Adam LaRoche Likely To Retire  —  White Sox DH Adam LaRoche says he will “step away from baseball,” Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports (Twitter links).  He indicated that he would wait a few days before addressing the matter further, out of respect for his teammates' request that he think it over …

Sources: Mets to place IF Ruben Tejada on waivers  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Ruben Tejada's days with the New York Mets appear numbered.  —  Tejada has been placed on waivers, paving the way for the Mets to free themselves from paying a large portion of the infielder's salary, multiple baseball officials told ESPN.

Teacher, TV star Rod Durham dies  —  Influential Leon High School drama teacher, theater director and “Extreme Weight Loss” star Rod Durham has died.  He was 52.  —  “He was someone they (the students) could go talk to when they needed to,” Leon High School principal Billy Epting said on Monday morning.

Palos Verdes Girl Paralyzed After Doing Backbend Refuses to Give Up Hope She'll Dance Again  —  Five-year-old Eden Hoelscher suffered a traumatic spinal injury while doing a backbend on the living room floor of her Palos Verdes home right before Christmas.  —  The injury left …

Fielder, Gallo Homer in Rangers' 5-4 Victory Over  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Prince Fielder hit his first spring homer and Joey Gallo hit a mammoth shot for his third as the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-4 Tuesday.  —  Fielder homered to center off Carlos Carrasco in the third inning.

‘Relaxed’ Maikel Franco hits two more home runs  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Maikel Franco said he did not notice how far his first home run traveled on Monday afternoon.  Franco did not stop to watch the path of his rocket, which left Ed Smith Stadium in the first inning and continued the third baseman's hot spring.

Jake Arrieta has to put runner on base on purpose to get work from stretch  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After breezing through the first inning Monday against the Padres, Cubs starter Jake Arrieta said he issued an “intentionally unintentional” walk to Derek Norris leading off the second.

Verlander Extends Scoreless String, Tigers Top Braves 10-6  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Justin Verlander extended his scoreless string to nine innings as the Detroit Tigers downed the Atlanta Braves 10-6.  —  Verlander, a former Cy Young winner and Most Valuable Player, suffered through arm troubles …

Tillman Shaky in Spring Debut as Orioles Tie Blue Jays 6-6  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Chris Tillman allowed two runs and didn't make it out of the second inning in Tuesday's shaky spring debut for the Baltimore Orioles, who tied the Toronto Blue Jays 6-6.  —  The former All-Star served up four hits …

Nationals Score Three Off McHugh, Beat Astros 6-4  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Houston's Collin McHugh gave up his first runs of the spring Tuesday as the Washington Nationals beat the Astros 6-4.  —  Daniel Murphy's two-run double highlighted a three-run inning off the 19-game winner in the third.

The Minnesota Twins went all out for their Bachelor finale viewing party  —  Spring Training is always a good time to work in some team bonding, and there's no better way to bring a group of players together than by sharing a meal while watching “The Bachelor”.