Tampa Bay Rays not moving forward with new stadium plans  —  The Tampa Bay Rays, citing hurricanes and costly delays, will not proceed with the development of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said Thursday.

Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito to open season on injured list with strained left hamstring  —  The Boston Red Sox will open the season with three starting pitchers on the injured list after right-hander Lucas Giolito strained his left hamstring.  Giolito left his first spring training start …

Tom Izzo is having too much fun to stop coaching now  —  As his peers step aside, Michigan State's Tom Izzo is still coaching — and still winning basketball games.  —  Just now  —  Tom Izzo did it again.  —  Just when you thought his era of Big Ten dominance might be coming to an end …

Giancarlo Stanton's injury woes not limited to his elbows  —  Giancarlo Stanton is said to be dealing with a chronic calf issue as well as the elbow injuries, but the arm pain is the bigger problem.  —  Memorial Day is one optimistic estimate heard for Stanton now.  —  I think the Yankees would easily take that.

Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford to open season on injured list with sore elbow  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers left-hander Cody Bradford will start the season on the injured list because of soreness in his throwing elbow.  —  Bradford had an MRI this week that came back clean …

Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball  —  TOKYO — The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the first two games …

Phil Maton agrees to 1-year contract with Cardinals  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Right-handed reliever Phil Maton and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced.  —  Maton was traded from Tampa Bay to the Mets on July 9 and finished 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA in 71 appearances …

Mets' Jeff McNeil to open season on injured list with oblique strain  —  New York Mets All-Star infielder Jeff McNeil will open the season on the injured list because of a strained right oblique.  Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday that the 2022 big league batting champion has a low grade strain.

These pitching options can help salvage the Yankees' season  —  Access the Yankees beat like never before  —  Gerrit Cole, one of the best pitchers of this generation, isn't easily replaceable.  But that doesn't mean the Yankees shouldn't try.  —  There are two aces at least being mentioned …

X-rays negative on Bobby Witt Jr. after the Royals' All-Star shortstop is hit on forearm by a pitch  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the forearm by a pitch and left a spring training game against Seattle, but X-rays came back negative and the club …