Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, 55, is approaching the final year of the three-year contract he’d signed in November 2010 and will have one season added to that deal, with an option for 2015.

Potential Angels closer Ryan Madson threw off flat ground on Monday morning, picking up a baseball for the first time since being shut down 18 days earlier.

Luke Scott told reporters on Sunday that he would have a surprise for the clubhouse on Monday. As promised, the Rays’ great outdoorsman delivered, bringing in the head of a wild boar he had killed.

David Price remembers what got him here, so he always packs extra socks.

Infielder Jurickson Profar has told the Rangers that he is not going to play in the World Baseball Classic. Third baseman Adrian Beltre is also pulling out of the first round because of a slightly strained right calf muscle.

Joking that his luggage had finally arrived, Astros special instructor Roger Clemens was at camp Monday wearing baseball pants as he took time to speak to the pitchers and catchers prior to Monday’s workout at Osceola County Stadium.

There’s depth, that quality every Major League team wants to possess to stave off inevitable injury and ineffectiveness over the course of the marathon season. And then there’s deep depth, a luxury that some teams have, knowing full well there are necessary problems with having more of a good thing than one needs on a given day.

R.A. Dickey threw to live batters for the first time in camp on Sunday afternoon, and most of the Blue Jays came away from the plate shaking their heads.

Derek Jeter’s schedule will be lighter than usual while he returns from a left ankle injury this spring, but the Yankees’ shortstop said that he expects to be ready for Opening Day.

The Padres agreed to terms on Saturday with the last of their eight arbitration-eligible players, left-hander Clayton Richard.

On Jan. 26, Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth said his wrist was not as strong as he would like it to be. Last season, Werth broke his left wrist on May 6 against the Phillies, an injury that kept him out of action until early August.

Raul Ibanez is in his 21st professional camp, which saw him come full circle Saturday as he returned to the Mariners complex for the first day of full-squad workouts.

The bold decision by the Reds to have pitcher Aroldis Chapman shift from closer to the rotation this spring has been one of the most talked about scenarios in baseball all winter.

Concerns about third baseman Pablo Sandoval’s weight have become a rite of spring. Sandoval’s waistline is again an issue. “I don’t think that question will go away, to be quite honest,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday.

Saturday was the first extended appearance in the clubhouse of veteran first baseman Todd Helton. Actually, Helton has been in town for about a week, but he had made himself scarce around the complex. His lack of presence prevented his recent arrest and charges of driving under the influence and careless driving from distracting his teammates.

The freshness of a new start outweighs any pressure infielder Reid Brignac could feel upon joining the Rockies, who acquired him from the Rays on Thursday for cash and a player to be named.

At 9:35 a.m. Mountain time, bench coach Ron Wotus strode into Scottsdale Stadium’s home clubhouse, where the Giants were scattered as they played cards, changed into baseball gear or chatted idly.