Real or Not?  Bad blood brewing after Wednesday's bevy of brawls  —  I blame the cold weather.  —  And testosterone.  —  And the time-honored baseball tradition that goes back to the days of Old Hoss Radbourn and King Kelly: an eye for an eye, blood will have blood.

Detroit Tigers' Chris Bosio will be away for few weeks (health issue)  —  CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio will be away from the team for a couple weeks because of an unspecified health issue.  —  On Thursday afternoon, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire would not provide any specifics about what is ailing Bosio.

Ohtani RBI and pickoff in Angels' 7-2 win for sweep at Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shohei Ohtani never saw such a quick pickoff move by Chris Martin when they were teammates in Japan.  —  Ohtani had an RBI single in the second inning that put the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay …

Empty Jeet seats: Marlins outdrawn by Double-A affiliate  —  The Miami Marlins, who lost 4-1 to the New York Mets on Wednesday night, were outdrawn that day by their Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.  —  The Marlins drew 6,150 fans.  The Jacksonville team brought in 6,960 for its home opener Wednesday night.

Rockies, Padres brawl, 5 ejected as Colorado wins 6-4  —  DENVER (AP) — Rockies star Nolan Arenado charged the mound after a fastball from Luis Perdomo sailed behind him, setting off a brawl that resulted in five ejections during Colorado's 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

Lucas Giolito tries to help White Sox start winning streak against Twins  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox will attempt to win just their second game in a week when they open a four-game series Thursday against the Twins at Target Field.  —  Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will look …

Fourth-grader skips school for Cubs game — and runs into his principal  —  An Illinois fourth-grade student skipped school earlier this week to attend the Chicago Cubs' home opener, arriving at Wrigley Field with a sign that read: “Skipping school... Shh!  Don't tell Principal Versluis.”

While the rest of MLB goes young, the Giants are doubling down on players in their 30s  —  Editor's note: This story originally ran on Feb. 23, 2018.  —  The San Francisco Giants sold out 530 straight games before their streak ended in July, and they feel obliged to put a competitive product …

Yankees activate outfielder Aaron Hicks from disabled list  —  BOSTON — Aaron Hicks is back.  —  The Yankees activated Hicks from the disabled list for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.  Hicks is hitting sixth and serving as the DH.  —  Hicks had been on the DL due to a Grade I strain of his intercostal muscle.

Inside the game: Why the Phillies are seeing so many pitches  —  Gabe Kapler marveled for two seasons as Johnny Damon, then the Red Sox's bearded leadoff hitter, ground out long at-bats by fouling off pitch after pitch.  No one saw more pitches on the 2004 Red Sox — the team …

Tracking the so-called greatest free-agent class ever  —  The so-called greatest free-agent class ever took a hit when Charlie Blackmon signed a long-term deal to remain with the Colorado Rockies rather than hit free agency after this season, but it's still a deep class with lots of volume — if now slightly less star power.

SEE IT: Trayce Thompson, brother of Warriors star Klay Thompson, robs Yasiel Puig of a home run  —  Klay isn't the only Thompson making a splash in the Bay Area.  —  Trayce Thompson, the brother of the Golden State Warriors star, robbed Yasiel Puig of a home run during Wednesday night's A's-Dodgers game.

Rays to face a familiar face in Kapler  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Mickey Callaway has had the best start of the three former Rays players hired this winter — obviously by coincidence not prerequisite — as first-time managers, and all in the National League East, leading the Mets to a baseball-best 10-1 mark.