With Machado at third, Kinsler can focus on second for Pads  —  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) With Manny Machado now officially the Padres' third baseman, Ian Kinsler can focus on playing second base for San Diego.  —  Kinsler, fresh off a World Series title with the Boston Red Sox …

Clint Frazier is finally healthy and can't wait for the spring training bus rides  —  TAMPA — With spring training games beginning on Saturday, Clint Frazier is now looking at some long bus rides.  Friday morning, the Yankees' top outfield prospect will take the two hour and 15 minute bus ride to Fort Myers to face the Red Sox.

MLB players are ready to ‘burn the whole system down.’ Here's what they want to avoid a strike.  —  For 25 years, labor peace has prevailed in Major League Baseball, players and ownership alike getting rich in the years after an eight-month work stoppage canceled the 1994 World Series and imperiled the '95 season.

Twins To Sign Marwin Gonzalez  —  11:48am: The two sides have agreed to a two-year contract worth $21MM, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports (via Twitter).  —  11:45am: The Twins have agreed to a contract with free-agent infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez, reports Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (via Twitter).

The first spring training game of the year got rained out  —  The spring training season started with a splash.  Just not the kind fans hoped for.  —  In the first major league exhibition game of the year, the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics were rained out Thursday in Mesa …

Detroit Tigers top prospect Casey Mize analyzes his spring debut  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Casey Mize came out firing in relief Friday afternoon, cruising in his first exhibition action of the spring.  —  He was blowing pitches by Southeastern University hitters, an easy 13-pitch third inning …

Column: Brewers know they can't stop Cubs fans from invading Miller Park: 'It's a very easy trip'  —  Cubs fans usually are in the majority for games against the Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee.  (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Brewers recently held …

Exclusive: Nats owner Mark Lerner says they haven't heard from Bryce Harper and Scott Boras in months  —  The Washington Nationals are officially moving on from Bryce Harper.  —  “Nothing's certainly changed on our end,” owner Mark Lerner told NBC Sports Washington's Todd Dybas Friday.  “We've moved on.

Cardinals' Shreve adjusting his approach to work more inside  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • A pitch that Christian Yelich put well beyond the wall this past August offered Cardinals lefty Chasen Shreve all the example he needed to explain an area of focus this spring.

MLB 2019: Sleepers and players set to break out this season  —  Every baseball season produces its share of unexpected success stories - players who may not have had much fanfare entering spring training, but who take the playing time they're given and make the most of it.

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw taking step back from throwing  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw, fresh off a $93 million extension, is taking a step back from his normal throwing progression after seemingly feeling displeased with his recent work off the mound.

Cleon Jones, other 1969 Mets lobby for Gil Hodges to make Baseball Hall of Fame  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —Now that 50 years has passed, former Mets left fielder Cleon Jones is ready to let the world in on a little secret.  —  The Mets were playing Houston in the second game …

Mets' Brandon Nimmo optimistic he'll return soon, but no timeline on Jed Lowrie  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —The Mets will be without Jed Lowrie and Brandon Nimmo as Grapefruit League games being Saturday against Atlanta.  —  An MRI on Lowrie's left knee revealed no significant damage …

Mike Minor likely Rangers opening starter after cautious 2018  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — There were times in Mike Minor's return to a starting role last season that the left-hander got frustrated when the Texas Rangers were being cautious with him.  —  “In the end it's probably always best,” Minor said.

Regular-season pitch clocks this year are a real possibility  —  Major League Baseball will implement a 20-second pitch clock for spring training games, and sources told ESPN that adding it for this regular season is a real possibility.  —  MLB announced the parameters for the clock …