Bring the heat: Major League Baseball off to chilly start  —  CHICAGO (AP) Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was making a cup of tea in the clubhouse this weekend when he spilled hot water on his hand.  —  Painful, but at least he was finally warm.  —  “I'm on blood thinners to boot …

Injuries to Chirinos, Choo overshadow Rangers' victory  —  Broken right forearm to sideline top catcher Right fielder could land on DL with calf strain Hamels, Beltre deliver in second straight win  —  ANAHEIM, CALIF.  —  Plenty of good happened Saturday at Angel Stadium for the Texas Rangers.

Role reversal: Have the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers swapped identities? … The pair of blockbuster deals pulled off by the Diamondbacks in a span of just 24 hours in December caught every corner of Major League Baseball by surprise, especially in Los Angeles …

Felix Doubront To Undergo Tommy John Surgery  —  Athletics left-hander Felix Doubront will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow and will miss the 2016 season, the club announced (h/t: MLB.com's Jane Lee, on Twitter).  The 28-year-old Doubront was recently reported to have been diagnosed with …

Cubs Acquire LHP Giovanni Soto From Indians  —  The Cubs announced today that they have acquired left-handed reliever Giovanni Soto from the Indians in exchange for cash considerations.  Cleveland had designated the 24-year-old southpaw for assignment last week.

Detroit Tigers fan catches 5 fouls, 1 practice ball at today's game  —  People on Twitter are calling Detroit Tigers fan Bill Dugan “a wizard,” “sticky fingers” and “lucky guy.”  —  People on Twitter are calling a fan at today's Detroit Tigers game “a wizard,” “sticky fingers” and “lucky guy.”

Diamondbacks CEO says team wants Phoenix to run Chase Field  —  CEO Derrick Hall said having Phoenix replace Maricopa County as the stadium's landlord would ensure the team's future in downtown  —  Arizona Diamondbacks Chief Executive Derrick Hall said Sunday that the franchise wants the city …

Land For Potential New GreenJackets Stadium Purchased  —  Greenstone Properties closed on Monday on a purchase of nearly 30 acres of land in North Augusta, S.C., for the eventual use in a project that would bring the Augusta GreenJackets, the Giants' low Class A affiliate in the South Atlantic League, to the Palmetto State.

Braves To Designate Jose Ramirez For Assignment  —  The Braves will designate right-handed reliever Jose Ramirez for assignment, tweets MLB.com's Mark Bowman.  Ramirez's departure from the 40-man roster will allow the Braves to add left-hander Hunter Cervenka and right-hander Joel De La Cruz to the 40-man and 25-man rosters.

Starting pitching letting Rays down early in season  —  BALTIMORE — The new guys brought in to boost the Rays lineup have not yet been much help.  —  Even with Corey Dickerson's third home run of the season in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles, and with Steve Pearce's first RBI …

Christian Vazquez could be back in majors by end of April  —  TORONTO — Christian Vazquez could very well be back in the major leagues by the end of the month.  —  Vazquez is on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Pawtucket that can last until April 28.  At that point, the Sox would either have to call him up or option him to the PawSox.

Panik's big hit caps Giants' 9-6 comeback win over Dodgers (Yahoo Sports)  —  Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants homered three times to overcome an early five-run deficit and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Sunday.

Yard Goats Have A Story To Hang Their Hopes On  —  The Hartford Yard Goats hosted a meet and greet with the media and season ticket holders Sunday at the Connecticut Science Center. … HARTFORD — If you sense an exceptionally motivated team when the Yard Goats finally begin playing in their new stadium …

Protective netting at Fenway?  Thanks, but no thanks  —  IT WAS A NOTIFICATION I'd been expecting, although I thought it would come by mail.  Instead — perhaps because I've been a Red Sox season ticket holder since the days when Wade Boggs was playing third base — I got a personal call from a Sox executive named Sean Walsh.

Bartolo Colon Adds to Highlight Reel, but Hitters Offer Little to Celebrate  —  The lone highlight for the Mets on Saturday night occurred when the Phillies' Freddy Galvis tried to surprise the infield with a drag bunt on Bartolo Colon's first pitch of the sixth inning.