little less than a month away, the Braves are still talking to a few clubs that had shown interest in Evan Gattis during the early portion of this offseason.  —  As USA Today's Bob Nightengale first reported …

Pacquiao agrees to fight Mayweather  —  The fight the world has wanted to see for the better part of six years — a long-awaited summit meeting between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, the two top boxers in the world — is not done, but it has cleared a major hurdle.

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball hits Cubs, Yankees early  —  Phil Orlins was reminiscing Tuesday about producing the 1990 debut of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, featuring the now- defunct Montreal Expos, and now 26 years later, it's now the Chicago Cubs' hopeful return to prominence highlighting their broadcast season.

Wright vows to make up for last season during intense training program  —  David Wright at The Barwis Methods Center at the Mets' spring training facility.  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The road back from the left shoulder injury has been long and tedious with even some outbursts of anger …

Toronto Blue Jays want grass in the Rogers Centre: An inside look at the difficult growth process it requires  —  Imagine: Sitting before you is a scale model of the Rogers Centre, roughly the size of a round roasting pan.  Your challenge: to put a real baseball field in the stadium …

Mets righty has been subject of trade rumors all offseason  —  9/12/14: Dillon Gee earns the win against the Nationals, throwing 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball while striking out four  —  NEW YORK — Amid baseball's annual flow of trade rumors, it's sometimes easy to forget …

Mariners Acquire Mike Kickham  —  The Mariners have acquired lefty Mike Kickham from the Cubs in exchange for 21-year-old right-hander Lars Huijer, Seattle announced.  —  Kickham, 26, was designated for assignment when the Cubs made their signing of Chris Denorfia official.

Lack of big trade shows Mets wisely playing long game  —  Mets radio broadcaster Josh Lewin discusses the Mets' plans at shortstop, the team's expectations for the 2015 season and more on Hot Stove  —  It's officially mid-January, and, unless you firmly believe in the ability of Wilmer Flores, the Mets still don't have a shortstop.

Document from 1945 that said black players couldn't make it in baseball is up for sale  —  Document from 1945 - two years before Jackie Robinson broke MLB color barrier - saying black players couldn't make it in baseball is up for sale  —  A 1945 document offered for sale …

Diamondbacks GM Dave Stewart says he won't add a catcher  —  After saying last week the Diamondbacks would be comfortable going into the season with their current catchers if a better option didn't present itself, General Manager Dave Stewart took it a step further Tuesday …

Wandy Rodriguez To Sign With Braves After Failing Physical With Phillies  —  Veteran lefty Wandy Rodriguez has failed his physical with the Phillies and instead agreed to a minor league deal with the Braves.  Hector Gomez of Listin Diario first tweeted that a deal with Atlanta was close …