MLB history: Yankees' Aaron Judge ties for tallest center fielder to ever play  —  Here are two things you don't expect to see in the same sentence: Aaron Judge, center fielder.  —  The 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge tied Walt Bond as the tallest center fielder in MLB history with his first appearance …

Cards finish Greg Holland deal; reliever Brett Cecil on DL  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have completed their deal with free-agent closer Greg Holland and put left-handed reliever Brett Cecil on the 10-day disabled list with a strained pitching shoulder.

Polanco's homer lifts Pirates past Tigers in kooky opener  —  DETROIT (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-10 victory over Detroit on Friday — about an hour after the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a game-winning hit of their own.

Miami Marathon: Marlins top Cubs 2-1 in 17 innings  —  MIAMI — Derek Jeter waited a long time for his first win as CEO of the Miami Marlins.  —  Not in terms of games — just innings.  —  Miguel Rojas' sharp single to center brought home Brian Anderson with two out in the 17th inning …

Next Slide  —  Luis Castillo was the best of the young starting pitchers for the Reds last year.  That doesn't mean he won't have bad days.  —  Saturday was a very, very bad day for young Mr. Castillo and the bullpen.  Castillo put the Reds in a hole they could not get out of.

Giants' Joe Panik beats the Dodgers with a home run for the second straight game  —  LOS ANGELES — Homering off All-Stars Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen in consecutive games isn't something Joe Panik expects to do.  —  Thanks to another solid swing from the second baseman …

For starters: Rays honor inaugural team before tonight's game with Red Sox  —  The Rays have lefty Wilson Alvarez on the mound and Wade Boggs, who is inching toward 3,000 hits at third base and Quinton McCracken in center.  Wait, being told that was 20 years ago.

Royals Sign Kyle Lohse To Minor-League Deal  —  2:58pm: FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman tweets that Lohse stands to make $800K if he makes the club's MLB roster, with $700K in incentives also available.  —  9:04am: The Royals have announced the signing of right-hander Kyle Lohse to a minors deal.

Cincinnati Reds add veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo  —  The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo to a one-year deal Saturday.  —  Gallardo, 32, was released the by Milwaukee Brewers after spring training.  Gallardo will pitch out of the bullpen for the Reds.

Ahmed's career-best 5 RBIs lift D-backs past Rockies 9-8 … PHOENIX — Nick Ahmed had a career-best five RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks regrouped after blowing a five-run lead, topping the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Friday night.  —  Ahmed hit a three-run homer in Arizona's five-run first inning and an RBI single in the third.

As Shohei Ohtani takes the mound, what should we expect?  —  Shohei Ohtani is doing this, and when Sunday dawns, the magnitude of this moment should not be minimized.  Strip away all the angst about his spring training and remember those four words: He is doing this.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria expects a more stable lineup in 2018  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After a lot of lineup changes — and roster changes — last season, things could be more settled for the White Sox in 2018.  —  Saturday's starting lineup was the same one manager Rick Renteria wrote down on opening day.

Phillies pitcher Yacksel Rios shines in season debut to finish ‘a crazy day’  —  ATLANTA - Yacksel Rios was on a field in Clearwater, Fla. Friday afternoon with other Phillies minor-leaguers.  A few hours later, he was on a major-league mound in Atlanta to make his season debut.

HAL BALL!  Steinbrenner's directive to reduce payroll, overhaul farm system paying huge dividends for Yankees  —  So which was the most headline-making development on Opening Day:  — Giancarlo Stanton going deep twice in his Yankee debut?  — Gabe Kapler getting roasted …

Delino DeShields has broken hamate bone; how this impacts the entire roster  —  ARLINGTON - Just three days into the season, the Rangers are facing the possibility of a lineup-changing, alignment-shaking injury situation with Delino DeShields.  —  DeShields, who felt discomfort during …