Baker Wins in Debut, Nationals Beat Rays' Top Young Pitcher  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Dusty Baker wound up a winner in his debut as Washington's manager when the Nationals roughed up top Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Snell for a 6-2 victory Wednesday.  —  Baker last managed with Cincinnati in 2013.

Teixeira Plays for First Time Since Injury, Yanks Top Tigers  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mark Teixeira went 0 for 1 and walked in his first game since missing the final month last season with a right shin injury and the New York Yankees beat a Detroit Tigers split squad 10-9 Wednesday.

Players Prefer Presentation  —  The Chapman Precedent  —  Aroldis Chapman received a 30-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Tuesday.  In some ways, his case is a lot like many other domestic violence cases: Witnesses gave conflicting statements; the details were alarming, but hard to parse.

Family mourns transgender woman who died after eating seeds from ‘suicide tree’  —  CALUMET CITY, Ill. — A mother of a 22-year-old transgender woman is warning other parents to beware of a deadly seed from an Asian plant called the “suicide tree.”  —  Two weeks ago, Natosha Anderson found …

Cardinals Extend Kolten Wong  —  The Cardinals have announced an extension with 25-year-old second baseman Kolten Wong.  Wong, a client of PSI Sports Management, will reportedly be guaranteed $25.5MM over five years, beginning in 2016.  The contract also includes a $12.5MM option …

The World's Richest Sports Team Owners 2016  —  Sports teams have long been toys of the rich and famous.  But with franchise valuations soaring thanks to sky-high TV contracts, the entry price for the exclusive owners club has risen dramatically.  Most owners made their fortunes before joining …

Royals, catcher Salvador Perez agree to new five-year, $52.5 million contract  —  He'll become a free agent after the 2021 season Royals had held three club options on Perez after this season  —  “He's out-performed that contract.  He's an underpaid player in the game.”  —  rdodd@kcstar.com

86-year-old woman accidentally hangs herself with medical alert necklace  —  CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. - An 86-year-old Cumberland County woman is dead after she trips and is accidentally hanged by her medical alert necklace.  It happened on February 15.  —  County Coroner Charles Hall …

Byung Ho Park Struggles in Debut; Twins Beat Red Sox 7-4  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — South Korean slugger Byung Ho Park struck out three times in his exhibition debut, Phil Hughes breezed through two scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday in the teams' Grapefruit League opener.

New revelations in Peyton Manning/Jamie Naughright saga  —  The MMQB staff writer Robert Klemko discusses the latest developments in the Peyton Manning, Jamie Naughright story.  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — In the case of Peyton Manning and Dr. Jamie Naughright and what happened in a University …

Diamondbacks defend Salt River Fields after Tulowitzki comments  —  A day after Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki spoke critically of Salt River Fields, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale defended his club's posh spring training complex, saying being prepared for the season is more about a team's culture than its facility.