A dozen years after he bounced onto the baseball scene as a 21-year-old with seemingly endless energy, Dontrelle Willis’ body is telling him to call it a career.
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Edgin getting second opinion for elbow injury
As he considers undergoing Tommy John surgery to replace a stretched ligament in his pitching elbow, Mets left-hander Josh Edgin plans to seek a second opinion from renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, who performed a similar procedure on Matt Harvey.
Rosario, Polanco look strong early in camp
Outfielder Eddie Rosario and middle infielder Jorge Polanco have both impressed early in camp, as they’re both off to hot starts offensively, while Molitor also believes Polanco’s defense has improved at shortstop.
Kinsler misses game with sore left shoulder
The list of Tigers with nagging injuries expanded Friday, when second baseman Ian Kinsler was scratched from their lineup against the Braves with left shoulder soreness.
Span likely out until May after surgery to repair ab muscle
A few days after having surgery to repair his rectus abdominis (abdominal) muscle, Nationals center fielder Denard Span has been cleared to perform walking drills and lower abdominal exercises. In a couple of days, the doctor would like him to play catch lightly to see how the muscle responds.
McCutchen scratched with ‘lower body soreness’
The Pirates scratched center fielder Andrew McCutchen from Friday’s starting lineup about an hour before first pitch due to “lower body soreness.”
Rendon to take a few days off with left MCL sprain
The Nationals are shutting down third baseman Anthony Rendon for a few days, after an MRI revealed a mild MCL sprain in his left knee. He sustained the injury on a diving play in Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Braves.
Santana, Cruz sent to Minor League camp
The Astros trimmed their roster for the first time this spring when they optioned outfielder Domingo Santana and left-handed pitcher Luis Cruz to Minor League camp and reassigned catcher Luis Flores to Minor League camp.
Rapid rise brings Lindgren close to big league goal
When Jacob Lindgren was selected by the Yankees in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, it was suggested that he could jump to the big leagues quickly. That commentary proved prescient, as Lindgren saw his fastball-slider combination translate into immediate strikeouts in the Yankees’ system, and a call to the Bronx seems to be in Lindgren’s future.
Bucs share thoughts on superstitions for Friday the 13th
Baseball players are collectively recognized as among the most superstitious people on the planet. Not the Pirates. According to an informal yet widespread survey, the majority of them disavow having any rituals that could be classified as a superstition.
Position battles heat up for clubs at camp
Spring is in full swing, with those initial and sometimes awkward first games out of the way and starters creeping toward more recognizable workloads. It’s still way too early to make a call on any of the earnest position battles taking place in a variety of camps, but it’s not too early to at least check in on a few of the more prominent ones and see how things are trending.
10 best moments from Ferrell’s 10-team extravaganza
Will Ferrell’s 10-team, five-ballpark, nine-position excursion lasted about 15 hours on Thursday and included dozens of hilarious and memorable moments, more than we can count. Narrowing it down to 10 is no easy task. Here’s what we picked, in rough order of entertainment value.
Extra grinnings: Ferrell, 10 teams delight fans
Will Ferrell had himself a perfect day, one he’ll remember forever. Baseball had a great day, too, perhaps a transformative day. In the end, the whole thing couldn’t be simpler than that.
Ferrell makes dramatic entrance via helicopter
With Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” blasting over the loudspeaker and images of the famous “More Cowbell” SNL sketch dancing in everyone’s heads, Will Ferrell made his entrance at Camelback Ranch in dramatic fashion — by helicopter.
Comic relief: Ferrell retires lone batter he faces for Dodgers
Will Ferrell’s Dodgers career may have been short-lived, but it was certainly memorable.
Blow-by-blow of Ferrell’s on-field performance
Will Ferrell’s quest to play 10 positions for 10 teams Thursday in honor of Bert Campaneris and to raise money for the Cancer for College charity began with a stint at shortstop for the A’s and at second base for the Mariners.
Ferrell’s scouting report: Talent evaluators weigh in
As far as highly rated baseball prospects go, Will Ferrell is kind of a big deal. People know him. And no one knows his baseball talents better than the Major League scouts, who had a front-row seat for his cameo on Thursday. Those scouts kept a sharp eye on the toolsy 47-year-old, as he played 10 positions for 10 different teams across a slate of five Cactus League games in Arizona.