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.

Clayton Kershaw shut down by Dodgers after ‘not feeling right’  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been shut down indefinitely after telling manager Dave Roberts that he “didn't feel right” after two discouraging outings on the mound.  —  Kershaw worked out indoors …

Marwin Gonzalez, Twins agree to $21M, two-year deal  —  Versatile Marwin Gonzalez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $21 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.  —  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday …

5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including Saturday's Cactus League opener — weather permitting  —  Photos of the Cubs at spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., before the 2019 season.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here are five takeaways from Cubs spring training Friday:

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.

Judge rules Lorena Martin, Seattle Mariners must go to arbitration  —  SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that Lorena Martin's wrongful termination lawsuit against the Seattle Mariners must be resolved in private arbitration rather than in court.

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.

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 …

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.

Cashman: Yankees never talked dollars with Manny Machado  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Yankees never talked dollars with Manny Machado when he visited New York with agent Dan Lozano in December.  —  “The free agency process leads people to where they belong, and Manny belongs in San Diego …

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 …

Braves bringing Camargo, Culberson on first spring trip  —  The Braves won't be carrying many of their regular position players to Port St. Lucie for Saturday's Grapefruit League opener against the Mets and subsequent game against the Astros, a standard occurrence for spring training road games.

Mets battle pitching machine ahead of spring opener  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Once again this spring, the Mets switched up their usual workout drills.  This time, they took the field to play an intrasquad simulation game on Friday.  —  Hitters dug into the box within the confines of a batting cage …