Votto agrees to non-roster invite deal with Blue Jays (source)  —  DUNEDIN, FLA. — Joey Votto is coming home.  —  One of the greatest Canadian players in baseball history has signed a non-roster deal with the Blue Jays, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.

Ranking all 30 farm systems  —  We rank farm systems twice a year, and while we spend a lot of time breaking them down, evaluating the talents of 5,000 players across 30 different organizations is a fairly impossible task.  We often joke that one team congratulates us on placing them perfectly …

Sources: Red Sox, Brayan Bello agree to 6-year, $55M extension  —  Right-hander Brayan Bello and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a six-year, $55 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, locking up the hard-throwing 24-year-old whose changeup is already one of the best in Major League Baseball.

Reds' Noelvi Marte suspended 80 games after testing positive for PED  —  Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, the league announced Friday.

Mets contemplating moving Brandon Nimmo from leadoff spot  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Brandon Nimmo, leadoff hitter extraordinaire, soon might abandon that part of his identity.  —  The Mets are considering batting Nimmo somewhere other than first, he said, and he is very much open to the possibility.

Don't Let Daylight Saving Time Ruin Your Sleep  —  Here's how to feel well rested when the clocks spring forward on Sunday.  —  Daffodils are blooming, temperatures are rising, days are lengthening — all sure signs of spring.  But another, less welcome change is afoot: At 2 a.m. on Sunday …

Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar sidelined by torso soreness, undergoing evaluations  —  In today's 10 a.m. “Ten Hochman” video from Cardinals spring training — brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center — Ben Hochman discusses Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar, who arrived to camp on Thursday.

Francis Mendoza, wife of Mets manager Carlos, sacrificed her career as dentist in Venezuela so husband could chase dream  —  Francis Mendoza spent six years in college following in her father's footsteps.  She spent one year working alongside him at his dental practice in Venezuela …

Yankees' Carlos Rodon gives up two HRs in ‘mixed bag’ outing  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Carlos Rodon's second Grapefruit League start of 2024 was “a mixed bag” featuring continued experimentation, a lack of zip on his fastball and bookending home runs.  —  The New York Yankees' left-hander gave …