Bryce Harper embraces spotlight, but is he ready for Philadelphia and $330 million expectations?  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — This was the first day of the rest of his new baseball life, and no matter how Bryce Harper just wanted to blend in Sunday with his new Philadelphia Phillies' teammates, it was impossible.

Detroit Tigers spring training observations: Daniel Norris struggles vs. Yankees  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Daniel Norris has been here before, in spring training after a strong off-season, trying to crack the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation but feeling a familiar frustration.

Machado has quiet Padres debut in spring game  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado's debut in a San Diego Padres uniform was a lot less eventful than his free agency.  —  The four-time All-Star spent the offseason being courted by every club with money to burn, and he wound up signing a $300 million …

Rangers RHP Farrell struck on jaw by line drive  —  Texas Rangers pitcher Luke Farrell was taken to a hospital Saturday after being struck on his jaw by a line drive.  —  Farrell was hit by a shot from San Francisco Giants prospect Jalen Miller in the ninth inning in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Garrett wants to be everyday Amir for the Cincinnati Reds  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — A major topic of conversation last season centered around whether it was best to keep left-hander Amir Garrett in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation.  —  A year in the bullpen has convinced Garrett …

Rays' Tommy Pham driven by upbringing, desire to be the best  —  Watch Tommy Pham play for the couple years he was in St. Louis, or the couple months he was with the Rays last season, or even for a couple minutes.  —  What you are struck by is how much intensity he plays with, how driven, focused, even angry, he looks.

Slimmer Cecil stepping away from games to fit mechanics to ‘new body type’  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • A new outlook, a new mentality, and a new body frame due to significant weight loss this winter has left reliever Brett Cecil with clunky, outdated mechanics.

Cardinals notebook: Wacha shines against Marlins  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Michael Wacha knocked off the best performance by a Cardinals starting pitcher this spring when he threw three innings of hitless ball, striking out four, against the Miami Marlins Saturday in a 4-3 Cardinals exhibition victory.

How was your Wednesday?  Probably not as productive as what Rangers' two-way player did  —  Matt Davidson played third base Wednesday for the Texas Rangers, picking up for Asdrubal Cabrera, and even launched a home run in a 9-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs.  —  That was what he did in the afternoon.

Path to majors finally clear for D-Backs slugger Christian Walker  —  Christian Walker did his best to stay positive, but he couldn't ignore the reality.  He had spent years refining his swing, studying the art and science of hitting, turning himself into a player whose bat had few questions left to answer in the minor leagues.

David Ortiz declares that Red Sox are already in ‘beast mode’  —  Big Papi: ‘Kids are acting like they finished season in last place last year — I love that’  —  FORT MYERS — David Ortiz is always on the lookout for somebody to tell his jokes to or to hear some good ones himself …

D-backs' Zack Greinke skips start vs Dodgers for B-Game start vs Angels  —  TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona Diamondbacks' pitcher Zack Greinke skipped his start Saturday at Salt River Fields against the Los Angeles Dodgers for a B-Game start versus the other team from L.A., the Angels, at Tempe Diablo Stadium.