Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend, dies at age 85  —  Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills.  He was 85.  —  A cause of death was not immediately available.

Three Diamondbacks minority owners are suing Ken Kendrick over forced buyouts  —  Three minority owners of the Diamondbacks claim that the club and managing general partner Ken Kendrick is illegally trying to force them to either increase their investment in the team or relinquish their stakes …

Former Colorado Rockies All-Star Todd Helton sentenced to two days in jail following DUI arrest  —  Former Colorado Rockies All-Star Todd Helton was sentenced to two days in jail stemming from a DUI arrest last year, Knoxville (Tennessee) assistant district attorney Sean McDermott told USA Today Sports on Monday.

Steven Matz, Pete Alonso, other Mets donate to coronavirus relief  —  Mets players are stepping up and providing relief to those impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.  —  Steven Matz, Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano and Marcus Stroman have all tried to spread hope since spring training …

Sunday Notes: Keston Hiura Can Hit, But The Book He'd Write Would Be Boring  —  The first time I interviewed Keston Hiura was over the phone.  This was a few months after he'd been taken ninth overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 draft.  Kiura was playing for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers …

MLB pondering games in empty spring parks, but many obstacles remain  —  As two other prominent sports leagues consider quarantining teams and playing in a centralized location without fans, Major League Baseball is entertaining a similar idea and numerous other options as it ponders ways to conduct the 2020 season.

Training in isolation not easy for Royals.  But with special approach, they're doing it  —  Two-time reigning MLB hits champion Whit Merrifield and his Kansas City Royals teammates were two weeks away from playing meaningful regular-season games.  They had a full offseason of rest …

Sources: Top Rangers executives to take temporary pay cuts to avoid layoffs and furloughs  —  The group agreed to pay cuts in hopes of saving other jobs in the organization for as long as possible.  —  Rangers executives expected to be christening their brand new stadium this week.