Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun  —  A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun.  —  The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …

Floyd Solid, Smoak Homers as Blue Jays Beat Pirates  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — Finally healthy after a three-year battle with injuries, right-hander Gavin Floyd turned in a solid start for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in a 10-8 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  Justin Smoak hit a towering solo home run for the Blue Jays.

Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson to miss six weeks because of oblique strain  —  Dyson is likely to start the season on the disabled list  —  He was to have been in a platoon in right field with Paulo Orlando  —  Manager Ned Yost said others will have chance to play in right  —  SUPRISE, ARIZ.

Cameron Maybin Out Four To Six Weeks With Fractured Hand  —  Tigers outfielder Cameron Maybin will be sidelined for the next four to six weeks due to a non-displaced hairline fracture in his left hand, manager Brad Ausmus told reporters, including Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press (Twitter link).

Brett Anderson To Undergo Back Surgery, Out 3 To 5 Months  —  Dodgers lefty Brett Anderson is set to undergo surgery today on a bulging disk in his back, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports (Twitter links).  Anderson is expected to miss three to five months.  —  The news comes as a major blow …

Murphy Faces Mets for 1st Time as Nationals Top New York 9-4  —  VIERA, Fla. — Facing his former team for the first time, Daniel Murphy walked and scored on Anthony Rendon's two-run single in a four-run first inning against Rafael Montero in the Washington Nationals' 9-4 win over the New York Mets on Thursday.

Mets staff has an ace, or three, up its sleeve  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Season on the line, one game, winner take all, which Mets pitcher gets the ball?  It's a different question than who has the best arsenal.  I'm talking about the big-moment gene that defines an ace.  —  You're the manager; who do you like?

Hal Steinbrenner says family has no intention of selling Yankees  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees are not for sale.  Not now and, if the Steinbrenner family has its way, perhaps not ever.  —  Hal Steinbrenner, the Yankees' managing general partner, says that despite …

Mets need Wilmer Flores to handle new role as utility infielder ‘like a veteran’  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — All last spring Sandy Alderson kept repeating it like a mantra: Wilmer Flores is our shortstop.  The general manager answered every question about his infield with the line that Flores was the Mets' starting shortstop.

Re-introducing Paintomatic  —  Red Sox fan: “The Red Sox just spent $217 million on David Price.  What kind of pitcher is he?”  —  Several years ago I introduced a visual called Paintomatic with the goal of answering questions like the one above.  Like my other visuals, the intention was to unlock insight that's hidden in the data.

Marvin Harrison rips T.O.: “My jacket's gold.  He can get his ass in whenever he gets in, if he gets in!”  —  Talk of Fame Network  —  Add Hall-of-Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison to the list of people sick of listening to Terrell Owens.  —  Harrison is quiet by nature and inclination …