MLB considering radical realignment for 2020 season: Grapefruit and Cactus leagues  —  PHOENIX — How about the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies being divisional rivals for the season?  —  Or the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves?  —  And the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians?

Players from all 30 teams form MLB The Show league  —  NEW YORK — Competitive baseball is back.  Even if it's virtual in nature.  —  In a joint effort with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment, Major League Baseball is launching the first competitive MLB …

Mark Reynolds Announces Retirement  —  Veteran slugger Mark Reynolds, who enjoyed a 13-year big league career split between the Diamondbacks, Rockies, Orioles, Indians, Cardinals, Nationals, Yankees and Brewers, announced in an appearance on Mad Dog Sports Radio on SiriusXM that he's officially retired (Twitter link, with audio).

Former Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton indicted on felony injury to a child charge  —  The former baseball player is accused of assaulting one of his children in September 2019.  —  Author: Jozelyn Escobedo (WFAA)  —  A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted former Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton …

Sources: MLB, union focused on plan that could allow season to start as early as May in Arizona  —  Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials …

Carlos Rodon On Schedule In Tommy John Rehab  —  White Sox southpaw Carlos Rodon is “on schedule” in his rehab from last May's Tommy John surgery, the lefty himself tells Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times.  Rodon is throwing three times per week, including two bullpen sessions …

When Hammerin' Hank broke the Babe's record  —  Going on half a lifetime ago, from Henry Aaron's bat to the night sky over Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, that baseball asked a nation what it thought of itself.  Not what it thought of baseball.  Not what it thought of baseball players or records or history.

Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks  —  The D-Backs spent significant sums in free agency for the first time since GM Mike Hazen came aboard and pulled off an interesting trade for a key veteran.  But is it enough to mount a real challenge to the dominant division force?  —  Major League Signings

The Padres' Interesting Rotation  —  We've heard an awful lot of chatter over the years about the Padres trying to acquire premium MLB rotation pieces — Noah Syndergaard, etc.  They've yet to swing such a deal, but nevertheless have managed to compile rather an interesting slate of starters.